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Pine Marten Head shot + original

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Posted by Ian Hay on July 18, 2012 at 6:45 PM
Pine Marten Head shot + original
Normally I am a bit of a purest but sometime I like to play.

Please let me know what you think, especially if i should do some work on the eye or if I have already over done it

Thanks for comments so far


Ian

ISO 2000 1/80th 5.6 390mm cropped from portrait (will repost original tomorrow)
Posted by Graham Goddard on July 19, 2012 at 3:30 AM
I think you were teasing us with your last posts Angus :wink:

What a super portrait. OK, the reflection is quite prominent, and could be removed, but personally, I'd leave as is. It helps to tell the story of how the image was obtained. As you've not loaded a large version, perhaps another round of sharpening might benefit the image, but a cracker nonetheless :toast: :toast:
Posted by Nick Mckeown on July 19, 2012 at 3:41 AM
Best of the lot Ian and one of the nicest pine marten images I have seen. You could reduce the impact of the eye reflection and see if you like it, thats the beauty of digital.

Nick. :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :smile: :wavey:
Posted by Neil Burton on July 19, 2012 at 4:14 AM
If you darken the eye it would give a more intimidating image, matching the black BG. Super shot though!
Posted by Barry Southon on July 19, 2012 at 4:50 AM
Ian

Top quality image.

:wink:
Posted by David Sewell on July 19, 2012 at 5:32 AM
I think this is the best of the images you have loaded to date, and would leave the eye exactly as it is.

David
Posted by Craig Jones on July 19, 2012 at 7:23 AM
Beautiful image top notch portrait :wink: :wavey:
Posted by keith mitchell on July 19, 2012 at 8:00 AM
Ian it looks great just as it is.
Posted by Dawn Monrose on July 19, 2012 at 11:48 AM
Simple and superb, love the studio effect lighting and bags of detail. Excellent!

:toast:
Posted by Phil Ellard on July 19, 2012 at 6:29 PM
very nice, would be delighted :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on July 20, 2012 at 4:44 AM
Best of the series Ian, very effective portrait, just not sure about the amount of saturation in the coat?

TFS
Steve
Posted by Ian Hay on July 20, 2012 at 6:07 AM
Confession time, this is the original image, cheeting?

This was done changed in lightroom and is really just selective darkening but I am thinking of taking a black board with me next time I go for the Pine Martens, is that a bit sad?

Steve - I had a go at reducing saturation and it does look better, first time I have ever liked an image more with reduced saturation, I tend to go the other way

Ian

Posted by Bob Johnson on July 20, 2012 at 7:47 AM
LR or not it is still a beutiful portrait. I would darken the eye myself :wink:

Bob :smile: