Judith Lesnaw  


Untitled by Judith Lesnaw

October 2018 - Untitled

October 2018 - Judith Lesnaw

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About the Image(s)

One evening last October I was near Blue Ball Barn in Wilmington DE photographing a pond and recording frogs and crickets. Suddenly a thick fog rolled in. I began to pack up my gear when I spied a deer. I got a few photos before he returned to the woods. In Lightroom I cropped the image, increased the vibrancy and light, and dehired and smoothed the image. My goal was to produce a mystical, dreamy image that matched the environment.
Canon 80D, Tamron 16-300 lens, 300mm, ISO 3200, aperture priority, 1/80 sec, f6.


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6 comments posted




Mike Cohen   Mike Cohen
I like the concept but to me you were caught in between a clear image and a dreamy one. The image looks soft to me but I can't see the fog which would explain it.   Posted: 10/08/2018 14:21:03



Carol Sheppard   Carol Sheppard
(Group 95)
The things that work best for me in this image are the colors, creating contrast between the deer and the foliage, as well as the direct look from the deer. Compositionally, I could see less foliage, moving the deer more toward 2/3 of the frame. I also feel some softness in the deer-I felt the sharpest focus was on a part of the foliage.   Posted: 10/12/2018 21:09:16



John Roach   John Roach
(Group 64)
I like the idea. First, it is not sharp, maybe focus is a little of. I suspect it is on the foliage. Second, I think there is a need to crop a lot of the right side foliage that isn't needed for an animal portrait.   Posted: 10/15/2018 21:50:59



Sharon Prislipsky   Sharon Prislipsky
For me the colors and the direct gaze of the deer work well. I understand your fascination with photographing subjects in the fog, but in this case the very soft effect on the deer just makes it look out of focus. If the effect is truly from the fog and you have good focus on the deer, I would suggest dehazing the deer using the adjustment brush in LR. I would try to get the eyes as sharp as possible. Finally, for me, there is a lot of foliage on the right that does not add interest. I would crop at least up to the yellow flowers that are next to the deer.   Posted: 10/16/2018 11:36:19



 
I like how the fog has blurred the background. Your colors work well together. I think, however, that the dear is too clear for what you were trying. The dear and the foliage are not equal in your artistic approach. I think the same crop in your original would be interesting.   Posted: 10/18/2018 15:45:47



 
I have to agree with the others that the deer looks soft and out of focus. I think the degree of the crop is too much to keep the resolution of the subject and not make this look like a very artsy painting. If that is a future intent then I think that Sharon's idea with the crop is good thus making this a vertical image by keeping some of the foilage.   Posted: 10/22/2018 16:59:15