mama and bambi paying their respects...

poof · 11-09-2009, 11:49 AM

Feel free to c &c.

PatrickHMS · 11-09-2009, 12:05 PM

"Son, the man in there is the one who was driving the pickup truck that hit your dad"

Sorry poof, couldn't resist....

Nice photo, like the b/w and tthe way the available light looks.

namaste_lv · 11-09-2009, 04:15 PM

I like this, I would consider cropping the bottom grave marker though. At least on this laptop monitor it looks blown and draws my eye away from the subject. Maybe straighten it a little as well. Thanks for posting.

gian133 · 11-10-2009, 10:57 AM

Great capture. i agree about the cropping of the first marker. it looks like it made of metal not stone like the others. besides the glare look its giving i think it just stands out. besides that its awsome.

just shows you never know what your gonna see and to always have that trusty camera with you.

icassell · 11-10-2009, 12:29 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by PatrickHMS

"Son, the man in there is the one who was driving the pickup truck that hit your dad"
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... and I love the image too. B/W fits it perfectly. A agree with the idea of a bit of foreground crop.

**jbylake** · 11-10-2009, 06:00 PM

Darn, that was totally unexpected. Cool!

J.

kundalini · 11-10-2009, 07:03 PM

I'm guessing this was taken before Bambi and his mother found the patch of new grass in the meadow, signaling the season of spring. That's when his mother was shot DEAD.

Nice shot, but because you were shooting into the sun, there is some detail missing. Get rid of the first tombstone and use the lamp post in the distance to set your vertical.

Nice shot all the same.

**Pugs** · 11-12-2009, 12:46 PM

I agree with cropping the bottom, but I'd actually get a bit more aggressive with it and crop it to a horizontal orientation and place the deer in the bottom right corner. As was also mentioned, it does seem rotated a wee-bit clockwise and that could be corrected, too.

Your profile says that it's okay to edit your pics, so here's a quick crop to show what I mean.

EDIT To Add: It doesn't look like I rotated the crop counter-clockwise enough.

poof · 11-18-2009, 05:41 PM

Thanks guys.

I agree with the headstone at the bottom looking off. I tried to process it to make it more like the others, but couldn't come up with anything that looked good. I angled the photo that way focusing on the gravestones instead of the lamp post. You think if I removed the lamp post the angle would be ok?

11-09-2009, 11:49 AM	#1
poof No longer a newbie, moving up! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Memphis Posts: 42 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Gallery: (0)	mama and bambi paying their respects... Feel free to c &c.

11-09-2009, 12:05 PM	#2
PatrickHMS TPF Junkie! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Metro Atlanta Posts: 1,246 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 38 Times in 29 Posts My Gallery: (0)	"Son, the man in there is the one who was driving the pickup truck that hit your dad" Sorry poof, couldn't resist.... Nice photo, like the b/w and tthe way the available light looks. __________________ Been into Photography since 1969. Current Digital equipment ~ Nikon D80, D40, Nikon 18-55mm non-VR, Nikon 55-200mm VR, Sigma 18-50mm constant f/2.8 HSM Macro, Nikkor AF 35mm f/2, Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8, Nikkor AF 35-105mm f/3.3-4.5 Macro, tons of filters, several flash heads and tripods. My favorite camera bags are the Tamrac 610 and 612. Last edited by PatrickHMS; 11-10-2009 at 01:48 PM.

