I took this at Etosha National Park in Namibia. It was a special hour watching the mom and young zebra, at first with mom and what seemed like dad and another relative and then just mom and baby. The color photo seemed very plain to me, although it is softer and more touching. I then processed in black & white (Nik), but it still didn’t pop, so I processed in high key in Nik. I like the photo now, but I would like your thoughts.
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Should I crop in more? Should I use the color and make different adjustments? I don’t have the back end of the mom because of the crop I took at the time. I’m also posting the color photo before b&W processing. Thanks for any thoughts.
@Diane_Miller thank you Diane! After looking at the soft colors again, I do really like it and will use it in addition to the high key photo. On the high key, I’m not sure what you meant by crop to the symmetry of the faces - I’m including a crop here - is this what you mean or do you think closer in? Thanks!
Beautiful moment and tighter crops look so good, highlighting the touching behavior.
B&W is preferred mode here and i like both the tight versions, but in first one (the horizontal one), you may slightly trim the canvas at the bottom.
