Photo of the Day May 2018

[0007776]

I saw this guy and a few others hanging out on the side of the road yesterday.

Musk Ox B&W by mrkramer, on Flickr

I was playing around with editing it, and decided to go for mostly black and white, but leaving in a bit of green where the new grass is starting to grow, I'm not sure if that was the best choice for editing, and I'm definitely open to comments or critiques.

 

[Alexander.Of.Oz]

I saw this guy and a few others hanging out on the side of the road yesterday.

Musk Ox B&W by mrkramer, on Flickr

I was playing around with editing it, and decided to go for mostly black and white, but leaving in a bit of green where the new grass is starting to grow, I'm not sure if that was the best choice for editing, and I'm definitely open to comments or critiques.

First off, ask for "constructive critiques!"

Personally, I don't think the selective colour being left in place of a little bit of the green grass has worked effectively here. Selective colour usually works well when it highlights a subject or part of a subject within an image and here, the Musk Ox is the subject, not the new season grass. Had you have taken a different image, where the grass was the main focus, it could have worked.

If you really want to play with selective colour here, I'd make it the Musk Ox in colour and all else in B&W.

From a technical point of view, try spot metering on the Musk Ox next time, this way it should have all the detail to it, avoiding the blocked up shadows that it currently has. If the background blows out that doesn't really matter, it is after all an image about the Musk Ox first and foremost.

From a composition point of view, getting yourself much further over to the left would have allowed us to see the eye and face detail better. I realise that sometimes we can't accomplish these things, what looks like it may just require moving twenty metres to the left could in fact be moving a couple of hundred metres to the left and there could be obstacles in the way, making it impossible. Nonetheless, always work your subject as best as you can.

 

[0007776]

First off, ask for "constructive critiques!"

Good point.

Personally, I don't think the selective colour being left in place of a little bit of the green grass has worked effectively here. Selective colour usually works well when it highlights a subject or part of a subject within an image and here, the Musk Ox is the subject, not the new season grass. Had you have taken a different image, where the grass was the main focus, it could have worked.

If you really want to play with selective colour here, I'd make it the Musk Ox in colour and all else in B&W.

I don’t disagree with that opinion, I wasn’t sure that the selective color was working. I only tried it because I felt that it didn’t work well in all black and white, and the musk ox is the same color as most of the grass is. If you want to see another that is in full color and let me know which way would have been best you can follow the link to my Flickr account and there is another one there.

From a composition point of view, getting yourself much further over to the left would have allowed us to see the eye and face detail better. I realise that sometimes we can't accomplish these things, what looks like it may just require moving twenty metres to the left could in fact be moving a couple of hundred metres to the left and there could be obstacles in the way, making it impossible. Nonetheless, always work your subject as best as you can.

I probably could have moved a bit more, I was shooting from the road and how it goes from there wouldn’t have gotten me a much better angle.

 

[Alexander.Of.Oz]

Good point.

I don’t disagree with that opinion, I wasn’t sure that the selective color was working. I only tried it because I felt that it didn’t work well in all black and white, and the musk ox is the same color as most of the grass is. If you want to see another that is in full color and let me know which way would have been best you can follow the link to my Flickr account and there is another one there.

I probably could have moved a bit more, I was shooting from the road and how it goes from there wouldn’t have gotten me a much better angle.

I'm gonna post the reply to this over in the Critics Corner thread, as it's got some detailed examples of what I did in Lightroom in regards to the settings and a few images to illustrate that for you.

I'm home sick with the man flu, so had a bit of time to quickly do an edit for you.

 

[Susurs]

 

[Hughmac]

Pine Cone by Hugh Russell, on Flickr

Sony RX100 @ f/1.8

Cheers

Hugh

 

[needfx]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/needfx/

 

[Cheese&Apple]

San Francisco and the Bay Bridge from Yerba Buena Island

 

[stillcrazyman]

This way.....

 

[Janichsan]

Horsy!

 

[fcortese]

Manarola Sunset

 

[keyrex]

Same visit. I don't believe he will be tolerated again!

I would give anything (almost) to have him in my garden, i would even consider hanging a sparrow from the feeder!! Not sure if thats illegal though

 

[oblomow]

Evening walk, passing my favourite bridge

 

[Apple fanboy]

I would give anything (almost) to have him in my garden, i would even consider hanging a sparrow from the feeder!! Not sure if thats illegal though

Possibly not. Mrs AFB would seek you out and kill you anyway!

Anyway here is another of the big fella.
_DSC1299 by apple fanboy1, on Flickr
Based on Mr sniffles (sorry I mean @Alexander.Of.Oz!) excellent post I decided to have a go at a mask layer.
Problem is
1. last of skill.
2 Awful lag on my mac.

 

[r.harris1]

Swallow by Ray Harrison, on Flickr

These little guys are very difficult (for me) to get and just got the one opportunity in this case - no hope for me to get them in flight.

 

[mollyc]

145/365 | A rose by any other name

 

[scotttnz]

Orange County Convention Centre, Orlando

Panasonic G9 and Leica(ish) 25mm

 

[keyrex]

What can i say? Its a half moon! I'm pleased with the results for a first attempt.

Comments appreciated.

 

[Susurs]

1986 Sigma 600mm Reflex lens.
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What can i say? Its a half moon! I'm pleased with the results for a first attempt.
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Comments appreciated.

That’s funny. We uploaded similar photos with few seconds difference ...

 

[keyrex]

That’s funny. We uploaded similar photos with few seconds difference ...

Wow.. What a coincidence.
It isn't called lunar for no reason. Thats incredible.
Nice photo.

 

[Darmok N Jalad]

Keeping the bird theme alive. Missed the rule of thirds on this one, but I still liked how it turned out. IIRC, he took off shortly after I took this.

 

[fcortese]

Possibly not. Mrs AFB would seek you out and kill you anyway!

Anyway here is another of the big fella.
_DSC1299 by apple fanboy1, on Flickr
Based on Mr sniffles (sorry I mean @Alexander.Of.Oz!) excellent post I decided to have a go at a mask layer.
Problem is
1. last of skill.
2 Awful lag on my mac.

Very chese-and-apple-esque!

 

[Alexander.Of.Oz]

More Autumn leaf detail and colour.

Canon 550D, Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8, Spot Metering, Aperture Priority
ISO 100, 50mm, f/2.8, 1/1250

 

[kallisti]

 

[Alexander.Of.Oz]

_DSC1299 by apple fanboy1, on Flickr
Based on Mr sniffles (sorry I mean @Alexander.Of.Oz!) excellent post I decided to have a go at a mask layer.
Problem is
1. last of skill.
2 Awful lag on my mac.

You did well, there's a nice dark background and good separation of the subject from it! It's a majestic bird!

Keep in mind Peter's suggestion in the other thread of using the masking when applying your sharpening, if you don't already. You can also selectively sharpen areas too through the use of the brush tool, further refining its application through luminosity or colour selection refinements once you have brushed it on.