The bandits

[Michaelaw]

http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics/coon2sm.jpg

[cdanddvdpublisher]

Nice capture - have you considered bumping up the green of the grass a bit?

[kiley9806]

awesome awesome awesome. i totally enjoy this - makes me :D
talk about being in the right place at the right time!
good framing on the trees, i love the trail my eye takes looking at each 'bandit' (great title too)
i agree the green could be bumped up a bit. and maybe a little crop on the bottom.
great shot!

[Marko]

Nice capture on a very hard to get shot.

The eyes could be a wee bit sharper and I agree on more contrast in the grass, but this is still a very nice shot!

[Michaelaw]

Thanks guys, I dropped the green a bit as it was all in their fur and I didn't want green fur. I came across this family and totally had the wrong lens on, knowing my time was short as they were very nervous, I popped the onboard flash to help the lighting a bit. It was getting to be dusk and I was walking home after a day shooting with the 70-300mm Zuiko and no tri-pod.

[cdanddvdpublisher]

Thanks guys, I dropped the green a bit as it was all in their fur and I didn't want green fur. I came across this family and totally had the wrong lens on, knowing my time was short as they were very nervous, I popped the onboard flash to help the lighting a bit. It was getting to be dusk and I was walking home after a day shooting with the 70-300mm Zuiko and no tri-pod.


Avoiding green fur = very good call ;) all things considered, it worked out well for you.

[AcadieLibre]

I like it a lot, nice grouping of them, did you like coral them for the shot lol.

[Michaelaw]

Thanks again for the comments, I took some time and tried to bring out the green more without affecting the animals too much.

Cheers:)

[AcadieLibre]

Just out of curiosity do you shoot in RAW or JPEG and what program do you use to edit your photos?

[Michaelaw]

RAW and PS CS3

[AcadieLibre]

So then I assume you have Adobe Bridge installed, this may or may not work but you may want to try it. When you open the photo in Bridge, go to lens correction, at lens vignetting amount toward the (light vignetting)positive numbers and then widening the midpoint. I has worked for me on a few photos were I wanted the outside lightened without changing the centre area. It may not work but it may be worth a shot. Play with the amount and the midpoint.