Bison - thoughts on tite crop (with repost)

Posted by Kim Kaiser on Sat Jan 01, 2005 10:36 pm

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tight crop, almost full frame, apx 85%,,the orig has little white below the chin and on the right side of the face,

suggestions good or bad appreciated

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by Tim Grams on Sun Jan 02, 2005 12:33 am

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Alright Kim, since you're loooking for bad suggestions, I jump to the head of the line.

I like tight crops. In this case I'm wishing for either a complete nose or a complete horn. Including either of those would have moved the eye more off center also. I'd bump up the saturation a bit in any case.

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by Kim Kaiser on Sun Jan 02, 2005 10:27 am

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the full frame has a full nose and even and eye on the other side, it was the pure white under the chin and neck and right side, i tried to post a repost full frame, but i couldnt figure out how to get it only there,

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by Dennis Olivero on Sun Jan 02, 2005 1:52 pm

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I agree with Tim or come in super tight for base of the horn and the eye.. In addition to a little boost in contrast, I might decrease the exposure (assuming digital capture) a titch. If you want to do a repost, you can just respond to your own post and upload the file that way.. Or initiate this process, then copy the image code that comes when you upload into an edit (top right) of your own post.. Let me know if you have trouble, glad to help..

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by Carol Clarke on Sun Jan 02, 2005 5:54 pm

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I love tight crop close ups Kim, but they have to be spot on to work well IMHO. This shot is neither quite one thing or the other and I might be tempted to go in much tighter to concentrate more on the eye, placing it more in the ULC - especially as the image appears slightly overexposed and a touch of blue cast as presented here.

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by AForns on Sun Jan 02, 2005 8:26 pm

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Kim I like the close look Would shift to the right to view the entire nose/mouth area and get rid of some of the harsh light on the upper left !!!

Would use selective color>select black>increase the black I think the image will pop!!!!

Just need a couple of adjustments !!!! Thanks for posting

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by Kim Kaiser on Sun Jan 02, 2005 9:20 pm

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full frame repost, disregard colors, im on a lptop

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by NDCheryl on Sun Jan 02, 2005 9:31 pm

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Kim,

I still think I tight crop on the eye and horn will work best as I dont think you gain anything by going full frame.

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by E.J. Peiker on Sun Jan 02, 2005 10:04 pm

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I like the out of the box composition at all but don't like the lighting and the blue shadow cast on the face. Burning down the highlight areas or doing a linear combination with a normal to get the contrast under control coupled with getting rid of the blue could make this photograph very good.

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