The following two pics, aside from some wedding shots, are probably my favourites. The first is of a White Lion cub take at The Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve in Gauteng, Johannesburg. This little guy was really placid and posed for me no problem (shame his sibling wasn't and ripped my shorts!).
Processed in CS3, slight sharpening and a contrast boost to bring out more fur detail, the run through Dynamic Photo HDR to further improve the contrast and tones......
And secondly, a street beggar in Cape Town. I have an immense fear of heights, so as my Stu and Jono climbed (yes climbed) Table Mountain, I wussed out and went window shopping on the Waterfront. There happened to be a band playing on the front, when a frail beggar (and his wobbly crutch) hobbled up and started busting some moves. As he sat down for a rest I took the opportunity to ask him for a pose in exchange for 5 rand. No worries!
Again, processed in CS3, DP HDR, then back into CS3 for some dodging and burning to bring out some more skin detail. One bad habit of mine is always converting portraits to mono, but on this occasion I actually preferred the colour version. A couple of people asked for a mono conversion, so I obliged. I'll post them both up and you can make your own mind up.....
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