Big Horn Sheep

[Bren]

I took this last week, I was walking along the bike path and he was up above me. I am showing the origional and the one I played with, I took out the powerlines in the back and played with the levels some. Please let me know what I can do to improve it or change it, I am happy with the results but I need the brutal truth. Feel free to play with it if you want.

Ohh yea is it too centered?

Thanks,
Brenda

[Jaedon]

The only thing I find that distracts me is the blown out highlights on the rump and in the snow. The snow in the edited version took on a purplish cast as well. You've also missed a small section of the power lines on the middle strand right near the trees. It's hard to see until I was looking back and forth from one to the othe rknowing where they are.

That being said the sharpening you've done from the original to the edited version is incredible and I wish I knew how to do that.

[trog100]

the sheep has done a nice job of posing for u.. u might have added a little too much colour with your edit perhaps.. its a nice in the wild capture i wont nit pick it..

trog

[Bren]

Thanks Jaedon, I agree with the blown out highlights on the rump and snow, not sure how to fix that. I did do another edit, and tried not to blow out the highlights.

Thanks Trog, he did a good job of posing for me. The last week of December I was walking down the same path and took a photo of one of the big Rams. He walked out from behind a bush and stood on this rock and looked over at me like saying go ahead and take a photo. After I put down my camera he just walked away like his job was done.

thanks again
Brenda

[Rocket_Scientist]

Good shot. The editing seems to have changed the color of the rocks excessively. If you are using PhotoShop (and I'm sure there's something equivalent in other programs), you might consider separating the sheep from the background, into different layers, and adjusting the color, brightness, etc., independently. Just a thought...

[trog100]

now that last one is far more impressive..

trog

[Greg McCary]

The second one is a much stronger pose. You might try a levels or curves adjustment to bring out more detail in his eyes...
Greg

[Greg McCary]

I don't know if it's ok to edit your photos but I dodged around the eyes in the second one to bring out more detail. If you like I will post it?
Greg

[MJS]

I agree about the second shot, the first was decent, the second really got my attention. I had a similar experience while my daughter and I were diving with some Dolphins. One came up and eye contact with me, swimming around me for a few revolutions so I could get a shot of him. That was the time my U/W point and shoot went into sleep mode. Just my luck.

[trog100]

that second one is a special shot.. special shots dont have to be technically perfect.. they have enough merit just for being what they are.. he he

trog

[J-Dogg Productions]

i ike the shot real sharp did you you a polarized filter for that blue sky?

[Bren]

Thanks for all the C&C's

Greg, feel free to edit away.

J-Dogg I used a polarized filter on my lense

Good idea Rocket Scientest, I will try that.

Thanks again,
Brenda

[Greg McCary]

I used the dodge tool around the eye area.
Greg

[GB1]

I like the second shot a lot better. The sheep seems more powerful, like he's King of the Hill. I dont really feel that centering is bad in these situations... esp when the animal isn't moving. You often dont have much time to decide in any event. Good shots.

GB