If eyes could kill

Gallery: WildlifePosted August 27, 2016109 views8 comments

I think, I happened to post this picture here, but it is not here, so posting it again.
An early morning frame, when this young tiger was checking out the movement of deers, near by.

Thank you so much for your views n comments!
Canon 400D; 300 mm; ISO 400; 1/100 sec. at F 4.5
Jagdeep Rajput

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on August 27, 2016 at 7:47 AM

Jagdeep,
Marvelous capture, looks quite kind to me.
I might consider cropping the OOF area from the bottom.

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on August 27, 2016 at 11:18 AM

Lovely portrait, Jagdeep. Nice complementary colors surrounding the tiger, though I generally get a sense it may be slightly too warm in tone. Could just be my monitor.

Max

Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on August 28, 2016 at 2:15 PM

Hi Jagdeep,

Yep, definitely a stunning and powerful stare! Love the crop - very nicely framed. I agree with Ken's comment about the OOF foreground, but when I look closely I think you did that intentionally in post-processing to make the watermark stick out (simply because there's virtually no gradual transition from the in-focus "forearms" to the out-of-focus bits right below).

When I view this image on a "standard" resolution monitor (in the 100 ppi range) both the standard-sized and detailed view image appear somewhat oversharpened (a little too "crispy"!). When I drag those same images over to a high dpi monitor those sharpening artifacts disappear. Tough call these days on how to sharpen images to make the image look the best for the MOST viewers...I know NOTHING about what proportion of NPN viewers are using hi-res displays (vs. "standard" displays), but on my own website I still only get 35-40% of the viewers on high res displays (so the majority are still using "standard" displays in the 100 ppi range).

Cheers...

Brad

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Comment posted by Charles Bell on August 29, 2016 at 11:52 AM

What a fantastic portrait. And you were clearly quite close!

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on August 29, 2016 at 2:53 PM

Wonderful portrait Jagdeep. I noticed a bit of crunchiness until I enlarged it in my monitor and it just looks perfectly sharp.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on August 29, 2016 at 4:08 PM

Super portrait Jagdeep, the thumbnail doesn't do this justice, the low angle and tight crop work very well. devil

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Comment posted by Joe James on August 29, 2016 at 9:47 PM

Looks gorgeous on a high resolution monitor Jagdeep! I'm not a fan of the OOF strip in front, I think it's a bit too distracting. Other than that I think this image is framed and exposed just right.

Registered on November 20, 2009, 89 Posts, 808 Comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on August 30, 2016 at 8:46 AM

Thanks friends!
This picture was shot in 2008 and I still find it interesting!
Brad, I always find your input, very useful, so give it a serious thought. Unfortunately, I've access to just one monitor, so not really in a position to evaluate the image on more monitors, but guess, I've to be light on sharpening. frown

As for the OOF area, at times, I prefer to have it in my pictures, as it adds the foreground / depth to the image. In this image, the OOF area is not introduced by me, was as it is in the frame. The POV was low and tiger was on the higher plane, that's why no transition area.

Thanks again!
Jagdeep Rajput crying

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