Came upon these deer while out running errands; made a quick u-turn and they were still there, beautifully backlit :-) It pays to have the camera handy at all times! Blew out the highlights but decided I liked it that way.
PP - cropped, tonemapped in qtpfsgui (pregamma 0.697, mantiuk method, contrast mapping 0.1, saturation factor 1.029, detail factor 1) and merged in luminousity mode, increased saturation and contrast, white balance, color balance shift towards orange, levels, vignette, cloned out some bright sky right behind doe's head, dodged deer, resized, sharpened, added border.
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Post-challenge: first ribbon in a FS AND a 7+ score!! Many thanks :-)
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This is a stunning wildlife shot, the position of the animals is very nice and the way the light works to separate them from the background is perfect. Well deserved ribbon, congratulations
MY FAVOURITE FOR THIS AUGUST 2012 FREE STUDY CHALLENGE... LOVE IT...
I LOVE THE AUTUMN TONES AND THE AMAZING BACKLIGHT...... IT GIVES ME A PEACEFUL AND LOVING FEELING WHEN I FIRST SAW IT AND IT STILL DOES...ALSO A FAVORITE XOX
I GIVING YOU MY SHERPET BLUE STAR AWARD OF EXCELLENCE AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS WITH US FROM SHEZ
COMEBACK TO ADD THIS, AS A FEW PEOPLE DID NOT LIKE THE BACK LIGHT...
I THINK THE BACK LIGHT OR BOKEH IS AWESOME AND WHAT ADD THE PUNCH TO THIS AWESOME IMAGE...
Coming back too comment and bump this up just an awesome image one tends too rush at time but when you sit and look it just POPS great lighting and sharpness great bokeh and good processing ..Congrats ..Well done
Beautiful picture. Only thing I don't like is the light background... with a darker background the deer would stand out more. But again, beautiful capture.
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