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    Searching through my files tonight I came across this Blacktail Deer doe.
    Lighting- early morning light with a dark shadowed background
    Canon 10D
    100-400 IS
    Exposure unrecorded
    Old beat up Bogen 3021 Tripod
    Bogen 3055 heavy duty ballhead
    Canon RS80N3 Remote release

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    Johannes Glännman
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    It doesnt work very well for me...

    I think it is a good idea but the quality is just not good enough. I miss sharpness and details in the deer and I cant realy like the big contrast between the very bright deer and the very black bakground....

    Cheers // Johannes

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    Chris,

    You had a good subject and I like the pose and look. The harsh light is working against you and the deer is unsharp. I downloaded the image and did a USM sharpening on a BG copy at 175/0.3/0 twice and then reduce the layer opacity 85%. It is weird that the right eye and ear are sharp and the left eye and ear are not. Ear I can understand as it appears tilted towards the camera. Eyes in same plain should be in equal focus.

    You did not post the exposure - it helps to know the depth of field and shutter speed and helps us critique the image. Please post that info.

    A reverse s-curve can lowere contrast. In the repost, I sharpened it as mentioned and did the curves adjustment with the reverse s-curve.
    Last edited by Robert Amoruso; 09-03-2008 at 06:43 PM.

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    Hi Robert,

    Could you please explain what you mean by " then reduce the blending mode to 85%" and the reasons for doing this.

    Thanks,

    Gerald

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    The repost done by Robert looks great.. The subject really stands out from the BG..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gerald Kelberg View Post
    Hi Robert,

    Could you please explain what you mean by " then reduce the blending mode to 85%" and the reasons for doing this.

    Thanks,

    Gerald
    Hi Gerald, sure thing.

    I should have said "reduce the layer opacity 85%" and not blending mode. For the USM sharpening I did on a Background Copy it was a bit too much so with the layer active I went to the top of the layers palette and on the left pulled the OPACITY slider until it was at 85%. This reduces the affect of the sharpening.

    Opacity settings can be used on any adjustment layer to lessen the affect of an adjustment. If you have any more questions, let me know.

    BTW: Fixed my post above to correctly state Opacity and not Blending.

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    Thanks Robert,

    Now I get it!

    Gerald

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