Posted by David Sewell on March 17, 2013 at 11:54 AM
In a comment on my last posting, John said that he preferred a portrait I had posted elsewhere. Here it is, so please feel free to judge for yourselves.
Thanks for looking.
David
Image taken on: Thu Mar 14, 2013 12:47
Focal length: 600 mm
Shutter speed: 1/3200 sec
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO speed: 800
White-balance: Auto
Flash: No
Camera make: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model: D600
Lens: 600.0 mm f/4.0
Exposure mode: Aperture priority
Exposure compensation: 0 EV
Metering mode: Centre Weighted Average
Hi David, IMHO a portrait is whatever you want it to be, so whether you go close-up or choose to include the environment is down to personal choice and what YOU wish to show. I liked Keith's RP because the subject was smaller in frame and then included the habitat it lived in, BIF is to me, very 'American', it has to be a frame filler which we are all guilty off from time to time, LOL.
Certainly you could have backed off on the ISO based on the SS, or kept the ISO as is and upped the DOF. I guess the BKG was quite close to the subject, so perhaps shooting wide open was a better call to diffuse the BKG? In an ideal world having a more subdued or 'solid' colour to help separate the subject would be good, but appreciate you often have to accept what you can get. It's just the BKG tones look similar to the subject and therefore merge. Hares I've found can be unpredictable with regard to your presence, I guess based on the angle you were shooting from a car, however, perhaps if possible, getting a lower POV would have given you that separation???? Saying that, I do like the 3/4 view profile. I'm away again so won't comment on colour etc, busy beaver at the moment, but wonder if opening up the shadow areas a fraction more may help, but selectively.
TFS
Steve
Posted by Neil Burton on March 17, 2013 at 2:54 PM
Hare has bags of character and detail David, do like it. I would be tempted to mask it out from the BG and try a slightly different tone or darken a touch..
Posted by Barry Southon on March 17, 2013 at 3:06 PM
David
A cracking portrait invoking interesting comments thanks for sharing.
Discussion
8 repliesThanks for looking.
David
Image taken on: Thu Mar 14, 2013 12:47
Focal length: 600 mm
Shutter speed: 1/3200 sec
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO speed: 800
White-balance: Auto
Flash: No
Camera make: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model: D600
Lens: 600.0 mm f/4.0
Exposure mode: Aperture priority
Exposure compensation: 0 EV
Metering mode: Centre Weighted Average
Certainly you could have backed off on the ISO based on the SS, or kept the ISO as is and upped the DOF. I guess the BKG was quite close to the subject, so perhaps shooting wide open was a better call to diffuse the BKG? In an ideal world having a more subdued or 'solid' colour to help separate the subject would be good, but appreciate you often have to accept what you can get. It's just the BKG tones look similar to the subject and therefore merge. Hares I've found can be unpredictable with regard to your presence, I guess based on the angle you were shooting from a car, however, perhaps if possible, getting a lower POV would have given you that separation???? Saying that, I do like the 3/4 view profile. I'm away again so won't comment on colour etc, busy beaver at the moment, but wonder if opening up the shadow areas a fraction more may help, but selectively.
TFS
Steve
A cracking portrait invoking interesting comments thanks for sharing.
Keith.:
JR
Oscar
Nick.