Dan,
I like this image. I like the background and the action. Is this a crop or a full frame image?
I would like more space at the bottom and at the right and top. I would have been ok with the space at the top but the hind leg resting on the head of the sheep leaves little space at the top.
I like the raised leg. From a practical consideration, if it were a full frame image, then you run the risk of clipping the leg when it is moved back. The sheep is parallel to your image plane, so even at f4.5 there are enough details. Did you shoot AWB or did you manually select a white balance? If AWB, I would like to know the colour temperature as shot and after pp.
This image will make a good B&W image as well. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi
Thanks for the reply. This is full image. I was going to back up a little, then the action began and I just fired away. Was thinking of adding some canvas to give it more room. This was AWB. I need to look and see what the color temp. was. I warmed it up a little during post processesing.
Dan, this is a really interesting image but it looks like most of your mid-to-high tones are a bit light. I duplicated the BG layer, used multiply blend mode at about 50%, then selectively lightened and darkened a few areas to balance it out. I also cloned the white spot directly above the animal's back.
This might be a bit darker than what you originally saw - just tried it to make the point that it looked a bit light on the monitor to my eyes.
I agree that it is an interesting image but I frankly didn't have a clue what was going on here until I read the description.
I don't think enough of the rear animal is present to tell the viewer what exactly is happening here.