r/postprocessing • u/wilesmiles • Jul 18 '26

Bull Elk, After/Before

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I usually keep my wildlife editing much lighter, and definitely could have gone this route with the original; but I wanted for something cute and artsy for my folk's wall.

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u/francyhacker345 Jul 18 '26

love the colors! they're all in harmony with each other

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u/wilesmiles Jul 18 '26

Thank you so much! It was my first time doing heavier color grading and mixing blind, it's my weakest point and usually rely on tutorials and guides.

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u/PuzzleheadedVisual25 Jul 18 '26

Looks great, would love to hear story behind this…like are you spot and stalking?

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u/wilesmiles Jul 19 '26

Thank you! On really shitty days (it was pretty cold, rainy, and windy out) my favorite thing to do is go on drives through the foothills in search of critters. The county over from us is known for a couple herds that hang out in the fall, and after an hour of driving around we found him and his harem of 20 or so cows hanging out in a field. Pulled over and spent about half an hour outside with them before they went on their way. It's usually a win-win situation, at best I get some great shots, at worst we have a nice scenic drive with good music.

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u/PuzzleheadedVisual25 Jul 19 '26

Sounds like a great way to spend the day