Late afternoon after a short but intense thunderstorm the light came out again and this wild dog was posing for a bit.
Canon Eos 30D
Sigma 50-500mm @ 500mm
ISO 400
f8
1/400s
Crop of about 70% for composition
All c/c welcome!
Late afternoon after a short but intense thunderstorm the light came out again and this wild dog was posing for a bit.
Canon Eos 30D
Sigma 50-500mm @ 500mm
ISO 400
f8
1/400s
Crop of about 70% for composition
All c/c welcome!
excellent head shot Egil , lovely expression on face
TFS
Lovely expression on the dog's face however I would prefer not to have such a square crop as I don't find it flatters the subject. The muzzle could do with an increase in detail, at least on my monitor, as it appears a little clogged. Very nice highlight in the eye, gives the animal a lovely alert look.

Interesting what Hilary says about square crop, think I would agree. You could therefore crop a bit off of right side. HOWEVER, when I look at its info it is 720x600px, so, cropping off rhs would truly square it up!!!! Oh, well, never mind. :)
Also agree with Hilary other comments. And maybe, perhaps, lighten/increase gamma slightly all of image.
Tom
Thanks for the comments. The color as it is now is how I remembered it from the scene.
Could try a less square one though. Will post it later.
This is the full frame shot. Also played a bit with the levels. What do you think? Better?
![]()
Hi Egil
A square crop I always find an awkward format that really never lends itself well. Based on your second post I would suggest you look at a portrait format, giving both space for your subject and offering a more flexible crop. If you need to lighten the image use Highlights/Shadows or Curves as Gamma is certainly not the way to go and you will struggle to achieve what you want. At f/8 there should be more detail in the face, but I think you had the focus point on the front jaw rather than the eye, (easily checked in Canons DPP). Perhaps a little selective sharpening might also help too. Good luck.
TFS
Steve
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.
Hi Steve,
Thanks for you comments/tips. I think you're right about the focus point. Not a great star in making selections in PS, so didn't do any selective sharpening.
However, I did play with shadows/highlights and I can see the improvement! Thanks :)
![]()
Hi Egil
I think if you can add a little more in curves & certainly revisit USM. There is more detail in there, you just need to extract it. This i from your web image and I think you will see what I mean. ;)
I would also go for a portrait crop, tight in.
Steve
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.
Hi Steve,
Thanks again, I'll try to free up some time in the weekend (although I don't really have weekends here, I try to take a day off a week) and work on it again. I'll post the result!