MorganP
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Please tell me what you think.
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Bison on the loose
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Always fun to do Bison portraits and get up tight and close to such big animals. Great detail in your image!
Something looks a bit odd with the subject vs background lighting and colors, can't quite put my finger on it but it has a key flash look to it.
MorganP
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Thanks DR I always like you input.
I think I must have been sitting in a Byson Jam when he/she walk by. The shot was taken at 6:03 am 6/6/14. The flash did not fire. I looked at the raw and found no masking ect. I think it's just strange light and a lucky angle. Once again thanks for your input.
I think I must have been sitting in a Byson Jam when he/she walk by. The shot was taken at 6:03 am 6/6/14. The flash did not fire. I looked at the raw and found no masking ect. I think it's just strange light and a lucky angle. Once again thanks for your input.
Niels.hr.Hansen
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Good shoot, you have been rewarded for getting up early. Fine composition and sharpness. I would take exposure 1/2 or 1 stop down to reduce the hard direct light on especially the top of the back and horns, it looks a little like you fired a flash in it's face (bet you didn't)
Great photo! Perhaps I would make shadows slightly darker, contrast seems a bit off. I might also consider cropping out some of the grass on the left to better match the negative space you left on the top. If possible, avoid cropping out the goatee, since it is a distinctive feature of the animal. I'm not a big fan of bright green backgrounds. In this case I would consider making the tones a little warmer by adjusting white balance.
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MorganP
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Thank you all for your feed back. I found the problem. The file is only 4.5 MP.
Bardot
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To my mind this is crying out for a tighter crop and possible a B&W image .
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Agreed, nice presentation.
B&W is better, just my opinion. I would tone down both horns a bit, also the chin, the shoulder and the bright area to the right of the face to match the area above the head.
MorganP
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Thank you all. I also like the B&W shot.