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The image certainly works just as it is, great group portrait of some stunning rams. Nice job holding enough DOF for the whole group.
I tend to add a subtle vignette to most of my images, especially if I'll print, matte and frame them. It tends to help hold the viewers eye a bit especially when there's a white or bright matte that might draw the attention out of the frame. That's something you might play with but ideally it will be very subtle and hard for the viewer to notice. You might also play with a bit of highlight reduction either using the Highlight slider in LR or Camera RAW or in PS by duping a layer, using the Shadow/Highlights tool on that layer to get close (or go a bit overboard) and then adjust the layer's opacity to tune it to taste. I'm thinking about possibly bringing out a bit more fur detail in some of the highlight areas for instance that fourth ram back. Some very gentle selective burning in those areas would be another approach to try. Similarly you might play with some very gentle contrast adjustments (e.g. Clarity in Lightroom or ACR) to really make those horns pop.
But realistically the image works just like you've posted it. I don't think it really 'needs' anything and in general there's more risk of overprocessing well shot images rather than underprocessing them but if you want to explore creative possibilities or build skills you might use in other images those are things you might play with.
Overall, it's a solid shot. I'd agree with a slight vignette, but for me I think the yellows are a bit too strong.
Sharonje
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Beautiful shot!
Snapshot2020
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A very nice photo indeed, if you make the suggested changes would you share the revised photo?
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Bill Schone
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That is a great shot, and it is interesting to hear the comments of others. I'd be quite excited if that were my shot! Thanks for sharing.
Wonderful shot. Hopefully I will get one like that some day. I agree with all of the recommendations in the first post for improvements. Improvements are easier when you start with a great composition!
As mentioned, a very pleasing and striking image. You may : Select the subject on new layer. Fill content aware subject space on layer below. Apply Gaussian blur to layer, then mask and fade BG bushes, thus popping out the sheep. Working in layers and masking pops the image from the BG.
Bill Schone
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Outstanding shot of outstanding subjects!