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WC#467 So Bad!

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted January 24, 2011163 views9 comments

I know this is bad. That horn really should be in focus, but still I find that I like it. It just seems to me that the out-of-focus horn circling the eye really draws attention to the eye which is extremely sharp and has a nice catchlight. But still I know I should have gotten the horn in focus. The problem is that I live in Florida. Yep, that's my excuse. I have no exposure to such wild animals here in Florida (only birds) and so when I see one I get too excited and just can't think straight enough to set the camera properly. I just need more practice!

Critiques and comments are very welcome and appreciated. Thanks for looking!

Canon 5D
300mm f/4L IS
1/400, f/4.5

, ISO 100
7-12-2008, 4:33pm

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Paul Duval on January 24, 2011 at 9:19 PM

Carol,

I don't find the out of focus horn a problem I actually think it's a plus it really draws you into the rams face, so to me it's plus instead of a detriment.

Paul

Registered on June 30, 2009, 508 Posts, 1907 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 24, 2011 at 10:01 PM

Carol - this really isn't that bad.. as you said, the OOF horns draw us right to the eye and head.
Nice entry!

Sandy

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on January 24, 2011 at 10:08 PM

Yep, this is too good to be bad.

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Comment posted by Dan Moore on January 25, 2011 at 9:06 AM

I would be very proud of your bad.

Dan

Registered on February 11, 2010, 143 Posts, 1248 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Richter on January 25, 2011 at 9:36 AM

If I say it is nice, it would not fit in with the theme - so what shall I say if I like it?

Peter

Registered on November 10, 2010, 218 Posts, 2723 Comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on January 25, 2011 at 9:36 AM

Anyway it was a good idea ! Well seen and nice composition.
Mauro

Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Nichols on January 25, 2011 at 9:58 AM

Thanks for your responses so far. When I posted this image in the Fauna Gallery over a year ago, the concensus was that the horn definitely needed to be in focus. That is why I considered this image to be "bad". Now I realize, however, that beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder. The folks that are regulars in the Fauna Gallery are very technically proficient in that specialization and an out-of-focus horn would for sure bother them. But maybe for those of us who are not necessarily wildlife experts (such as myself), the horn doesn't matter so much. I guess this is why I have always liked this image regardless of the OOF horn.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on January 25, 2011 at 1:25 PM

Carol,
that eye makes the shot for me. Not bad at all.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on January 25, 2011 at 8:49 PM

What do the fauna folks know anyhow..

If you ask me (and most of my wildlife shots are accidental or incidental) the OOF is not only good here, it's essential to give depth to the shot--if it were in focus there would be less apparent seperation between horn and face. The only 'problem' i have with the shot is that the bg color is kind of dull and similar to the ram. Good entry!

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