Red Deer (Cervus Elaphus)

[Jonathan Ashton]

• OM Digital Solutions OM-1
• OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5
• ƒ/6.3
• 195mm
• 1/1250s
• ISO 1000
• Jon Ashton
• Flash not fired
• Fri, 04 October 2024 9:38 AM
• Jon Ashton
• DxO PureRAW 4

Keeping a respectful distance and trying to get an optimal viewpoint was not easy at all this day. This image is cropped from portrait orientation.

 

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Jon ... this one does look way better from the posing POV , all details and the impressive antlers clearly visible , well done .
Yes keep your safe distance , I think you have been quite close ... looking at your techs.
Nice details and sharpness ...
Colors looking pleasing as well ...
I might up the exp ... as the sun was involved in the scene .
All around a solid good capture , maybe a bit room all around would give the stag more space

TFS Andreas

 

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Jon, without question your PP has taken a very big U turn... for the better. Both colour and sharpness have dramatically improved and where it needs to be, no more fiddling.

If the original was portrait and cropped, then going for a more looser crop would help the subject, but keeping it closer to the RHS, avoiding a central POV. If you had any frames further on, then that raised front leg would have been a cool addition. No idea on the location, but could a lower POV been better, rather than what appears to be slightly looking down? Shooting lower would also help the BKG.

Impressive rack.

TFS
Steve

 

[Gabriela Plesea]

Hello Jon,

Beautiful Red Deer with gorgeous antlers, well seen and taken! Do realise it is not easy to capture the species, suppose they are very skittish?

Nice pose and I like the raised leg, subject looks alert, ears slightly forward. I quite like the positioning of the Deer within the frame but perhaps a bit more space around him would be good, maybe top and bottom?

Colours look good here, also nice details and sharpness. Well exposed with good DoF.

I like it

Kind regards,
Gabriela