Ok, this is my first ever challenge. Not sure how well this image will be received, so anything will be a result.
This is also my first time using photoshop (CS2), so I look forward to any comments on my processing skills (or lack of!)
This shot did take a little while to get. My autofocus has gone on my one and only lens so to catch the ewe's eyes dead centre, have the ewe stay still for 1/6s while I focused then zoomed was a bit of a challenge.
I wanted to capture some of the contrast between the playful lambs and the guarded panic of the ewes, and I think the zoom effect helps the viewer feel that.
I won't bother putting up my processing steps as everyone voting will probably have a lot more experience than me!
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I really like the zoom effect here. And the ewe staring at the camera is very strong. Quite surprising to see green in a sepia challenge, but I really like the effect of the sepia tone over the color.
I don't really see this as being sepia. I can see multiple colors in the photo including the green grass. Aside from that the blur effect takes away from the photo and is unnecessarily used in my opinion.
You will probably get a few low votes for having color in this image but I think the sepia like tone over the color helps the artistic effect you were going for. Very creative. 7
Back to bump: The more I look at this image the more I like it. This probably won't make it on the front page but it does go into my favorites. 10
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