Posted by Jeroen Stel on October 8, 2009 at 4:16 AM
Hi Guys,
Have not had much time to go out for the Red deer rut at our national park but fortunately we have another large wetland reserve where the Red Deer rut takes a little longer due to the many females around and i got lucky on a foggy morning..
Greetings,
Jeroen Stel
Canon Eos 1D Mark3
Shutter speed: 1/40 sec
Aperture: F 8
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: + 1/3
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation: -
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 400
Lens: Canon 600mm F4
Focal length: 780 mm
AF mode: Auto Focus
On tripod with FLM 585 FTR & Wimberley Sidekick
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/My own mix-Sharpening
Bibble Pro / Adobe Photoshop CS4
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Posted by Tim Taylor on October 8, 2009 at 4:45 AM
It's a great idea but on my monitor at work and at this size it doesn't look as good as it should. The deer are a little too lost in the fog and I wonder if they should be a bit lower in the composition. I'd love to see a bigger version on a better monitor. I'll try viewing again at home.
Tim
Posted by Jeroen Stel on October 8, 2009 at 4:58 AM
Hi Tim,
Perhaps you are right..
I have made a different crop with the Deer lower in the frame and i tend to like it better also. On my monitor the Deer are perfectly visible so i kept them that way.
Greetings,
Jeroen Stel
Posted by Barry Southon on October 8, 2009 at 5:08 AM
Jeroen
Second image is the one crop makes all the difference.
Posted by Tim Taylor on October 8, 2009 at 6:21 AM
This looks much nicer to me! Looking forward to seeing it on a decent screen.
I like the idea but personally this just doesn't work for me. I dont quite know why Jeroen but it may be the apparent 'bands' within the picture are too uniform.
Robert
Posted by Ben Gardner on October 8, 2009 at 3:31 PM
My eyes are a little confused with this one. Wonder if cropping out all the sky would help draw eyes to the stags and makes the most of the fog?
Posted by Tim Taylor on October 8, 2009 at 4:26 PM
Colour clarity and sharpness all a lot better on my home monitor.
Discussion
14 repliesHave not had much time to go out for the Red deer rut at our national park but fortunately we have another large wetland reserve where the Red Deer rut takes a little longer due to the many females around and i got lucky on a foggy morning..
Greetings,
Jeroen Stel
Canon Eos 1D Mark3
Shutter speed: 1/40 sec
Aperture: F 8
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: + 1/3
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation: -
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 400
Lens: Canon 600mm F4
Focal length: 780 mm
AF mode: Auto Focus
On tripod with FLM 585 FTR & Wimberley Sidekick
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/My own mix-Sharpening
Bibble Pro / Adobe Photoshop CS4
_________________
Good things come to those who wait...
Golden rule in Nature & Wildlife Photography
www.jeroenstel.com
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Tim
Perhaps you are right..
I have made a different crop with the Deer lower in the frame and i tend to like it better also. On my monitor the Deer are perfectly visible so i kept them that way.
Greetings,
Jeroen Stel
Second image is the one crop makes all the difference.
Tim
Craig
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Robert
Cheers
Tim
Very nice scene!
But the fog looks a bit strange to me; it's so smooth and even. Are you sure this is not a Photoshop filter? :-))
Nice image.The fog adds atmosphere
Thanks for your commenst so far..
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Greetings,
Jeroen Stel
cheers
Colin