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Day 12: Mule Deer
Day 12: Mule Deer
Rebecca


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
Location: Roxborough State Park - Littleton, CO
Date: May 12, 2007
Galleries: Animals, Black and White
Date Uploaded: May 12, 2007

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 There were lots of deer about at Roxborough State Park this morning. This was taken at a bit of a distance and cropped way down - hence the lack of sharpness.

IIRC:
convert from RAW
shadow/highlight
channel mixer to b/w
resized
despeckled
dodged on deer's face and ears
aggressively smart sharpened
turned down the brightness a touch
gothic glow layer, scaled back to under 20%
color balance: shadows +3 blue, highlights +3 yellow

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 05/16/2007 10:57:23 PM
that's too bad it isn't sharp but what a great find! love the pose of the deer.
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 05/13/2007 12:44:00 AM
seems just a tad oof but nice capture
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 05/12/2007 11:31:19 PM
It just appear a little to soft for me..... I do like the composition, and how the tree has framed the image.....
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 05/12/2007 05:26:44 PM
I like the way you have framed the deer with foliage. I can't imagine that you had too much time to set this up, given the fleet-footedness of your subject matter.
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 05/12/2007 04:47:14 PM
I like what you've done with the processing to "bring this back" from an otherwise difficult shot. The crop is really good, and the subject feels nice and close (almost looking at me thinking, "What are you looking at??"). I agree processing gives it a more artsy look, which is appealing. I might have cloned out the lamp pole under the legs, if possible; it's a bit distracting to me.
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 05/12/2007 03:35:48 PM
lacks sharpness, but a good find!
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 05/12/2007 03:01:28 PM
almost has the appearance of a painting
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