Canon 1D MKIII
Canon 70-200 f4 L IS
AV f6.3
TV 1/320
ISO 800
AWB
RAW file processed in CS5 iMac
I am on the fence about this image. I love the pose and eye contact but not sure about the crop and that the fact she was in the shade and the light is not great...Your thoughts all around would be appreciated
Hi Dumay, I do like the OP and looking at the FF image it is the right option I feel, however and as the OP asked for thoughts then perhaps a tighter, portrait option might also work. I quite like the slight curve & diagonal line of the head and the space is fairly well balanced. Obviously the quality isn't here on this one due to the change of format, but... Optional, but might ease off a little on the sharpening off the whiskers & chin, just a tad, no big deal, just a thought. Being fine & white.
TFS
Steve
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She looks like she's having a lazy day at the beach. Interesting details in the sand and the the pose is very nice. It is good to have some crop options, very pleasing image.
I like the uncropped version; however, I would do a burn on the BG. We all love the dreamy look you have captured; here is my take. In addition to the crop and a bit of removal, I did 2 x 10% burn on the BG and 1 x 10% burn on the foreground. I used the uncropped version; the lion's color can still be adjusted as done in pane #5.
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Awesome dreamy sweet pose Dumay. I am going with your original crop as well but with the extra you have on the top and Jay's suggestion of the burning bg. Beautiful detail on the face. Get off the fence, it's a keeper IMO