d800,300 mm, w TC, ISO 400 F8, 1/500HELLO TO ALL;
Any comments fair game. Am making a few posts . Have a serious rotator cuff and bicep tendon injury in my right arm. Have edited thes photo mostly with left. Will find out Tuesday what is going to happen next but really supposed to limit arm use for a couple months, may be put in a sling or surgery. All of which to say, I won’t be posting much if at all for awhile. I hope everyone has a great Holiday.
Hey Kathy. Sorry to hear about your injury. Do what is best for a quick recovery. I like your image a lot, especially the looking down at you angle. Background and foreground show his environment without overpowering the subject. Nicely done.
Will be thinking about you. Get well soon.
Pat
This is cool, Kathy. I hope you heal quickly. Interestingly, my wife, though right handed, always sets her mouse up on her left. I’ve done it when I’ve had issues with my right. It works ok, though I’ll admit the fine control is sadly lacking.
Visiting a granddaughter right now who’s recovering from hip surgery following an athletic injury, I’m afraid I can relate all to well what you’re going through. But I can also confirm that the docs and PTs know what they’re doing, so their advise and instructions are golden.
I’m especially fond of this image because it’s showing an “atypical” animal. Frankly Im getting the yawns from all the perfect specimens haunting lenses. This one is scruffed up and has a story to tell.
I like this image a lot. Beautifully sharp with a nice background. And the lack of one side of the antlers makes it unusual, drawing you in.
Good luck on your recovery. I’m dealing with shoulder issues too. Which is why I haven’t posted much and most of those have been from the old catalog.
Kathy, there’s some very nice detail and texture in this shot. I love that one antler is missing, as it adds something extra that bumps this beyond just a normal portrait.
Something to consider (and you probably have), is whether to crop above the body. Though I do like the texture in the back fur quite a bit, when I visualize this just from the neck up, I think the image becomes much cleaner (no foreground twigs) and the symmetry is emphasized (without the body on one side)… which subsequently makes the asymmetry of the single antler even more effective.
Best of luck with your rehab and recovery!
Max
Hi Kathy!
My best wishes for your speedy recovery !
An interesting frame with a comic touch & high curiosity.
Hello Kathy, you posted this some time ago so I hope in the mean time you have made a good recovery. When scrolling through this gallery, I spotted this image and I just had to open it and say what a gorgeous and proud portrait you have made of this guy.
Grt, Ingrid.
