Posted by Bruce Palla on February 25, 2008 at 10:09 PM
I decided to come out of the woods and take my lumps like a man. I really do want to hear critique, but keep it simple as I am really new to post production. Composition, technique, etc. all valuable, but if I hear about layers or cloning,while I'm sure they're important, will mean nada to me at this time. I will be learning PS soon, maybe sooner if they invent that 100 hour day. Thank you
Nikon D200, 80-200mm, f4 150mm
I was amazed as this deer and the rest of the herd let me approach to within 10-15 feet. The only time they exhibited only fear was when I stood too fast or my camera pack snagged & broke a nearby branch of scrub.
Posted by Toni Lankerd on February 25, 2008 at 10:47 PM
Welcome to NPN and MWNP!
Lucky you to be able to get so near to them, Bruce. They are probably used to being around humans and as long as you move slowly, they will allow you to get fairly close.
Overall, this is a nice image, although I would like to see it a bit larger. Composition and exposure on the deer look good. The deer looks a little bit soft to me, but that could be my tired eyes too!
Hope to see more, Bruce, and don't be afraid to post the images a little larger...you are allowed up to 720 pixels on the longest side.
Posted by Robert Helms on February 25, 2008 at 10:55 PM
Welcome, Bruce. I find the image ok, but a little too tight in the comp. department. I'm one of those people who prefers a little environment in my wildlife images. This isn't always possible though and a tighter comp. is sometimes needed to rid of distracting elements.
As for layers and cloning. I wouldn't get too excited learning about them right away. Cloning is something that needs to be learned with a bit of restraint in my opinion. Neither are needed to create excellent images.
Nice shot. I bought PhotoShop Elements 6 and was overwhelmed in trying to learn it on my own. I then picked up the book put out by Adobe called Classroom in a Book on the program. It walks you through everything and comes with a disk of images to utilize chapter by chapter. It takes time to work through but it is a great resource tool to refer back to. Each chapter takes about an hour to work through. You will easily learn about layers and cloning. Good luck. Keep posting.
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3 repliesNikon D200, 80-200mm, f4 150mm
I was amazed as this deer and the rest of the herd let me approach to within 10-15 feet. The only time they exhibited only fear was when I stood too fast or my camera pack snagged & broke a nearby branch of scrub.
Lucky you to be able to get so near to them, Bruce. They are probably used to being around humans and as long as you move slowly, they will allow you to get fairly close.
Overall, this is a nice image, although I would like to see it a bit larger. Composition and exposure on the deer look good. The deer looks a little bit soft to me, but that could be my tired eyes too!
Hope to see more, Bruce, and don't be afraid to post the images a little larger...you are allowed up to 720 pixels on the longest side.
As for layers and cloning. I wouldn't get too excited learning about them right away. Cloning is something that needs to be learned with a bit of restraint in my opinion. Neither are needed to create excellent images.
Welcome, and thanks for sharing