Scottish Stag

[Steve Kaluski]

OK, not quite one of the big beasts you all think of, but.

Taken a while back in the Cairngorms in January before the snow arrived. The actual backdrop is bracken that has died back, shot late afternoon, hence the overall colour. The Stag is in a hollow, hence the look of swimming in a mist of brown, plus shooting wide open has given the DOF required, no PS work was done, all in camera and placement. The darker line/blobs that runs through the antlers is the rest of the herd.

Steve
MKIII 500f/4 1/400 f/4 ISO400 (HH, 10% crop)

 

[Alfred Forns]

Sweet in camera composition Steve !! Isolation works very well and makes the animal stand out well, complementing colors take it over the top !!!

 

[Stu Bowie]

This works for me Steve. I like the placement, and lovely mood with the surrounding bracken. The stag just pops so well. A well thoughtout image. Well done.

 

[thijs broekkamp]

Nice picture! Unsharpness on the foreground make him really stand out!

 

[Troy Lim]

Bravo on this one, Steve.

 

[Tom Graham]

Interesting.
Tom

 

[Dave Courtenay]

A good example of how 'mush' should work, Blending the foreground into the background making the subject the only sharp piece in the image-would have liked some room for the virtual legs but thats all

Dave

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[Harshad Barve]

Excellent image Steve , awesome in-camrea work
TFS

 

[Bob Miller]

HI Steve,,,love the selective focus and color harmony...tack sharp on your subject! Congrats!

 

[David Fletcher]

Not really sure of this one Steve. Light is very contrasty and the bg/fg smacks of gaussian blur. Accept what you say, but does look PS'd... The bg /fg divider on the rump suggests some work.

 

[Steve Kaluski]

Very happy to fwd the RAW if you want David, some slight blemishes were spotted and removed thats all, the rest was all in camera as I say.