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    Shot this Zebra portrait in the last few rays of nice warm light

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    Last edited by ken dyball; 06-02-2010 at 04:10 AM.

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    A very interesting effect, but I would not call it abstract myself:confused:
    Great colours, it would have been even better if the background Zebra went to the top of the frame.
    Well seen :)

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    Hi Ken Love the feel of this one Like different and this works Would crop some from the left and I like how the animal is looking to the side !! Sweet !!!

    ... btw with most of these type you will get many different suggestions since its just a matter of taste !!

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    Hi Ken

    Agree that the BG pattern would look better going all the way up which would strengthen the abstract feel. Would try just to lighten slightly the head to get a bit more detail out of the subject. Might also crop above the start of the nose as the hint doesn't really add much IMHO.

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    Out of the box. I like it!

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    thanks for the posts guy's, not sure about the lightning though steve:), i geuss all monitors are different!! plenty of detail on my screen which is a Eizo callibrated with eye one display2, for stock agencies

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    Ken, this is one from your website, yes? Like it very much, a nice, strong and interesting view of the zebra. Agree that some extra background stripes would have been nice but for stock this top spacing would work really well … just invites some ad agency to put some type there!! ;)

    For me, I really like to see wildlife portrayed in different ways and not just the record stuff so this works for me extremely well. Zebras rock!! :D

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    Hey Hilary, yes is of the site, glad you liked it, i to like wildlife portrayed in different ways, so when the light & subject are there why not give it a go!! (accasionally):)

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    Nice image Ken! Like it.

    Cheers,
    Sabyasachi

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    I love what you were going for here, but also feel like it looses something with the BG not going all the way to the top. i would even consider loosing the ear and cropping the top to have the entire BG covered in strips.

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    Welcome Ken. I like your attempt. But I believe that you did not go far enough towards abstract... Thus the repost.
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    Hi Arthur

    Thanks for that, this image has been used a few times for Media adds & some have used it straight out of the box so they kept the ear, & some have cropped similar to your version, i like either way, but the forum has been good so far & gives me more of a idea of how to present it to clients in the future.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ken dyball View Post
    Hi Arthur, Thanks for that, this image has been used a few times for Media adds & some have used it straight out of the box so they kept the ear, & some have cropped similar to your version, i like either way, but the forum has been good so far & gives me more of a idea of how to present it to clients in the future.
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    This is diffrent and I liked this , agreed with Guruji (Arthur M ) here
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    Quote Originally Posted by ken dyball View Post
    Hi Arthur

    Thanks for that, this image has been used a few times for Media adds & some have used it straight out of the box so they kept the ear, & some have cropped similar to your version, i like either way, but the forum has been good so far & gives me more of a idea of how to present it to clients in the future.

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    Now there's a thought! liked immediately as was shown, despite some dust...LOL. Brilliant....:):)

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