Bighorns

Fruits of last weekends hike.
Please critique ........

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Would really be interested in some constructive criticism/feedback.

A few more recent ones .......

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Bump for some critique (good/bad/ugly).

Thanks

FAIR CHASE wrote in post #18736590
Would really be interested in some constructive criticism/feedback...

Since you ask I'll offer some feedback. First off it would help if you number them. I'll refer to them by sequential number with the first image in the first post being no.1.

Techs are well handled on all of them so I'll only speak to artistic aspects.

1) Well composed with the animal moving/looking into the frame. Crop should go either tighter or wider to include the feet or make it a portrait. If the original intent was to keep the other sheep in the frame recall the old adage that things that don't add to the image take away.

2) Nice portrait opportunity. In this image there's no good reference to true level so it looks awkward for the head to be at an angle. I'd twist the image so that the eyes are on a level line. And maybe crop to a 4x5 format.

3) I like the lighting. Maybe try a tighter crop pulling right of frame just behind his butt. The grass in front of the face is annoying(I hate it when they lay in a spot without a clear LOS)

4) Excellent.

5) Excellent. Maybe lift the shadows around the eye on the primary animal.

6) This is just an awkward shot. Of course just viewing we have no way of knowing what else you were dealing with at the location but with the animal in the open this looks like it might have been a good portrait opportunity. Maybe getting low and shooting wide open could have achieved isolation on the head?

7) Bingo. Mobetta than the previous frame. In post maybe lift the shadows a bit and clone out the rock above his head.

Yeah I'm out of time/energy and will stop here....

NorthernFocus wrote in post #18737715
Since you ask I'll offer some feedback. First off it would help if you number them. I'll refer to them by sequential number with the first image in the first post being no.1.

Techs are well handled on all of them so I'll only speak to artistic aspects.

1) Well composed with the animal moving/looking into the frame. Crop should go either tighter or wider to include the feet or make it a portrait. If the original intent was to keep the other sheep in the frame recall the old adage that things that don't add to the image take away.

2) Nice portrait opportunity. In this image there's no good reference to true level so it looks awkward for the head to be at an angle. I'd twist the image so that the eyes are on a level line. And maybe crop to a 4x5 format.

3) I like the lighting. Maybe try a tighter crop pulling right of frame just behind his butt. The grass in front of the face is annoying(I hate it when they lay in a spot without a clear LOS)

4) Excellent.

5) Excellent. Maybe lift the shadows around the eye on the primary animal.

6) This is just an awkward shot. Of course just viewing we have no way of knowing what else you were dealing with at the location but with the animal in the open this looks like it might have been a good portrait opportunity. Maybe getting low and shooting wide open could have achieved isolation on the head?

7) Bingo. Mobetta than the previous frame. In post maybe lift the shadows a bit and clone out the rock above his head.

Yeah I'm out of time/energy and will stop here....

Now that is what I am looking for. Thank you and please come back when you have the time and look at images 8-11.

Really like the second photo from the last set.