Minor adjustments in LR2
Export to CS4
Copy background
Topaz Detail, Topaz Adjust Dramatic (fade to about 50%)
Silver Efex Pro 2 (opacity about 40%) to partially desaturate)
Hue/Saturation adjustment
Dodge and burn on face and eyes and raindrops
Crop
Darken background with paint brush (opacity at about 20-30%)
Resize to 1600px
Save for web.
Noise Ninja to smooth and sharpen
Post Challenge: Thanks for all the great comments during and after voting. This fine animal (and three others just like it) live down the road from me. They are seem to be incredibly passive animals and a delight to view and watch and photograph. This fellow was shot during a lovely ice storm on my way to work one morning. The little four animal herd didn't seem really much to mind the icy rain...not that they really could do much about it...
Here is a more standard crop of the same photo
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Place: 6 out of 325 Avg (all users): 6.8611 Avg (commenters): 8.0667 Avg (participants): 6.7706 Avg (non-participants): 7.1429 Views since voting: 2880 Views during voting: 235 Votes: 144 Comments: 29 Favorites: 3 (view)
I've had a couple good finishes with these animals as well: 10th and 11th. Sadly, mine aren't around anymore; they've moved off-cape. People seem to like these whimsical beasts.
I like your shot the best of these 3 :-) How about showing people the original version, so they can see why you cropped to one horn?
Well ... wet hair, anyway. Hardly his fault that he didn't have a nice climate-controlled place to retire to. Great detail here, and his eyes look like he's pleading for refuge.
Your Detail is super! Your crop very interesting! Tack Sharp! I just can't find anything to fault this picutre! It grabed my eye from the thumb nail and didn't disappoint when I opened it!
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