Very good captures BOb, some of the best I've seen from you. The shallow DOF in the first really has your subject popping out.
Harry http://behret.smugmug.com/NANPA member How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
Looks like you're getting used to your new gear, Bob.
Main pita feature (imo) is the road / path in both pics ... especially the first, since, as Hb says, you've got some nice separation going and it'd be (much) better without the road.
It makes me wonder about the environment and whether you'd have been able to 'lose' the path/road in the first by ... dare I say ... getting lower ... as it seems there's some sort of ridge / drop behind the animal.
If there's a possibility of doing this (or at a different place at the venue) it might be worth considering a 'stakeout and hope' approach ... especially if this venue is one you visit on a regular basis?
There'll never be a guarantee that subjects will place themselves between you and the background that YOU want ... but it might be worth a try?
I'd be looking for locations / angles where there's no obvious 'hand of man' elements ... as I already have to at my own local venue
and... I think you just identified a previously unknown-to-me animal in some photos I took on a trip to the Lakes District back in 2008. Is this the same animal?
Looks like you're getting used to your new gear, Bob.
Main pita feature (imo) is the road / path in both pics ... especially the first, since, as Hb says, you've got some nice separation going and it'd be (much) better without the road.
It makes me wonder about the environment and whether you'd have been able to 'lose' the path/road in the first by ... dare I say ... getting lower ... as it seems there's some sort of ridge / drop behind the animal.
If there's a possibility of doing this (or at a different place at the venue) it might be worth considering a 'stakeout and hope' approach ... especially if this venue is one you visit on a regular basis?
There'll never be a guarantee that subjects will place themselves between you and the background that YOU want ... but it might be worth a try?
I'd be looking for locations / angles where there's no obvious 'hand of man' elements ... as I already have to at my own local venue
pp
Thanks PP of course you are right the road really spoils the composition. Yes I am enjoying the combination of the 5D3 with the 100-400L. I just use the 5D2 for landscapes. I find it difficult to get up and down but I have just bought a mat to lay on and I posted some squirrels having taken them at eye level. If you have the time I would appreciate if you would look at them and tell me what you think.
Cheers
Bob
and... I think you just identified a previously unknown-to-me animal in some photos I took on a trip to the Lakes District back in 2008. Is this the same animal?
Thanks for checking!
--- Denise
Yes Denise there are Fallow deer in the Lake District and that is what you have photographed. The male is called a buck and the female is called a doe.
... I find it difficult to get up and down but I have just bought a mat to lay on and I posted some squirrels having taken them at eye level. If you have the time I would appreciate if you would look at them and tell me what you think.
Cheers
Bob
Well, Bob - don't take any notice of me rattling on about 'getting low' then - I have no wish to be a star witness @ a coroner's court ...
Might be an idea to look for (if not already doing so) situations where the ground / environment itself can help ie subjects on natural ridges / logs etc where the immediate land behind falls away, rather than rises?
Don't know what sort of mat you've bought, but I use half a roll mat ... as used under sleeping bags. Decent thermal and damp insulation and they're generally between a fiver and a tenner ... and last a fair while unless used on sharp gravel etc. I'm kneeling (rather than lying) on it, which is why I cut it in half, btw.
Had a quick look at the squirrels.
Stuff I noticed
Mottled, distracting backgrounds - caused by leaves.
Branches that can't be cropped out and are in the way.
Still seem too high - was the cam on the ground, or you lying on the ground, with elbows on same, cam in hands, or something else?
Thought some shots would've been better with more space in front of the subject.
Yes Denise there are Fallow deer in the Lake District and that is what you have photographed. The male is called a buck and the female is called a doe.
Nice job, Bob. For some reason, the hardest to capture wildlife always like to pose with a road in the background! Happens to me all the time. Nice photos, still! Best, Pam
Nice job, Bob. For some reason, the hardest to capture wildlife always like to pose with a road in the background! Happens to me all the time. Nice photos, still! Best, Pam
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Do you have this breed of deer across the Pond?
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How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
Main pita feature (imo) is the road / path in both pics ... especially the first, since, as Hb says, you've got some nice separation going and it'd be (much) better without the road.
It makes me wonder about the environment and whether you'd have been able to 'lose' the path/road in the first by ... dare I say ... getting lower
If there's a possibility of doing this (or at a different place at the venue) it might be worth considering a 'stakeout and hope' approach ... especially if this venue is one you visit on a regular basis?
There'll never be a guarantee that subjects will place themselves between you and the background that YOU want ... but it might be worth a try?
I'd be looking for locations / angles where there's no obvious 'hand of man' elements ... as I already have to at my own local venue
pp
Flickr
I really like the first shot you posted.
and... I think you just identified a previously unknown-to-me animal in some photos I took on a trip to the Lakes District back in 2008. Is this the same animal?
Thanks for checking!
--- Denise
Musings & ramblings at https://denisegoldberg.blogspot.com
Bob
Cheers
Bob
Yes Denise there are Fallow deer in the Lake District and that is what you have photographed. The male is called a buck and the female is called a doe.
Well, Bob - don't take any notice of me rattling on about 'getting low' then - I have no wish to be a star witness @ a coroner's court ...
Might be an idea to look for (if not already doing so) situations where the ground / environment itself can help ie subjects on natural ridges / logs etc where the immediate land behind falls away, rather than rises?
Don't know what sort of mat you've bought, but I use half a roll mat ... as used under sleeping bags. Decent thermal and damp insulation and they're generally between a fiver and a tenner ... and last a fair while unless used on sharp gravel etc. I'm kneeling (rather than lying) on it, which is why I cut it in half, btw.
Had a quick look at the squirrels.
Stuff I noticed
Mottled, distracting backgrounds - caused by leaves.
Branches that can't be cropped out and are in the way.
Still seem too high - was the cam on the ground, or you lying on the ground, with elbows on same, cam in hands, or something else?
Thought some shots would've been better with more space in front of the subject.
All imo, of course, but hth?
pp
Flickr
--- Denise
Musings & ramblings at https://denisegoldberg.blogspot.com
Bob