Elephant portrait

[jmayer]

I took this one with my Sony alpha 100 and the 500 mm mirror lens. iso 200, shutter 1/250, f -8

the lens has a fixed aperture at f-8, so I can't play around with DOF. I like thew image but do you think?

Cheers, Jörg

[windrider86]

I'm not quite sure what your question is? Would you mind asking something more specific? Please and thank you!

[jmayer]

Sorry, I would love to hear what other people think when looking at the image.
I was wondering if this is too dark or just plain too close for a portrait. With an exposure like this is there something you can do with post processing to make it better or different? I am new to this forum, so sorry if my question was confusing.

Thanks, Jörg

[sk66]

looking at your exif:
Camera: Sony DSLR-A350
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 500 mm
ISO Speed: 200

I'd say a very nice job of getting a sharp image...your shutter speed was too slow...I have to assume you used a tripod.

I like the crop and the lighting and overall exposure. I don't think I'd mess with it.

Yes, you could do something "different" than this, and you might want to, but you won't necessarily get anything "better" than this.

[jmayer]

Hi SK66,
thanks for the reply,
I actually did not crop the image this is the full frame. I used it handheld and not a tripod as they were walking constantly.
Do you think a bit sharpening might help?
Since i am new to PP can you give me a few pointers what one could do to this picture? I do have photoshop and would love to play around with a few images. I just did not know what to do with an image like this one.

Again, thanks for your reply, I really appreciate it.

Cheers, Joerg

[sk66]

Originally Posted by jmayer

Hi SK66,
thanks for the reply,
I actually did not crop the image this is the full frame. I used it handheld and not a tripod as they were walking constantly.

I like the crop is the same as I like the framing, but getting it right without cropping is a bit harder and excellent job handholding...shutter speed probably should have been closer to 1/750...

I don't see a need for sharpening...
You could edit a copy of this and mess around with shadow/highlights and layer modes to see what you can come up with, but I would keep the original as is.

[jmayer]

Thanks again, I have one more stupid question!
How can you look at the exif data of the image on flickr? I tried to find it myself but was not able to.

Thanks, Jörg

[crockny]

after you click on the picture, on the right hand side you should see something that says properties ... that will have your EXIF information

[alysoun]

Absolutely beautiful

[Jim Poor]

Are you sure the aperture is "fixed" and not just a maximum of f/8?

I like the image as is. Nice and a bit moody.

Originally Posted by jmayer

I took this one with my Sony alpha 100 and the 500 mm mirror lens. iso 200, shutter 1/250, f -8

the lens has a fixed aperture at f-8, so I can't play around with DOF. I like thew image but do you think?

Cheers, Jörg