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09/03/2009 04:56:34 PM |
| I can't imagine how thrilling it must be to get close enough to pull off a shot like this ... lighting him no doubt is similar to lighting an egret in a washed out sky - difficult- and you did a real nice job of making him stand out from his b/g. ONe day I hope to be able to travel as you have - I always enjoy looking through your portfolio |
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09/03/2009 04:28:53 AM |
| Ooooh, one of my favourite animals. Love this shot. Was this taken before or after they sedated him and put him in prison for the rest of winter? |
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09/02/2009 05:10:27 PM |
| As everyone else has said, this is a great shot. I think it is wonderful to actually see a photo of a polar bear in the wild :) I love his position and I love where you put his eye. You nailed the exposure. It does look like a little contrast would help it though. I typically start with levels, bringing in my sliders. Then i do an s-curve in curves. If i still need more contrast I add a duplicate layer of either overlay or soft light and i bring the opacity down to 0 and start working it up until I like what I see. Great shot! |
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09/02/2009 04:57:52 AM |
I can't even begin to imagine getting a shot like this in the wild; I'd be doing cartwheels!
Biggest thing I'd do to enhance this (were I getting picky) would be to play up the catchlights in the eye with some dodging, and maybe lightly dodge the face. Really great shot, though; add me to the jealous group ;-) |
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09/01/2009 06:42:04 PM |
| Great shot and a tough exposure challenge. You asked about any tricks to make this stand out a bit more against the snow and I thought maybe boosting the black level a bit to have the nose, eyes and shadows in the fur jump out a bit more. |
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09/01/2009 06:06:46 PM |
| awesome shot - he/she looks bored! |
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09/01/2009 05:25:46 PM |
| Excellent!! What were you doing this close? He looks like he has his eye on you!! |
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09/01/2009 04:15:53 PM |
WOW... wow...
Would love to see some details on the shot (equipment, shutter speed, etc).
Wow. |
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09/01/2009 04:03:01 PM |
| Fabulous!! Can't even think of words to describe your shot..Superb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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09/01/2009 03:47:26 PM |
| i am insanely jealous. awesome. |
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09/01/2009 03:40:13 PM |
This is excellent, love the pose as well as the snow in its fur.
ETA: Nice handling of white on white.
Message edited by author 2009-09-01 19:40:39. |
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09/01/2009 02:24:13 PM |
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