Posted by Brett Lewis on September 10, 2010 at 4:24 AM
That got you thinking..!
Having recently finished my survey season for Great crested newts I thought I'd share one of the many individuals I have been capturing on numerous occasions throughout the survey period and indeed for several years now..
Kind regards,
Brett
Canon 5D MkII, Sigma 150mm
1/125 sec @ f10, ISO 800
Tank & Tripod
The Great crested newt is strictly protected under Section 9 of the W&C Act (1981) as amended and the Habitat Regs, 1994. Therefore a licence is required to disturb these animals and their habitats..
Posted by Matt Cole on September 10, 2010 at 4:46 AM
not sure about this one to be honest Brett. I sometimes quite like the studio look and feel it does have its place, but for some reason this one looks a bit too 'cut out' to me. Perhaps it's the central composition that doesn't help and maybe the compression at this small size? On my ropey work monitor I can also see a bit of a pale halo around the newt. I'm sure others will disagree!
Matt
Posted by Brett Lewis on September 10, 2010 at 6:34 AM
Thanks guys,
Matt, I think the halo is caused by the defraction from being taken in a tank of water with a white backdrop. I added a small 'drop-shadow' which may not have worked successfully, but in essence it is purely for reasons of depicting the subject matter than a truly NH image, which I guess is why I chose the white BG in the first place..
I must add that the animal hasn't been cut out of an image, I have simply adjusted the BG so that it is 'pure' white rather than a blue-grey colouration in a standard Auto-WB setting..
I thank you for your input and welcome your comments as it's always useful to know what works and what doesn't and for those reasons makes the forum worth while..
Kind regards,
Brett
Posted by Andrew Mason on September 10, 2010 at 8:15 AM
Brett, I like the studio approach. However, I do not think that the drop shadow has worked here. The GCN also looks a little dark and perhaps a little more fill flash would have helped to bring out the details. Andrew
Posted by Simon Litten on September 10, 2010 at 9:12 AM
Mmmm...not sure on this one - I understand where you're coming from and what you're trying to achieve but I think the lighting of the subject is a little off. Love those feet though!
Top marks in bringing something new to the forum and I hope it gets a lot of comments - I think it's a shot thats really ambitious and deserves input.
Simon
Posted by Brett Lewis on September 10, 2010 at 10:22 AM
Thank you both.. very helpful..
Brett
Posted by Mark Davies on September 10, 2010 at 11:31 AM
A touch too clinical for me , technically super though.
Discussion
6 repliesHaving recently finished my survey season for Great crested newts I thought I'd share one of the many individuals I have been capturing on numerous occasions throughout the survey period and indeed for several years now..
Kind regards,
Brett
Canon 5D MkII, Sigma 150mm
1/125 sec @ f10, ISO 800
Tank & Tripod
The Great crested newt is strictly protected under Section 9 of the W&C Act (1981) as amended and the Habitat Regs, 1994. Therefore a licence is required to disturb these animals and their habitats..
Matt
Matt, I think the halo is caused by the defraction from being taken in a tank of water with a white backdrop. I added a small 'drop-shadow' which may not have worked successfully, but in essence it is purely for reasons of depicting the subject matter than a truly NH image, which I guess is why I chose the white BG in the first place..
I must add that the animal hasn't been cut out of an image, I have simply adjusted the BG so that it is 'pure' white rather than a blue-grey colouration in a standard Auto-WB setting..
I thank you for your input and welcome your comments as it's always useful to know what works and what doesn't and for those reasons makes the forum worth while..
Kind regards,
Brett
Top marks in bringing something new to the forum and I hope it gets a lot of comments - I think it's a shot thats really ambitious and deserves input.
Simon
Brett