Dear Sunrise

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 2, 2017267 views6 comments

I was convinced that the deer being OOF in my last post did not work. So here's another frame with both the deer and grass in focus. Again taken at dawn in the smoky mountains of Tennessee.

Canon 5D3 EF 70-200 F/2.8 IS II @ 150 mm

1/4000s F/2.8 ISO 400

Hisham.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on March 2, 2017 at 11:31 PM

While the deer is in focus in this image, I think it has the same problem as your first post of this scene in that there is too much in the back ground. IMHO it needs to be cropped below the line of the mountains in the BG. Special when I look at the larger image I get the impression there is too much conflict between the deer and the BG. I do like the deer being in focus. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Nishand Venugopal on March 3, 2017 at 2:45 AM

Excellent Silhouette, lovely background. Great work

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on March 3, 2017 at 11:59 AM

I'll disagree with John. I love the layered background (though I don't like how that dark little hump pops up right behind the deer's head).

I think the focus is better here. However, I preferred the pose and composition of your first shot. I'm sure there's a happy medium somewhere. enlightened

Max

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

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on March 4, 2017 at 9:40 AM

Sweet layers creating a placid mood. I also prefer the more dynamic pose of the other posting, but like the deer to be in nice silhouette focus. If it is a matter of processing, I would try to achieve the same sense of light on the wet grasses that you had in the other one, too.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on March 4, 2017 at 9:56 AM

I'm fine with the frame and the BG. But the frame leans towards darker side, killing the mood element here. IMHO lightening the frame overall would improve the impact.

Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by Don Young on March 6, 2017 at 5:46 PM

Hisham, while I like the image as is, I would also like to see it cropped above the second row of trees. It makes me miss the Smoky Mountains and the quiet mornings at Cades Cove.

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