Nature Dears resting in snowy woods

Dears resting in snowy woods · 07:12 AM

**jford** · 03-02-2012, 06:45 PM

Nice, but the aspect ratio looks a bit peculiar - I mean, to me, the deer appear elongated somehow. Probably a psychological effect.
Thanks for sharing.

DeadJohn · 03-02-2012, 07:05 PM

I see the same sort of distortion in the deer. They look almost like 2-dimensional cardboard cutouts.

Maybe all the white in the scene is making the fur too dark, "flattening" the scene, and tricking our eyes? Processing with fill light or decreasing contrast might be able to brighten the fur without blowing out the snow

**yucatanPentax** · 03-02-2012, 09:08 PM

It's the angle of the road, rising behind the deer, plus the all white surroundings which remove the usual clues for perspective, and the fact that the deer are compacted, lying, rather than the fuller forms we'd see when they are standing.

They have hollowed out the snow to block some of the wind, which also makes them look flatter, because they're actually lying in concave holes. Having seen lying deer in other settings, this doesn't look too "off."

Look at it a bit with those thoughts in mind and maybe they will look more natural.

**volley** · 03-03-2012, 01:38 AM

Nice idea and interesting scenery, but to me it looks as if something went wrong in Photoshop:-)

mickey · 03-03-2012, 06:05 AM

I made the pic larger on my iPad and it does look a lot better, but at a smaller size the deer do look like they've been cloned in.
Interesting photo.

DeadJohn · 03-03-2012, 11:57 PM

To the OP, I see you took down the photo. Sorry if we were too critical. I appreciate that it may have taken a lot of work to get that photo opportunity. The distortion was unfortunate but it taught me something new about wildlife photography.

cem.kumuk · 03-04-2012, 08:47 AM

I'm happy to hear how different eyes see things. When I adjusted the perspective of the photo by free transforming the dublicate layer and then adjusting with skew, perspective and sclae options of the PS CS5, I also told myself that there is something wrong with the photo. Your remarks proved that there is something wrong with the photo now and it needs another retouch now. When I'll have some time, I'll work on it again. Thanks...

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03-02-2012, 06:45 PM	#2
jford Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Indiana PA USA Posts: 1,396	Nice, but the aspect ratio looks a bit peculiar - I mean, to me, the deer appear elongated somehow. Probably a psychological effect. Thanks for sharing.

03-02-2012, 07:05 PM	#3
DeadJohn Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New York Posts: 4,833	I see the same sort of distortion in the deer. They look almost like 2-dimensional cardboard cutouts. Maybe all the white in the scene is making the fur too dark, "flattening" the scene, and tricking our eyes? Processing with fill light or decreasing contrast might be able to brighten the fur without blowing out the snow

03-02-2012, 09:08 PM	#4
yucatanPentax Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Dallas / Yucatan Posts: 1,840	It's the angle of the road, rising behind the deer, plus the all white surroundings which remove the usual clues for perspective, and the fact that the deer are compacted, lying, rather than the fuller forms we'd see when they are standing. They have hollowed out the snow to block some of the wind, which also makes them look flatter, because they're actually lying in concave holes. Having seen lying deer in other settings, this doesn't look too "off." Look at it a bit with those thoughts in mind and maybe they will look more natural.

03-03-2012, 01:38 AM	#5
volley Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Springe Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,693	Nice idea and interesting scenery, but to me it looks as if something went wrong in Photoshop:-)

03-03-2012, 06:05 AM	#6
mickey Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,146	I made the pic larger on my iPad and it does look a lot better, but at a smaller size the deer do look like they've been cloned in. Interesting photo.

03-03-2012, 11:57 PM	#7
DeadJohn Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New York Posts: 4,833	To the OP, I see you took down the photo. Sorry if we were too critical. I appreciate that it may have taken a lot of work to get that photo opportunity. The distortion was unfortunate but it taught me something new about wildlife photography.

03-04-2012, 08:47 AM	#8
cem.kumuk Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Istanbul Photos: Gallery Posts: 241 Original Poster	I'm happy to hear how different eyes see things. When I adjusted the perspective of the photo by free transforming the dublicate layer and then adjusting with skew, perspective and sclae options of the PS CS5, I also told myself that there is something wrong with the photo. Your remarks proved that there is something wrong with the photo now and it needs another retouch now. When I'll have some time, I'll work on it again. Thanks...