Natural Beauty

[Matt Kneale]

This is one of my latest images, Natural Beauty. It was taken at Wollaton Park in Nottingham. It feautures a stag who in my opinion was brave, as he let me get quite close.

Natural Beauty

[Josh Bear]

Re: Natural Beauty

Hi,

Great that you managed to get so close. However The picture is a little soft (the antlers especially). Were you using a fast shutter speed?

Also I am not sure about the composition. Finally the contrast is a little low and the picture looks "flat".

I hope you don't mind but I have a play with colour and contrast.

Best Regards

Josh

[Pops]

Re: Natural Beauty

Hello Matt, I have photographed those many times. I suspect that you were trying to make his mouth and tongue the focal point but like Josh says the whole thing seems to have come out a bit bland.
The park deer are quite used to people wondering around and if you approach them a few inches at a time over a period of 15 minutes or so you can get really close. I haven't been there since they started the hall restoration work.

[Matt Kneale]

Re: Natural Beauty

I appreciate your comments. I don't photograph wild animals often, and all this advice will certainly come in handy in the future.

@Josh: Yeah I was using abnormally high shutter speeds that day, taking advantage of the sunlight. However, the main reason for the blandness is due to the digital zoom used. Unfortunately I had to step just into the digital range to get the shot I wanted, and digital zoom removes a lot of colour and detail.

[coupekid]

Re: Natural Beauty

I appreciate your comments. I don't photograph wild animals often, and all this advice will certainly come in handy in the future.

@Josh: Yeah I was using abnormally high shutter speeds that day, taking advantage of the sunlight. However, the main reason for the blandness is due to the digital zoom used. Unfortunately I had to step just into the digital range to get the shot I wanted, and digital zoom removes a lot of colour and detail.

Hi Matt, a nice composition, and I actually like the angle with the sloping horizon.

I wont comment about what has already been said, but what I will say is to NEVER use digital zoom, in fact, turn it off completely so you never stray into it.

Its always better to crop it after.

Keep snapping Matt!

[Tinka]

Re: Natural Beauty

Hi,
Nice image and composition, needs tweeking in software, KEEP AWAY FROM DIGITAL ZOOMS.

[Matt Kneale]

Re: Natural Beauty

Thankyou Yes, I rarely enter the digital zoom range but in this case I felt i'd give it a try. I'll turn it off in future.

Matt

[Matt Kneale]

Re: Natural Beauty

Roger that