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Grey Seal with fear

Again one out of my big Seal image collection from Donna Nook (EnglanD).This Bull got chased by a bigger on in the BG.I have chosen this comp to include all the splashing water drops,hope you like it.
Canon EOS 1D Mark IV
EF 800 IS L
Tripod
f 8 / 1/640sec / ISO 400
80% of FF
Processed in Canon DPP + CS6 tryout NR /LCE/ levels/curves through lum mask/vibrance/reduced blue,cyan/ web sharpening
Comments good or bad welcome
Cheers Andreas
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Superb Andreas, love the sharp eye and water splash. head angle is also excellent. The only small nit for me would be the bull in the BG. I think a vertical comp could also work nicely.
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Thanks Vivaldo i agree with you about the bull in the BG ,i wished that guy was faster or the other slower to get the one more prominent in the frame.But they did not listen (LOL).Vertical would not work for me,because than i will loose all the nice water splashes that frames the seal.
Steve thanks.The 800 was not mine,i got it for testing for a week.So no chance for the sable.Cs6 is not really worth the upgrade from my POV.There are some advantages (ACR 7 ,a lot better than 6,performance,some tools reworked)but for me it is not really worth the money.As long as you do not overexpose the images and can process them in DPP ,you are fine with CS5.The HR in DPP is a mess,my opinion.
I hope to pick up the stuff nicely what i hear about my PP skills on certain images.And i hope never stop picking up.Sometimes i would like even more detailed discussions about all the stuff that comes with PP, but this will fit in this kind of environment.
Thanks Andreas
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Hi Andreas, good low perspective, and I like the look from the seal's eyes of the immenent danger behind him. The flying droplets add interest, and I like the layered surf BG.
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Andreas - great low pov and the splash makes the photo. Well seen and captured.
TFS,
Rachel
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lovely image , liked it lot as posted
TFS
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Andreas,
Another very fine image, I agree that the Bull in the BG is a bit of a nuisance but that is what you get
Thanks for your comments on CS 6, a largely typical Adobe "upgrade" then?
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Thanks guys,for your kind comments.
Andreas
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Hi Andreas, really great moment captured. Like the water droplets and spray, as well as the colour in the seals eye, helps to convey how he was feeling. Would have been nice without BG bull, but I dont find it detracts from the image. Good work!
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Great action and the OOF seal doesnt bother me as it tells the story and its OOF enough to not distract.. The look in the seals eye tells the story about whats going on nicely!
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