Monkey

banehawi (Critique Team)

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6 Dec 2012 - 10:00 PM

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Welcome to Ephotozine Eliz. This is a good place to learn.

Your first shot shows you have some post processing skills with the addition of the vignette. There isnt enough exif, or shot details uploaded to give a really good critique; on the upload page, make sure you click "More EXIF Options" .


Looking at the shot you have burned out areas, - areas that are too bright for the sensor to capture, so likely this was in full sun. You can chose to control what the camera does to prevent this from happening, so next time you upload, let us know all your shot data.


I have uploaded a quick mod, - scroll up the page to the modifications tab to see it. Ive tried to tone down the blown highlights, and cropped a little tighter. I dont think you really needed a vignette for this shot.

Enjoy the site.


regards


Willie

p12owe (e2 Member)

7 Dec 2012 - 3:12 PM

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Hi,

You have done well to capture the moment here, an animal doing something interesting is worth a hundred just sitting there doing nothing. The points about exposure have already been well made, so probably better to look just at the composition. For me, the shot may have worked better if you could have somehow got down a bit lower. Animal shots often look better if shot from their level and this is probably the case here. A slightly lower perspective would have captured the eyes and made a better connection to the viewer.

With regard to the vignette, these are (like keylines) very subjective. The only question to ask yourself is "does it improve the final image?" if the answer for you is yes, then leave it in. It certainly does not detract from the final result, so is fine with me.
Well done for putting this up for critique!

regards
Peter