I like the OOF background; it provides context and color. One might use the graduated filter tool in LR to darken it a bit.
Rick > On Jun 17, 2021, at 9:12 PM, ann sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com> wrote: > > alan - a suggestion... which occured to me because of the wonky way flicker > ws revealing the photo to me and RIck's comment. > > Crop down to just above the hippo - making it a faux pano.. The blurry > upper part of the photo distracts . > > ann > > On 6/17/2021 8:55 PM, Rick Womer wrote: >> This is a really nice shot. Even at that distance, it looks as though the >> hippo is keeping an eye on you. >> >> Rick >> >>> On Jun 17, 2021, at 1:20 PM, Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote: >>> >>> Another from our jaunt this morning. An Ox-Pecker looking for ticks on a >>> Hippo at the N end of Sable Dam. In the BG is the bird hide at the SE >>> corner some 700m distant. >>> >>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51254432060/ >>> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51254432060/in/datetaken-public/> >>> >>> K5 & HD 55-300 @ 300mm. This lens does so well. >>> >>> Alan C >>> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51254432060/in/datetaken-public/> >>> -- >>> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> -- >> %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > ann sanfedele photography > https://annsan.smugmug.com > https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts > https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.