Pat Centeno
About the Image(s)
In San Antonio area's drive-through Wildlife Park, I shot two near-identical photos of this appealing critter among the flowers. Canon 7D with 300mm lens, ISO200, f/9, 1/200sec. Of course, the one I preferred seemed to have just one horn, but the other one appeared in the following shot (in which it moved its head slightly), so I stacked the shots in Photoshop and masked it back in, before cropping. I also had to select the eye area to get back detail in the shadows. I darkened the corners slightly, also. Using Topaz Impression, I selected a medium stroke of type 5 with brush size .50 and paint volume .10, increasing the saturation slightly to .20. Afterwards, I used a grey mask (painted med grey on the mask) to lightly bring back some of the antelope's features and the flower it had been nibbling at its feet. I didn't care for a pinkish area that Impression emphasized behind the animal, so I cloned in some more trees in that spot.
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5 comments posted
Although I dont ordinarily think of painting animals (& you are making me re-think this), your rendition is beautiful.
it is not overdone.   Posted: 01/10/2018 10:20:16
And on second thought, this might have been the Dama Gazelle. I wouldn't want to mislead any nature people with the identification. Hard to recall after seeing it over a year ago! But whatever it's called, I enjoyed working with the image. It looked so appealing in that flower meadow.   Posted: 01/10/2018 19:19:59