Just a little portrait, I was taking some low light shooting practice while she was grazing when something seemed to grab her attention. A couple of searches across the meadow revealed a coyote off in the distance. She didn't quit watching him until after he disappeared over the hill. I liked the intent look in her eyes. 40D, 400DO + 1.4xTC, f6.3, 1/30s, ISO 1600, +1/3 EC, monopod, removed a couple of dark, OOF mullein stalks, small crop fromt he right.
Hey Steve, Ive been missing your animal images. I like the soft light, and great sharpness and detail for such a slow ss. Good job with the high ISO too. I like the angle of the portrait, and you couldnt have asked for a better complimentary BG. Well done.
Hey I heard the 40D is not very good at high ISO yet this looks just fine at 1600. Did you have a lot of NR homework? Love the alert look Steve. Glad you shared this image. :)
Glad to see you posting again. Very nice portrait. I have commented to you before on your painterly pp work and this is another image showing off your talents. You have a way of getting the most out of high iso images without apparent detail loss. Maybe a small tutorial on you pp work?:D Love the alert pose. TFS
Todd
I also love the alertness in the eyes, and amazing you got this quality at 1/30s and ISO 1600. Superb portraiture.
If I had to choose something I didn't like, I'd say the colour doesn't appeal that much, but I'm not familiar with the animal and that may well nothing to do with the photograph! Anyway, I wouldn't even call it a "nit" and the complementing OOF background more than compensates.
Akos & Todd,
Nothing special on the NR. I use DPP for the RAW conversion. I rarely go above the 2 setting on the luminence slider. Tweaking the luminence curve also helps to smooth things out. I also apply selective NR and sometimes a blur in PSE 3 (gotta upgrade one of these days) before saving for the web.
Paul,
These deer (Mule Deer) are somewhat drab in their coloration, especially in the winter. Does help them blend in with the gray and tan hillsides though. I'm partial to photographing them though because I constantly run into them while out hiking and admire their ability to survive here in the dry summers and cold winters. I always try to take a portrait shot to see if/where/when I'm getting the same one and compare the differences in their faces.
Coyote Watcher
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