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-- Lee Daniels (darwinmgt@bayside.net), September 21, 1998
The framing could be improved by not cropping the top of the animal off. There is not catch light in the eye.I do like that the photo was taken from a low level.
-- brad mills (dbradmills@aol.com), September 21, 1998.
I do see the catch light in the eye, though subdued, as the photographer indicates that it was misty and grey. I think the shot is well done, and would suggest a vertical format-turning the camera for the vertical perspective rather than trying to crop later.
-- Carlyn Iverson (absolutsci@aol.com), September 22, 1998.
Thank you for the comments. Your points are well taken. I, too, wish I had framed just a tad higher so as not to cut so close to her back. I also did a vertical, but it was not nearly as successful (I don't focus well at dawn). The shot was not cropped or manipulated beyond general unsharp and histogram equalization when scanning from a flat image. Catch lights are nearly impossible with javelinas unless you get a few feet away and blind them with a flash. Red eye is unheard of. I lucked out with the rising sun and her position. As a side note: the film was generic Seattle Film Works, the lens was no name cheap (I think that's what's printed on it) 80-200mm, the camera old, borrowed manual Pentax ME Super, handheld and scanned from Seattle print on UMAX 1200S flatbed. Go figure. Thanks again! Lee
-- Lee Daniels (darwinmgt@bayside.net), September 22, 1998.
What makes the image for me is the sweep or arc defined by her fur from the nose to into the hooves.
-- Brian de Alwis (brian_de_alwis@oti.com), September 25, 1998.
Very nice forms and shapes and perspective. It's a pity that the lightning wasn't better, but you can't have it all. Perhaps the colors could be tweaked a bit with good custom darkroom work. Nevertheless a nice shot!
-- (andreas@physio.unr.edu), September 26, 1998.