Graphic zebra b&w

[rokkstar]

Went to the zoo with the inlaws yesterday. I just love the animals with graphic patterns on them. Would appreciate C&C on this one:



Cheers

[the foto fanatic]

I'm liking the B&W treatment.
Have you tried an even tighter crop?
In fact, just the head alone, with the eye breaking up those wonderful swirls, could be interesting.
Thanks for posting.

[cc@t]

Excellent shot Matt - love it.

[Nnnnsic]

I like it Matt, but I think I'd like to see some detail separation from the nose / mouth with the rest of the body's stripes.

[Matt. K]

Mattstar
Drop the middle tones right out using the curves tool. It's pure black and pure white only for that image.

[stubbsy]

Matt (Rokkstar), I'm with Matt (Matt. K) on this. You're on a winner and this shows a fantastic eye for the detail in a shot - just go to more contrasty B & W.

[Killakoala]

I think with this animal it's hard to tell whether the photo is B&W or not.

At first i thought it was two zebras in the frame.

I agree with the two above me. Total black and white would be great. No grey.

[sirhc55]

IMO there needs to be be more definition as a photo or you could try threshold in PSCS - anything from 55 to 112 to give it a more graphic quality

[rokkstar]

Thanks guys.
The separation between nose and body was something I wasn't sure about. I tried doing some dodging to lift it but it didn;t work.
Cricketfan, my immediate thought was to crop it tighter, because I think the dark space top right distracts somewhat.
I'll play with the curves to drop the middle tones.

[DaveB]

The separation between nose and body was something I wasn't sure about. I tried doing some dodging to lift it but it didn;t work.

The best solution I can think of is to move the camera slightly to the left or right so the end of the nose wasn't against a black background (I know we can see dark hairs against the white, but it's too subtle).

I like this a lot though!