European Bison

[Andreas Liedmann]

• Andreas Liedmann
• Andreas Liedmann
• DxO PhotoLab 8.0.0

Hi folks ... thought it is time for something different , B&W seems to be outdated here for whatever reason ....
Original shot was taken back in 2017 in the Netherlands , under " controlled " conditions ... the area where they roam is fenced still tough to find them as the area is LARGE and humans are only allowed to use one walking path that is going from south to north in that area . One can book on foot safaris .... to go off track , but these walks are more for nature lovers rather tag photographers .
Image captured under very foggy low light conditions ... so I thought B&W might work better here .

Canon EOS 1Dx II
EF 500 IS L II + 1,4 TC
HH

F 8 ; Iso 20k ; 1/2500 sec

Processed with DXO Photolab 8 for NR ; DT 4.8.1 and PSCC 2024 ; shifted the image to the left as the original was not ideal photographed and added the missing canvas to the left side

Thanks for watching and commenting to my last postings

Cheers Andreas

 

[Jonathan Ashton]

Good job! The B&W works well, clean image, I may have been inclined to pull the Lights 4 down a little, I feel the silhouette shows a little more clearly.
Your cropping/adding canvas looks good I did not detect anything.

 

[Andreas Liedmann]

THX Jon ...
can you please clarify what you mean by pulling down the curve ?? Make it darker or brighter ... I am asking as I have a different setting in curves as you will have . Different orientation inside the panel !!!
If I make the BG brighter I will loose definition in the fur on the upper end ...

Cheers Andreas

 

[Jonathan Ashton]

If I make the BG brighter I will loose definition in the fur on the upper end ... yes, so I was suggesting making these less bright for the reason you explain

 

[Andreas Liedmann]

OkiDoki Jon ... will try that , but did not want to loose the stark contrast .