Dall Sheep 1

I tried this in B&W, but it just did NOT look good. I'm not sure why

... the color doesn't seem to add anything here. Anyway ... I am also

not necessarily happy with the soft focus, either. My question for you

is the about the crop. I cropped out a significant portion of the rock

from the frame to bring more attention to the sheep. Do you like where

the little guy is placed in the frame? Any comments or ratings are

appreciated!

impressive.....great

Lou Ann - a difficuly shot - perfectly exposed.

Decent shot but you blew out your whites on the snow.

nice shot!

I like where you have placed the sheep in the frame off to the right looking into the frame. i think i would like him to be a little higher or lower though, not in the center, maybe lower, to give the feeling that he is up on a ridge? and if there is more to the left, maybe make it a wider crop with more space on the left? just some thought. i've been on the haul road before, traveled from fairbanks to just north of coldfoot in the bed of a pickup!!

The rocks and the sheep all have subtle colours, nice greens and yellows, which add interest to the shot. I'm not sure about the crop but I would try it higher or lower as above. But with the lines of the rocks and the snow you may have already got the best crop. It might be worth trying to improve the detail on the sheep. Tricky shot with the white and black. (Do I sense a Husky or two appearing in your portfolio soon? :-))

Huskies ... hmmmm... yes, I must say that you will be seeing pictures of huskies within the next couple of weeks!! :-)

I like the rock, shale and snow...the Sheep is well placed, considering the other elements in the frame. There may have been a tad too much contrast or brightness used here as the snow is blown out a bit. The sheep looks inquisitive, good shot!

WOW! Great composition and exposure!

Cute sheep :-) I would crop a little more from right and top.

Difficult EV balance but you did well. Is there some purple fringe on the snow?

Yup, Alec ... you're right about the purple. My critical eye is still not developed. I don't even notice things like that. I just know that the snow (and the sheep a little bit) is blown out. I worked with PS to the limited extent of my abilities to balance the contrast/brightness of the sheep against the rock. Any suggestions on the purplish tint?

Lou Ann, this is great! The comp is really exceptional here, and I think the bit of snow makes a tremendous difference. Good eye!

 

You asked for cropping opinions and boy did you get them. Here is mine. The bottom portion of the photo is in soft focus and the little bit of snow moving away from the ridge line leads my eye away from the subject so I would crop the bottom portion of the photo to just below where the snow is more or less of a horizontal line. That eliminates most of the soft focus problem and brings the sheep into the lower third of the photo. Nice work, I have got to visit Alaska.

I would keep the sheep right up where she is, gives a sense of being high up.. OOF foreground gives good depth. Could even be more OOF. as could the background be OOF a little, to separate it from the subject, and give her more dimension.... Any sunshine that day???If it had luckily lit up, would have been greater. No need to crop.. She is figuring where to jump next, and when she jumps, it will be in an arc, so u need the high background for routing....An f3.5 here would have been spot on..assuming it was about 250mm..but yr zoom zoom wont give u that final flexilbility..probably f5 at 250mm Also, I would have tried one more shot, with one stop less, gotten more fur.skin detail, and darrrrker rocks. Has the canon rebel got a spot meter..if not then u would need quite a bit of bracketing. plus 2, 1, minus 2, 1. otherwise tough to get it just right...but, out of those 5, one would be perfect. If u dont bracket in a difficult situation, u may get a zero...If u expose the snow correctly, Jennifer, u gonna get a very dark sheep...

I bet you like sheep

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Now I bet thats uncharted territory for you. Thomas

I think you have made a good croping. Pity for the soft focus, but i imagine you where too far from the sheep and your zoom not enough powerful.

Just wondering, Josef, which make and focal length lens u used on your single bird photo u uploaded. Looks a little too professional, compared to the other 2 bird foto.

Super shot girl! Your Alaskan trip has been a joy to follow.

I get more than enough sense of the ledge that cropping the bottom isn't a problem, and the image gets improved by it. The footing area can be selectively sharpened and contrast upped, the snow can be clone-airbrush-burned for tonality, and the sheep's wool can be selectively textured via levels...

Thanks, Gary!!! :-)

 

Everyone step aside for Gary's PS classes!! :-D

 

(By the way, Gary, can I send all of my images to you for PS-polish before I upload them?) :-D

Hi Lou Ann! Well, for me cropping is one of the hardest decisions to make about a photograph. I feel as though I am cutting away my own flesh when I crop (Ouch!). For this photograph I would leave it as is (as Mr Turk suggests) or possibly cut a little off the bottom; perhaps somewhere between Gary's example and your original comp. It is a great shot as it stands. Regards.