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quick spot of grooming

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Posted by simon manning on March 6, 2010 at 4:43 PM
quick spot of grooming
an early morning outing with good results still no boxing though !

canon 20d
300mmf4
1/2500@f4
iso 400

slight crop to the left to remove a dark blur
Posted by John Robinson on March 6, 2010 at 5:27 PM
Hi Simon
Better than any hare shot I have but is a little large in the frame and needs more space to the left I think. dropping the gamma would help too.
Cheers
JohnR
Posted by simon manning on March 6, 2010 at 5:41 PM
i'll drop the gamma a little john but the crop was only small and it was full frame so couldnt really give any more room (its a hard life hey :wink: )
Posted by simon manning on March 6, 2010 at 5:45 PM
a touch less gamma
Posted by Philip Newman on March 7, 2010 at 11:03 AM
Jeez you must have been close Simon, but not sure composition works, would suggest here a tight crop on the face and paws. :wavey: :wavey:

Posted by Maggie Campbell on March 7, 2010 at 12:16 PM
Definitely prefer the first one Simon. I'm not sure whether it needs a touch in levels and maybe another pass of USM. (No expert I'm afraid). Think Philip's suggestion re the crop might be interesting. :smile: :wavey:
Posted by Craig Jones on March 7, 2010 at 2:40 PM
First for me,great pose captured,nice detail and light :wink: :wink:
Posted by Justin on March 7, 2010 at 3:47 PM
The close-up viewpoint certainly focuses the viewers attention on the grooming.
I think the image would benefit from a slight curves adjustment to possibly bring the brightness down slightly and maybe increase the black point very slightly.
Posted by David Taylor on March 7, 2010 at 4:15 PM
BIF certainly emphasises its behaviour. Excellent.

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