Small In Frame Photo

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MT_Dave

MT_Dave

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Newbie here. Yesterday was tough conditions...foggy and light snow,
So I tried a "small in frame shot". Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks.
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My suggestion is - excellent conditions to go out and shoot :)
okey not always. Dont discount poor weather outings though, as this is when you get the shots no one else does.
I think editing could be improved on - but of course I dont know what the straight-out-of-camera image looked like
 
I like the general vibe of desolation and maybe would build on that. I like the low contrast and the way it fades to nothing in the distance. I might reduce contrast further and if using lightroom go a little negative on clarity, texture, and dehaze. I might select the animal's head area and make that more of a presence with added contrast, a little darker, more texture, clarity, dehaze. I would look at the edges of the frame and remove all the little dark areas, especially the bottom left side. A good shot overall in my opinion.
 
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bleirer said:
I like the general vibe of desolation and maybe would build on that. I like the low contrast and the way it fades to nothing in the distance. I might reduce contrast further and if using lightroom go a little negative on clarity, texture, and dehaze. I might select the animal's head area and make that more of a presence with added contrast, a little darker, more texture, clarity, dehaze. I would look at the edges of the frame and remove all the little dark areas, especially the bottom left side. A good shot overall in my opinion.
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I think the setting has promise as well.

I'd probably do the same as you suggest -- make the bison stand out more with clarity, etc. via local adjustments.
 
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Thanks for the suggestions!. I tried edits attached, fog makes it tough, I did crop out the dark brush that visually competed with the bison in the lower right.
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This may sound odd but stick with me. It's an excellent photo and I really like these environmental shots. Here is my crazy suggestion. Flip the photo / reverse it so that the bison is on the left side looking toward the right, especially for an American / European audience. We read left to right. Result is our eye tends to start on the left side of the frame moving to the right. If the bison were on the left looking to the right, it may seem more "sticky" to the audience.

I told you it was crazy, but give it a try and see what you think.

Jeff
 
MT_Dave said:
Thanks for the suggestions!. I tried edits attached, fog makes it tough, I did crop out the dark brush that visually competed with the bison in the lower right. View attachment 104640
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For my taste you've gone too far on something as you've lost details especially in the highlights. Maybe experiment more and back off what you did a little and possibly reduce highlights and or whites around 1/4 or so. It does look better to me with the removal of the bottom left object.
 
Trying to give an honest response, in my view you went the wrong direction. Too harsh, too much contrast, perhaps too much dehaze or texture or clarity, maybe too much sharpening. But it's your art so what matters is that you like it.
 
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I much preferred the original. Shooting in fog is fun and challenging, and you did well to capture what the scene offered you. It would be. winner if you could better blend the horizon so that it seems the land and sky match tones and the whole scene goes off into nothingness.
 
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Palouse said:
I much preferred the original. Shooting in fog is fun and challenging, and you did well to capture what the scene offered you. It would be. winner if you could better blend the horizon so that it seems the land and sky match tones and the whole scene goes off into nothingness.
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Thanks. As you suggested, I tried to blend the top landscape going into nothingness.
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