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I like the strong tonal contrast in this one Morkel, and with their heads down, it does convey that 'trudge' look. I just wonder if a small amount of NR would help blend/gel the BRG more? Crop works well.
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The low slung heads are nicely depicted Morkel, good B&W conv/tonal range , agree on a touch of NR on BG/heat haze.
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Not so sure this shallow DOF works best here. Think I'd like to see some higher f stops with more DOF as comparison, like, one at f4, f5,6, f8, f11 to compare. It's the band of sharp mid-way that I think bothers me. That is, foreground being soft then into a distinct band of sharp then going soft as going into background. Not sure about that. Would like to compare it with sharp foreground into subject then fade soft off into background.
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Morkel,
I am with Tom on this one, somehow it just does not convey the Gnu's lethargy.
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Morkel - I like the pano crop here and agree on the NR for the bg. I'm not so sure about the very bright areas closest. While I understand the need for a tonal range for effective b&w, I find my eye drawn to the very bright area.
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Cool image Morkel but I can't help but think this would look better flipped horizontal. Just my thoughts.
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Just to continue a bit more thinking on my above reply. When you saw this scene (with no camera) did you see a band of sharpness midway into it? I think our eye/brain would bounce over the scene and if focused on the WB would not notice "see" such distinct band of sharpness all across the scene. Not that we don't use the camera to present and direct the viewers attention to parts of an image. It just has to (for nature) resemble what our real experience has been.
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Hey Morkel,
I like the differing degree of OOF'ness of the animals. Also like the clear spot in the BG trees. For me, it provides a lane that the animals came through (whether they actually did or not).
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