11-09-2009, 04:15 PM	#3
namaste_lv No longer a newbie, moving up! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 53 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post My Gallery: (0)	I like this, I would consider cropping the bottom grave marker though. At least on this laptop monitor it looks blown and draws my eye away from the subject. Maybe straighten it a little as well. Thanks for posting. __________________ -- Josh "Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." Scott Adams http://www.flickr.com/photos/98591309@N00/

11-10-2009, 10:57 AM	#4
gian133 Been spending a lot of time on here! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: South East Michigan Posts: 142 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Great capture. i agree about the cropping of the first marker. it looks like it made of metal not stone like the others. besides the glare look its giving i think it just stands out. besides that its awsome. just shows you never know what your gonna see and to always have that trusty camera with you. __________________ Nikon D40 50mm Series E f1.8 Nikkor 18-55 f/3.5-5.6 Sigma 70-300 f/4-5.6

11-10-2009, 12:29 PM	#5
icassell TPF Junkie! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 4,296 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 48 Times in 46 Posts My Gallery: (3)	Quote: Originally Posted by PatrickHMS "Son, the man in there is the one who was driving the pickup truck that hit your dad" . ... and I love the image too. B/W fits it perfectly. A agree with the idea of a bit of foreground crop. __________________ Ian Digital: Canon EOS 7D, Canon EOS 30D, Sigma 10-20mm EX f/4.5-5.6, Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8, Canon 50mm f/1.8 Mark I, Sigma 50-150mm EX f/2.8, Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro, Sigma 100-300mm EX f/4, Sigma 1.4X & 2X EX TC, Canon 430EX, Bogen 3021 Tripod/Gitzo 1377M Ballhead, Misc. Other Gizmos and Gadgets 35mm: Minolta XD-11, Rokkor X 24mm f/2.8MD, Rokkor X 35mm f/1.8MD, Rokkor X 50mm f/1.4MD, Rokkor X 50mm Macro, Soligor 135mm MC, Rokkor X 300mm f/5.6MD, Vivitar 2X TC, Vivitar 283 MY PHOTOGRAPHS "If I have seen further , it is by standing on ye shoulders of giants." -- Sir Isaac Newton in a letter to Robert Hooke 15 February 1676 (... and a long telephoto doesn't hurt either ...)

11-10-2009, 06:00 PM	#6
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11-10-2009, 07:03 PM	#7
kundalini TPF Junkie! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: State of Confusion Posts: 6,675 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 49 Times in 44 Posts My Gallery: (0)	I'm guessing this was taken before Bambi and his mother found the patch of new grass in the meadow, signaling the season of spring. That's when his mother was shot DEAD. Nice shot, but because you were shooting into the sun, there is some detail missing. Get rid of the first tombstone and use the lamp post in the distance to set your vertical. Nice shot all the same. __________________ The liver is evil and must be punished!!! Don't let your mind Post Toastee Like a lot of my friends did........... *Tommy Bolin*

11-12-2009, 12:46 PM	#8
Pugs I gotta make more TPF time! Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 895 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit Thanked 35 Times in 32 Posts My Gallery: (0)	I agree with cropping the bottom, but I'd actually get a bit more aggressive with it and crop it to a horizontal orientation and place the deer in the bottom right corner. As was also mentioned, it does seem rotated a wee-bit clockwise and that could be corrected, too. Your profile says that it's okay to edit your pics, so here's a quick crop to show what I mean. EDIT To Add: It doesn't look like I rotated the crop counter-clockwise enough. __________________ -Pugs Nikon D300: - Nikkor 18-55mm AF-S f/3.5-5.6 DX GII - ProMaster 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 - Nikkor 50mm AF f/1.8 D - ProMaster 55-200mm AF f/4-5.6 LD Macro - Nikkor 70-300mm AF f/4-5.6 G - Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DL Macro Super Konica Autoreflex T2 & nT3 - Hexanon 50mm AF f/1.7 - Hexanon 52mm AF f/1.8 - Hexanon 100mm AF f/2.8 - Spiratone 135mm Auto Spira-Tel YS f/2.8

11-18-2009, 05:41 PM	#9
poof No longer a newbie, moving up! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Memphis Posts: 42 My Photos Are OK to Edit Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Gallery: (0)	Thanks guys. I agree with the headstone at the bottom looking off. I tried to process it to make it more like the others, but couldn't come up with anything that looked good. I angled the photo that way focusing on the gravestones instead of the lamp post. You think if I removed the lamp post the angle would be ok?

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