Hello everyone. Thank you for your comments and suggestions to my previous post as always much appreciated.
Posting a different specie , the Asiatic Wild Buffalo from Manas National Park. They always appear angry and for most of the time their head is submerged in the grass for feeding purposes.
Their horns are pretty long and act as a weapon when they fend off danger such as Tigers and obviously to fight amongst themselves to gain an upperhand.
DPP 4.12, PSCC 2020, WB, clarity, curves, levels, selective colour, slightly extended the canvas at the foot, cropped from top, sharpened the subject.
Canon 1DX MK II, Canon Canon 500mm F4 IS II , Bean Bag.
ss 1/800, f/5.6, iso 640.
Your comments and suggestions of any nature are appreciated.
A fine image of this species Haseeb. Those horns are huge! Its a first for me to see one with such large horns. Nice head angle and that tail swish towards us is cool. Thanks for sharing.
Lovely image Haseeb and a species not posted before.
Overall I like it, needs a bit more above, too tight as presented. I would open it up by a third, add some mid tone Curve just to pop and even a little more USM. Could have stretched some more DoF, but... just this OOF grasses that are just a hint over the body just catch the eye, not a deal breaker, but it just clashes with sharper elements.
TFS
Steve
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.
Thank you everyone, your comments are truly appreciated.
@ Doc — Indeed , this one had big horns , and was looking very angry .
@ Jon — This is slightly over exposed, the thought process was to expose the black fur properly.
@ Steve — Appreciate your comments , saw your mail and completely understood what point you were trying to make. The image indeed looks impressive with changes that you suggested.
This might be the first time we see this species here in the Wildlife Forum, so thank you for sharing! RP has a lot more 'punch' and also more detail on the subject. Love those textures and colours look more vibrant. Good pose, composition works for me.
PS. Don't forget the old fashioned 'dodge and burn' in PSCC...Sometimes it really works and the effect can be so subtle and natural, helps create depth and textures