This was just before sunset, and this buck stepped out from the group of other bucks and posed for me in a small spot of sunset lighting. It was gorgeous! But the lighting didn't transfer to the image. First of all, I had the EC set too high. It was appropriate for the images I was getting 5 minutes earlier, but this image was too over exposed and also the shutter was obviously to slow. No tripod. I was at f8 since this lens is sharper at f8, but next time, when the sun drops, I will know better than to keep trying for that "sweet spot"
Hi Cheryl,
I like the composition, image and capture...you have good color rendition and sharp details, I like the head angle...well done...my only suggestion would be to tone down the brown oof diagonal tree or branch that is on the upper left corner...good show...:cool:
Hi Cheryl
I am not sure what you are seeing that I am not: image looks sharp with good exposure (e.g., good snow color). The setting sun gave you nice rich brown in the deer's coat (around here the whitetails look gray/brown at this time of year and most have dropped their antlers). I think there is a deer butt on the right side that is a tad distracting and the dried flower heads that appear in front of the deer's body might be cloned out. To me, the bg seems appropriate and supports the total image. The tree above the head is unfortunate. I like the dried 'grass' very much.
I like this image a lot. I suspect that go to the next level means working longer (and with great patience and probably camo) to get the 'perfect' bg.
Cheers
Gail
Gail, with great patience??????? I _hate_ needing more patience!! always have. lol.
Thanks, though. image looks sharp because it is small. lol Yes, that's a deer butt on the right. Would that be cropped too tight if I just crop it out?
With these images all you can do is take a step right or left to keep branches from strange merges. Like the one coming out of the base of the antlers. The rest of bg is fine, that is the enveronment they live in.
Exposure wise you might have been a little under? then used shadow/highlight? The easiest way to figure the exposure would be to spot meter on the snow and open one and one half stops. I like the image a lot !!!
Buck
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