Does this head shot works for you

[Harshad Barve]

Dear all
This male tiger came so close to vehicle. I have no choice but to shoot his head only ,
95 % of FF , contrast , s/h, sharpening
7D , 300/F4 at f6.3, ISO 500 , 1/250 handheld

All C & C are most welcome & much appreciated
Harshad

[Lance Peters]

Hi Harshad - works for me - beautiful animal - might have to visit you one day ;)
If this were mine, I would add some additional sharpening (there is a bunch of detail to be bought out there - I use Genuine fractals with Noel Carboni's actions) and might add a little shadow/highlight to lighten up the rhs a tad.
Either way - I love it.

[Harshad Barve]

Thanks a ton Lance , much appreciated , here is repost which is looking better to my eyes , What do you say

[Lance Peters]

Repost rocks - IMHO!!

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice Harshad, I would prefer something in between original a bit soft and repost a bit over-sharpened. would clone out the strands in lower right. Very beautiful portrait and eye contact. nicely done

[Gus Cobos]

Harshadbhai,
This is a beautiful portrait. I like the close up in your face look. The color rendition and details are well defined. I agree with Arash for an image rendition in between your original and the repost for the sharpness factor...excellent composition...show us more...:):cool:

[Joe Brown]

Great shot. I agree everyone's comments about brightening the image. What do you think of this crop? S/H, B/C, dodge eyes and nose, selective sharpening of eyes and nose.

Joe

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Somewhere between the first and second post works for me Harshad, love the alert pose.

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Harshad One good looking animal !!

PS wise I like lightening with the mid tone slider in levels then adding neutral and black with selective color, also applying some of the pre set curves in curves, the linear contrast does well !!!

[Kerry Perkins]

Love the head shot Harshad! I agree with Arash on the "in between" treatment for sharpening. I like Joe's crop too. Wonderful image full of possibilities! Wish I had been there to experience that moment. Thank you for sharing!!

[Paul Taylor]

For me, your sharpening on the face is good in your repost Harshad - and the brightening. I would leave the body alone, like Joe did, but sharpen the face almost as far as you did first time - especially eyes and nose. Well, that's how I see it. :-) The crop looks a good idea too.

Shouldn't complain about tigers coming too close! Hope I get a chance to see that some day.