Results 1 to 10 of 10

Thread: Wolverin

  1. #1
    Jasper Doest
    Guest

    Default Wolverine

    Attached Images Attached Images
     
    Ok, last one for a while....I'll be off to Texas again and will go for a short trip to France after that. See ya in October!

    Another Wolverine, photographed under captive conditions in arctic scandinavia...this time more straight forward.

    Nikon D300
    Nikon AF-S 300/2.8VR
    1/2500 @ f/4
    ISO200, RAW
    Gitzo tripod
    Last edited by Jasper Doest; 08-22-2008 at 06:57 AM.

  2. #2
    Lifetime Member Markus Jais's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2008
    Location
    Bavaria (Germany)
    Posts
    1,677
    Threads
    82
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    I like it a lot. great light and eye contact. the white in the BG shows the snowy habitat those fellows live in.

    Markus

  3. #3
    Forum Participant Valerio Tarone's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Posts
    800
    Threads
    211
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    As over. But what do you mean as' captive conditions'? nothing offensive,of course, I believe in 'ethics' of the wildlife photographer. But there are places where the bears are feed and saved. thanks for sharing!

  4. #4
    Jasper Doest
    Guest

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Valerio Tarone View Post
    As over. But what do you mean as' captive conditions'? nothing offensive,of course, I believe in 'ethics' of the wildlife photographer. But there are places where the bears are feed and saved. thanks for sharing!
    This is photographed in a wildlife parc in Scandinavia. Could you explain what you mean with the ethical point you try to refer to?

  5. #5
    Forum Participant Valerio Tarone's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Posts
    800
    Threads
    211
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Only I dont want photograph in zoos or similar.

  6. #6
    Robert Amoruso
    Guest

    Default

    Attached Images Attached Images
     
    Jasper,

    I like the look he is giving, the BG and the framing. The harsh light and too dark shadows are a negative. I tried (repost here) Shadow/Highlight at 70 amount and 35 tonal width shadow correction with a +10 mid-tone contrast bump on it. I then did a curves adjustment using a revere 's' curve to lower contrast. Lots of detail came out, no noise and the reverse 's' curve lower the overall contrast.

    I hope you like.

  7. #7
    Vincent Grafhorst
    Guest

    Default

    Straight forward you call this Jasper :confused: To me his is more than just that! Excellent photo man. I like the BG. Robert did a good job IMO with bringing out more detail in the shadows. Have a safe trip:).

  8. #8
    Jasper Doest
    Guest

    Default

    Thanks Robert! I do find it difficult to bring out detail, and still make things look natural....that's why I chose for this presentation....but yours does show a whole lot of detail....I'll go and play around with it....

    To Valerio: I do prefer to photograph in the wild...but sometimes as a professional photographer you have to take some photographs under captive conditions, for both commercial as ethical reasons. Wolverines are very curious...and curious animals are fragile. If I'd try to get anything like this in the wild, a wild animal would be get used to humam presence. Which eventually would harm the animal. So, if a customer wants me to get photographs of a Wolverine, I'd rather get it like this than in the wild. So take in mind that there is a huge difference between personal preference (the thing you're talking about) and ethics...

  9. #9
    Forum Participant Valerio Tarone's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Posts
    800
    Threads
    211
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Hi Jasper Yes. Your talk is a professional one. I'm an amateur. Your images are always interesting for behaviour of the wildlife.

  10. #10
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Dec 2007
    Location
    Cody, WY
    Posts
    2,491
    Threads
    428
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Great capture and I like what Robert did. Well done... See you at the awards ceremony....

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Web Analytics