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Posing Practice

by Peter Cross

Gallery: WildlifePosted July 9, 201368 views5 comments
It's been some time since I had a decent photo to upload but today I was at the local nature preserve and the deer cooperated much better. Saw 2 does with single fawns and a doe with twins. I like this one as I was able to get a photo without much distracting vegetation in the way and I sort of liked the attitude of "is this an okay pose?" Lots of distracting highlights in the back so I dampened highlights a bit and also adjusted the color balance a bit. Normal resizing and sharpening routine. Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.

Tech Info

Canon 60D and EF 70-200mm f/4L with TC 1.4 at 183mm
1/100th at f/5.6 and ISO 800
tripod

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 9, 2013 at 4:06 PM
An excellent pose. The image feels a tad light. Cloning in the URC would help. The only "won't go away" problem I see is the OOF weeds in front of the fawn.
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 9, 2013 at 5:40 PM
I agree with Phil for the most part, still a cute shot of this little one Peter :wavey:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Michael Cothran on July 9, 2013 at 8:18 PM
For any kind of shot like this, I always recommend darkening the background to help the main subject stand out more. I would darken quite a bit. A strong vignette would do the trick. It would also help with the oof weeds in front, and bright spots behind the fawn.
Registered on December 5, 2012, 31 Posts, 730 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Gulash on July 10, 2013 at 1:35 AM
Hi Peter, you asked "is this an okay pose". It is not an okay pose, it is a great pose in my opinion. What a cute little fawn! I think that Michael's suggestion to do a vignette is a good one under the circumstances; the subject and setting are somewhat fairly tale like, so a light vignette would accentuate the mood as well as deal with the oof veg on the left lower corner.
Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments
Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on July 10, 2013 at 11:24 AM
What a cutie Peter! A pity about that OOF patch in the FG on the left. The suggestion to darken the BG (and in this case alos the OOF patch) and maybe apply a vignetting is a good one.
Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments