The Whole Picture +Repost

Gallery: WildlifePosted July 13, 2013497 views17 comments

Out in the Lamar Valley one morning I noticed this Bison walking along beneath a nice looking aspen stand. Couldn't resist snapping a few frames

Would be interested in hearing your thoughts..

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Nikon D300s
1/160 Sec. @ f/10
ISO 400
300mm f/4 + 1.4x Teleconverter

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on July 13, 2013 at 9:49 PM

Hi Zack. Nicely seen, I like the idea of the large mammal being shown as a tiny part of a big landscape. On my monitor the colors seem a bit flat, perhaps due to some post processing to reduce contrast? I'm having a bit of difficulty trying to understand if the dark strip at the bottom is due to a shadow, or if this is the edge of an embankment, having never been to to the Lamar.

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Comment posted by Don Westbrook on July 14, 2013 at 1:04 AM

Really nice and interesting composition.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 14, 2013 at 2:38 AM

Zack,

Great to see such a good example of an "in environment" image

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Comment posted by Rick Andrews on July 14, 2013 at 9:39 AM

I think the lighting makes this shot for me Zack, great scene!

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on July 14, 2013 at 12:53 PM

I like the bison in its environment. Colours and light are perfect.

D&L

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on July 15, 2013 at 12:39 PM

Wow, great animalscape Zack! Immense sense of scale and you did a great job isolating a bunch of trees. Although ideally the cut off ones in the upper section of the frame would not be there at all, but that was of course beyond your control.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on July 15, 2013 at 4:26 PM

Due to the light the colors look slightly washed out, but I think this works to your advantage, increasing the contrast between the bison and shaded ridge and the background. Nice one.

Max

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Comment posted by Brad Clinch on July 15, 2013 at 5:49 PM

The Lamar is one of my favorite places and your image really does it justice. The exposure and colors are right on for the time of day and place. Great textures on the hillside behind the aspens.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on July 15, 2013 at 7:19 PM

I like this just fine. I think I would add some saturation/contrast to just the greens and see how it felt!

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on July 15, 2013 at 10:16 PM

Thanks everyone for the comments. Here's a repost with some added punch and some color adjustments. I believe I originally processed this on my laptop which is why it seems a bit flat, thanks goes to Justin Krug for the helpful critique via email.

Which do you prefer?

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on July 16, 2013 at 9:58 AM

My vote goes to the repost, the added punch to the colors looks more natural to me.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 16, 2013 at 2:56 PM

Love the comp on this Zach. When I first looked at this, my thought was it looked washed out, so I scrolled and saw the repost. The repost really makes a huge difference. Nice re-work.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on July 17, 2013 at 3:59 AM

The re-post is much more pleasing to view. An beautiful scene, nicely seen and captured. Nice composition.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Brad Clinch on July 17, 2013 at 5:11 PM

Re-post! It would make for a fantastic large print. Nice work.
Brad

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Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on July 18, 2013 at 11:11 PM

Congrats on the POTW! As I've said earlier, I am a sucker for these kind of 'subject small in the frame' scenes for they portray the perfect perspective, and you've got this spot on!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 31, 2013 at 3:51 PM

Congrats on the WP!
Well seen and captured.
The re-post is a great improvement.

Sandy

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on August 1, 2013 at 5:01 AM

Zack,

Sincere apologies for missing your repost, which has made an alteady good image even better

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