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    Default Female Impala

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    Canon 100-400
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    Last edited by BenBotha; 07-23-2011 at 10:11 AM.

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    I always like to see an antelope so thanks for this one. Pretty head on her, lovely clear eye and I like the slightly open mouth. The background is a nice even and dark backdrop for her chestnut coat. Always hard to make portraits like this interesting as it is hard to get the crop just right, but this has turned out nicely.

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    Ben - nicely done. I like the lines of the body and then the head going in the opposite way. Good detail and sharpness.

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    Rachel

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    Thanks for the comments.

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    Nice portrait here Ben...such graceful antelopes.

    You exposed the face well given the apparent direction of light. Here is a repost where I made a few tweaks:
    1. BG seemed quite noisy, ran one more round of NR on it
    2. Added hint of sharpening to the face
    3. Toned down overall highlights on the impala using a luminosity mask
    4. Added 12 points of midtone contrast via the shadow/highlights tool

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    Nice repost Morkel.

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    Nice looking portrait. Great detail in the impala.

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    Thanks Morkel, the over all 'feel' is better, less harsh. I missed the noise in the back ground on my laptop at home, much more apparent on a better screen and much improved after the repost. Thanks for the help.

    Ben

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