D3 does Cheetahs

Lex

100% crop shot. Wow, it's a bit artsy, but I LOVE it. I love artistic looking photos, to me, they are more appealing than a perfect high definition display with every pixel precision aligned, that could look so clinical to me.



Now for the base shot:

jonh68

It's great shot for sure, but if I spend the bucks on a 5 grand camera, I WANT the HD treatment.

africaddict

jonh68 wrote:

if I spend the bucks on a 5 grand camera, I WANT the HD treatment.

.....................me too , I'm afraid

jwear

$5000 or $1000 I think most wildlife shooters want to show the shot as they saw it --HD sharp and clean .did you shoot this shot in vivid by the way ??? i sent a d300 back it did not work any better than my d200 and so far I have seen nothing great from a d3 ??????? that said I always say shoot for yourself and if someone else likes it ok if not I still have a great shot

Lex

Maybe the critics will like the chimp, or is he not clear enough for you either?



I post processed the cat the way I wanted it, from a difficult light shot that I missed 100% dead focus on the cat head, I made it what I wanted it to be, the best I thought it could look and that's all that really matters.

But just so you know, it doesn't have to have quite as artsy a look... Just keep in mind, this is a heavy crop, 550 with the full frame was not enough from the distant location I was shooting the cats to be able to frame as close as I'd have liked. But the cats stay away from the observatory, close to where meal time happens late in the day. In fact, they likely like to stay away from people anyway and always keep distance from the observatory deck.

I was also shooting with a new camera, 200 clicks experience at the time was all. still learning. This day was not really about making the best shots I could, it was about having fun and gaining some experience with a new camera. Will that camera be the end all? Probably not. But I think it's got a place with some shots, maybe not with others. Fun to try though anyway, and if all else fails, I'll go back to the D2Xs for all but very low light, or give up on the D3 and wait for D3X. It's simple really. But I apologize for going off a bit before I'd had my coffee this morning. I was just a bit invested in that shot, that's all.

PrescottPhotog

Lex wrote:

Maybe the critics will like the chimp, or is he not clear enough for you either?

Hi Lex.. The Chimp shot is great. Nice capture with the shadows and pose, very well done..

Lex

PrescottPhotog wrote:

Hi Lex.. The Chimp shot is great. Nice capture with the shadows and pose, very well done..

Thank you Chris. I really loved this pose myself, it just looked like such a sensitive moment, there's actually a series, that shows what I mean, I thought it was quite touching, and regardless of my photos took, I felt lucky to have been there and witnessed it.

This is the other truly great shot I felt, showing the emotion between these two primates. I felt as if one was comforting the other during this exchange. Moments like these, are far and few in between.

dbaker1221

the first chimp shot is excellent. ...

Maestro

Definitely like the chimp shots. Very well done in harsh light.

Harryb

The chimps shots are marvelous. I can't wait for my D3 to arrive.

Harryb

jwear wrote:

i sent a d300 back it did not work any better than my d200 and so far I have seen nothing great from a d3 ??????? that said I always say shoot for yourself and if someone else likes it ok if not I still have a great shot

http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=80493

http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=77892

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tobers

Chimp #1 is just excellent. Not overly impressed quality-wise with the cheetah shot but the main thing is that you like it. The chimp certainly is top drawer.

raptorcaptor

Love the first chimp shot! Might work even better if you cropped a little off the left.

Lex

Thanks so much guys, I was well rewarded for that trip to the zoo. I knew as soon as I saw that first shot of the chimp it was special. :-)

The cats, well, we'll figure it was a startup error, but I can still enjoy them.

I am going to take one more look at the cheetah shot processing.

Doug

W.W. Webster

Lex wrote:

Maybe the critics will like the chimp, or is he not clear enough for you either?

Great shot!

Would it benefit from cropping out the negative space on the left?

Awais Yaqub

Monkey is amazing

Lex

Awais, a chimp is not a monkey. thanks though.

Hmm, two votes for cropping the left, I guess that could work ok. The left edge of rock moving up contributes little, except a bit of brightness to the left side, certainly not necessary. Not sure why I didn't zoom in a bit, I should have. I was distracted by people in the area though too.

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Monkey is amazing

CookieS

That first Chimp shot needs to be a big [print, that blue BG is just amazing as it the body laguange and toning of the chimp. Excellent!!

Awais Yaqub

Lex wrote:

Awais, a chimp is not a monkey. thanks though.

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Lex

Cookie, thank you so much, such a glowing review. :-) I too love the near muslin appearance of the background. Amazing that I did NOT heavily process this to create this. In fact, very little was done outside a basic sharpening.

Awais, no worries at all, both are primates after all.

Thanks all again for the encouragement and support of this chimpanzee shot.

riddim_maker

That pensive chimp shot is just awesome

Lex

riddim_maker wrote:

That pensive chimp shot is just awesome

Thanks Russ. I'd rather be lucky than good any day.