More Practice

Gallery: WildlifePosted December 25, 2014111 views4 comments

The 2 bucks from my last post are shown still at it. I must have watched them for half and hour before they moved off. In reviewing the photos of this pair, I had a real sense that the smaller buck was quite skillful and may be a keen competitor when the next rutting season rolls around. A slightly different position allowed me to frame this a bit differently. This is about a 50% crop and I think all things considered, I'm approaching the limit of reasonableness. I do like the little better light here but I still have a sense of softness. I'm wondering if I had a bit of fog on my lens. Too late to check now. In addition to the crop, I added just a little exposure, a little temp to warm, contrast, plus vibrance, and clarity. Your comments and critiques would be appreciated.

Tech Info

Canon EOS 60D with EF 70-200mm f/4 at 200mm
1/800th at f/4 and ISO 1000
tripod
Lightroom 5

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on December 25, 2014 at 11:47 PM

Peter, I like the action in this one, but those OOF branches keep it from being a winner IMHO. It does look like fog, mist or condensation was present. I would try to kick up the contrast some to see if that would help. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Basil Greber on December 26, 2014 at 4:16 AM

Nice action, but the OOF branches and grass in the foreground are fatal IMHO.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 26, 2014 at 9:40 AM

Nice look at the 'sparring' action Peter, all the best this coming year

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on December 27, 2014 at 8:38 AM

Hi Peter,

I have to agree with Basil - between the contrast issue (thinking you're right on the fog on the lens) and those OOF branches that are totally overlapping the subjects this one is kind of non-recoverable (removing the branches WOULD be possible, but it would take a lot of work in Photoshop and not sure it's worth it).

Cheers...

Brad

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