I've been lurking for quite a while and am happy to say that I've finally taken the plunge and am now a proud NPN member! My focus is mainly on wildlife photography, but I enjoy a good landscape shot here and there.
Critiques, comments, suggestions or questions are <u>greatly</u> appreciated - your insight was one of my major reasons for joining NPN.
"Kit"
This red fox kit was the bravest of five siblings born in a culvert near Deer Creek, Colorado.
Sony A200
Sigma 50-500 @ 200mm
iso 400
1/500 sec
f5.6
Deer Creek, Colorado
Hi Guy! I must say I love this shot, though it does seem to have some green or yellow cast, and I think a little more contrast would help. But I like the very tight framing. It really says "lurking fox" to me, looks like he's intent on something and doesn't want to be seen.
Posted by Pam Colander on July 29, 2009 at 8:49 PM
Hi Guy and welcome! Lots to learn here. I love this shot, it's different and well exposed. What I don't like is the greenish cast but that is easily remedied with color adjustment post p.
Welcome!
How were you able to get so close to this li'l fellow?
Great idea, but I wouldn't mind seeing more of his ear and snout. As is, I thought this was a cat at first glance.
Thanks for the welcome everyone! I fear the the green/yellow cast is a calibration issue on my side since it doesn't appear to have any color cast on my monitor - I've been wrestling with color profiles for print as well, hopefully through trial and error I can get to the bottom of the problem... Any suggestions?
I just noticed that if I use Photoshop to proof the colors to Windows RGB I can see the green color cast... I process my photos using the ProPhoto profile, should I be using Windows RGB instead?
In the Convert to Profile dialog box you can check/uncheck the Preview box, to see before/after.
Try Perceptual first, then Relative. Always use Black Point Compensation.
If colors are getting skewed in unpredictable ways, it's due to your monitor profiling; or lack thereof.
Use the X-Rite Eye One Display calibration system to be sure your monitor is coorectly displaying colors.
In most cases, you shouldn't see huge changes in color going from ProPhoto to sRGB. Sometimes very saturated colors like oranges and blues will shift a bit, but not the case in this image.
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18 repliesCritiques, comments, suggestions or questions are <u>greatly</u> appreciated - your insight was one of my major reasons for joining NPN.
"Kit"
This red fox kit was the bravest of five siblings born in a culvert near Deer Creek, Colorado.
Sony A200
Sigma 50-500 @ 200mm
iso 400
1/500 sec
f5.6
Deer Creek, Colorado
This shot is quite striking, a real "eye-grabber"
Exposure is perfect, great sharpness etc. and a very interesting, graphic composition.
I have to say, though, I wish I could see more of the little guy's face. In that way, the photo leaves me wanting a lot more than what it provides.
Mel-
How were you able to get so close to this li'l fellow?
Great idea, but I wouldn't mind seeing more of his ear and snout. As is, I thought this was a cat at first glance.
I've never used 'WindowsRGB' for anything.
Try Perceptual first, then Relative. Always use Black Point Compensation.
If colors are getting skewed in unpredictable ways, it's due to your monitor profiling; or lack thereof.
Use the X-Rite Eye One Display calibration system to be sure your monitor is coorectly displaying colors.
In most cases, you shouldn't see huge changes in color going from ProPhoto to sRGB. Sometimes very saturated colors like oranges and blues will shift a bit, but not the case in this image.
I'm completely confused, so I processed another image... How about this shot, any color cast?