Dewy Morning

Gallery: WildlifePosted February 25, 2017242 views5 comments

I took this one a couple years ago in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee but I just processed it for the first time. I think I intentionally focused on the grass rather than the deer (but it could also be that I made a mistake!). In any case, I like the end result.

See the large version for a detailed view of the dew on the grass.

Canon 5D3, EF 70-200 mm F/2.8 II @ 200 mm
F/2.8 1/4000s ISO 400 Cropped to about 80% of original.

Cheers,

Hisham.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on February 25, 2017 at 10:55 AM

I think it is unfortunate that the deer is out of focus, but that said it is still IMHO a good image which works best when viewed large. The larger version brings out the detail in the FG grass. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on February 25, 2017 at 12:26 PM

I think not having the deer in focus hurts this image quite a bit IMHO.

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Comment posted by Jim Gavin on February 25, 2017 at 9:20 PM

If the deer is to be included it should, IMHO, be sharp. If you intended to have the grass sharpened; not the deer, then do not include the deer. Either way I think the top should be cropped a little to eliminate the lighter area (sun?) in the top right corner. That being said, it still is a good image with the beautiful background and sharp dewy grass. As mentioned, viewing it in the detail view window is a must.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on February 25, 2017 at 11:46 PM

I agree with Jim about cropping from the top. When I scroll down the image to cut off some of the top it looks much better even with the OOF deer. Give it a try.

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on February 26, 2017 at 9:27 AM

Hi Hisham,

Compositionally I like this one very much, but I am tending to agree with the others that this image would be stronger if the subject was sharp. My personal preference would have been to have the foreground grasses sharp too, and to do that you would have had to stop down a little (given how distant the background is it still would have been soft). The inclusion of the brightest spot in the top right corner does not bother me.

Cheers and thanks for sharing this one...

Brad

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