Monarch of the Orme

Tooth (Critique Team)

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5 Jul 2011 - 1:00 AM

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I'm afraid if the actual sky is a flat grey/white, then there really isn't anything you can do to improve it apart from add a sky from somewhere else, and that depends on a) your level of competence, and b) your level of comfort in doing something like that.

The exposure is quite good on the goat, apart from a small streak of burnout on the back. You've done well to keep that part well exposed even at the expense of the sky. A plain grey sky wouldn't necessarily look any better than the white one.

presumably it was a pasing shot and not one you could go back and wait for the animal to re-appear, so you made the most of the circumstances. The animal is well posed, although it looks slightly soft, and the point of focus seems to be somewhere in the grass to me. Talking of the gras, there is rather a lot of it, and it's quite bland. i'd suggest a tighter crop to concentrate on the animal would be better.

Hope there's something of use there, just my honest thoughts

Stephen

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ItsMeJustG

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5 Jul 2011 - 4:04 AM

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I feel the same on the matter of the sky. You could edit one in as long as it looked natural.
This technique is sometimes overdone and with a totally unrealistic sky addition.

I too like the pose of the subject. Looking very commanding and rather majestic so good on you for the timing of the shot. A bit too much foreground for me. We can see it is a hill from the angle so I think you could safely lose a third of the grass. Maybe a square crop would work.
You can't always choose your skies and I have so many shots that I dump because of a flat, grey and boring background. You took the opportunity to capture a magnificent looking animal and that much of the shot is really good.
This is only my personal view, not meant as any offence. I hope you find it helpful.

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