Very nice, there may be a slight colour cast, not easy to get righ from a scan (we used to have huge problems with different film types etc). Comp wise I think (personal taste and all that) a little from the left, still keeping the tail in the frame and a little added to the right, just to give your superb subject room to look down into.
Like it.
Posted by Phil Mclean on April 22, 2010 at 8:10 AM
2nd version cropped from the left and added to the right.Hopefully better.
Yes, for me at least... makes an already good image into a great one...
Posted by Mark Davies on April 22, 2010 at 9:29 AM
Comp works well in the second and on my monitor Phil is right about the colour cast .The BG is suffering with noise and what appears to be post process works .A revisit to the scan for this really nice study may be worthwhile .
Hey Phil, mark i feel has hit the nail on the head, with a little help from PH. Think the re work is probably more in line with the original and the slight crop has helped too.
Who said film was dead?
TFS
Steve
Posted by Brett Lewis on April 22, 2010 at 12:58 PM
What a great little subject to photograph. I think it's great that you have decide to bring it up to date by digitising and I also think the advice given will help a lot. The subject and comp works very well in the reposting and I do think it's worth tweaking some more with the scanner to get it just as you want it.
Kind regards,
Brett
Posted by Fran French on April 22, 2010 at 1:01 PM
An image of such a sweet subject that have yet to achieve.The second crop works very well for me, and I like Marks version minus the green cast. Nice one.
Fran
Posted by Craig Jones on April 22, 2010 at 2:13 PM
Lovely image and the last one has the edge,really cute image Phil
Posted by John Robinson on April 22, 2010 at 3:26 PM
Great stuff Phil- reminds me of the old days again. And a harvest Mouse without a chewed tail.!!
My only slight niggle is - Harvest Mouse on Hazel Catkins ?
Cheers
JohnR
Posted by Phil Mclean on April 22, 2010 at 3:40 PM
Photogenic license John.
Anyway this hazel tree was growing in a hedgerow alongside a barley field and the branch was weighted down with catkins,so that it was only about 3 feet off the ground.And while it was waiting for the crop to grow,the mouse went exploring...and it quite liked the view.
And that's the true story of how dormice came to exist. Evolution!
Phil.
Posted by Philip Newman on April 22, 2010 at 3:56 PM
Hello Phil, scans these days can look a little difficult, I bet the original slide is excellent.
Discussion
11 repliesOM2 camera,90mm Tamron lens,Kodachrome film and 2 flashguns,1/60 f11?
Phil.
Like it.
Phil.
Yes, for me at least... makes an already good image into a great one...
Who said film was dead?
TFS
Steve
Kind regards,
Brett
Fran
My only slight niggle is - Harvest Mouse on Hazel Catkins ?
Cheers
JohnR
Anyway this hazel tree was growing in a hedgerow alongside a barley field and the branch was weighted down with catkins,so that it was only about 3 feet off the ground.And while it was waiting for the crop to grow,the mouse went exploring...and it quite liked the view.
And that's the true story of how dormice came to exist.
Phil.
Philip Newman