Last Antlers
Got this buck a few weeks ago as he was coming out of a thicket of scrub oak. Haven't seen any more with antlers since then and many others have already started to get the knobby buttons of new growth. I was happy to close out the season with this guy. 7D, 500/4 + 1.4xTC, f6.3, 1/200s, ISO 400, HH, tiny crop from the left and bottom.
Steve, I'm really impressed with the quality you have here handheld at 1/200ss. I like the pose of the deer and the rich and warm colours of the background. I'm not in possession of my new monitor yet, so am being careful with my comments regarding images but I wonder if the eyes could take another round of sharpening? One thing I may have done is crop from the right and leave the left side in just to change the weighting of the deer in the frame, but you may not have enough on the left to achieve this.
Very nice image.
Love the pose , techs and grassy surroundings , excellent
TFS
Hi Steve, nice antlers, and a good pose too, like the legs slightly askance, with good eye contact. I agree with Hilary, taking off a little bit on the RHS would strengthen even more
Nicely done
Grant
Great textures and soft colors, also enjoy the environment...I actually think the comp is fine ( I suppose its all about taste) But I think if some is taken off the RHS the the image would look to long and the deer is looking more to the RHS...My opinion
Dumay, I agree that if the crop was from the rhs it would be too narrow, but Steve said in his OP that he had cropped from the left, so I'm saying that I would restore the lhs and crop from the rhs, which would leave the ratio of the dimensions the same, just place the deer in a different relative position.
Steve,
I like this as is, particularly the colours in the background.
Love the soft & warm colours here Steve, with good eye contact.
TFS
great techs here Steve and I dig the rustic colours! compo is fine for me as posted
Steve - this has a nice late winter feel with the colors. The comp looks good to me but it would be interesting to see Hilary's suggested comp.
TFS,
Rachel
A nice shot to end the season with here Steve. The colours give it a nice feel and personally I am happy with the crop as presented as it gives the deer some space to breathe, but good to have thoughts on other options. May I ask Steve, have you lightened the image, or the subject at all?
TFS
Steve
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.
Hey Steve, I feel the comp is just fine as is - the space on the RHS is just enough. Good eye contact, and good sharpness for your slow ss. Well captured.
Thank you all for the comments and suggestions.
Hilary,
You are right about the sharpening. This one was saved at 50% quality (curious how low it could go and still be "presentable" ). The eyes are pretty sharp on the original web-sized image that I copied this one from. Regarding the comp, to my eye there is a slight, curving trail of yellow grass framed by the reddish rocks, that together with the angle of the deer led me to frame it with the "trail" coming out towards the right side (as viewed). The amount cropped was very small.
Steve K,
You may certainly ask any questions you like about my images. I did lighten the entire image slightly and after looking at the RAW file, I'm pretty sure I warmed it up a bit as well (had a slight bluish cast from being in the shade of the mountains). May I ask why you ask?
Last edited by Steve Canuel; 03-17-2011 at 06:52 PM.
Hi Steve, the only reason I asked was that I thought it appeared to have a slight 'grainy' feel to it, for a better description? Your images have always been very clean and the higher ISO's quite remarkable in their quality, but as this was at ISO400 you had me pondering. Therefore, I thought the image had been lightened due to it's appearance. As always, just curious.
Appreciate the explanation.
cheers
Steve
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.
Steve,
You should know from reviewing my posts that I have little experience processing photos below ISO 800Kind of half playing/half experimenting, I saved this one at 50% quality from an already web sized copy that I originally meant to post. Hopefully, the grainy look you see is because of that. As always, I appreciate the comments and the keen eye
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