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RMNP Elk

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Posted by David Bartlett _CO on October 9, 2009 at 6:55 PM
RMNP Elk
Taken on Friday 09/18/2009
Nikon D200 on tripod
Nikkor f4.0 200-400 @400
circ. polarizer
Processed with Lr 2.5 & CS4
Posted by Dave Showalter` on October 9, 2009 at 7:37 PM
A very nice comp! The face is dark on my display - lighten the face and antlers to add detail and you have an award-winner. :toast:
Posted by John Mumaw on October 9, 2009 at 7:50 PM
Exactly what Dave said.
What an elegant beauty you captured here!
Posted by David Bartlett _CO on October 9, 2009 at 9:00 PM
Redo as per noted in your suggestions.
This image appears a bit lighter on my Eizo monitor.
This was shot at the same time as the morning fog image that I posted several weeks ago and was my only decent elk shot of the morning.

Thanks for your comments.
Posted by John Mumaw on October 10, 2009 at 10:32 AM
Well, I certainly like the redo!
It appears that the background was lightened at the same time?
Posted by Stan Rose on October 10, 2009 at 11:23 AM
That's fantastic, David! I think if you can get rid of a little of the graininess in the bg, this will be superb. :smile:
Posted by Dan Walters on October 10, 2009 at 11:34 AM
Nice shot. I like the lower angle. Looks like you had better luck then I did on Friday!
Posted by Bill Brennan on October 10, 2009 at 12:06 PM
Very nice. Like the redo.

Bill Brennan
Posted by Joshua Hardin on October 10, 2009 at 1:00 PM
While I think the redo is the better of the two, lightening up the shot revealed some problematic noise in the shadow areas on the elk's face. A little noise reduction filter work in PS or another program could clear that up. I also think some selective sharpening on the eye would improve the image.
Posted by David Bartlett _CO on October 11, 2009 at 2:58 PM
Re-post for color and noise.
Started over from scratch. I can't sharpen eye much more. This was cropped to a 4x6 size. I should have added my 1.7 multiplier to my 200-400 lens to enlarge the original.
This will have to do for this year.

Thanks to all for your comments.
Posted by Morris McClung on October 11, 2009 at 11:50 PM
Holy cow, or should I say Holy bull, is that rework an excellent shot. Really nice pp to bring the good stuff out.