Stag in the tall grass

[ashish]

This image is an attempt to defocus the stag and blur it slightly to complement the out of focus foreground grass and keep the background trees in focus.

C&C welcome.

[Geoff F]

For me, there is too much out of focus foreground so I would crop closer and have a different size ratio.

I think this scene does have possibilities.

[Dave Humphries]

That's just not working for me I'm afraid Ashish.

I see you achieved what you set out to (the background trees are the sharpest thing here), but I'm wondering why? (you want to do that compared to a shot where the stag is in focus - AND not least; with a lot more of it visible too.

If I had shot this, it would have been an accident - and I wouldn't hesitate to delete it - because I'm always trying to shoot the animal.

I'm sorry if that sounds harsh, Dave

[Shadowman]

I think the blur gives the image a sense of movement as the eyes travel upward. Nice concept.

[ashish]

That's just not working for me I'm afraid Ashish.

I'm sorry if that sounds harsh, Dave

Thank you for your thoughts Dave... no worries... i appreciate your views. This was meant to be an experimental shot and i thought i would post it here for C&C. I knew there would be varying opinions on this one.

Cheers!
Ashish

[Wavelength]

hmmm.... not sure about this