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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 67 |
Jun 22 |
Reply |
Yes, the birds have a bit of an artificial look, even in the original uncropped/unprocessed. I'd be interested in more expert opinions than mine, but it's probably my lens & APS-C sensor just couldn't resolve enough detail at that focal length. BTW, I err'ed in my description above, saying the FL of 312 was 35mm equiv. I misreported the EXIF info: the actual FL for the 100-400 lens was 312, the 35Mm equiv was 468. |
Jun 16th |
| 67 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Larry
The lighting is impactful and it's always nice to see the subject in action.
Maybe it's just my monitors, but the details of what is being Gotcha'ed is much dimmer than the title would suggest (again, on my monitors). I was curious what it caught, so lifted the shadows a bit, which revealed some lovely colors in them ripples, and a bit more detail. (See below - quick & dirty, obviously needs a real mask). Alternatively, a low key version with even less detail? Just a thought.
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Jun 11th |
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| 67 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Jason
Doesn't get cuter than that. Could you see the chick had a critter in its beak before the shot, or just luck?
If it were mine, I'd rotate slightly to make it horizontal, and if there was room enough before crop, put a but more space in front of the subject instead of centering. But an eye catcher nonetheless.
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Jun 11th |
| 67 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
David:
I heartily agree with all previous comments. And...did you seen any whales?
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Jun 11th |
| 67 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Bud:
Very nice shot of a great specimen.
The modified sky adds more interest, and as mentioned, I agree there's too much sunlight on the bird for the cloudy background, and that choosing a less cloudy sky and placing a blue patch of sky behind the bird's head might have a better impact. |
Jun 11th |
| 67 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Richard
Training those birds to pose like that can't have been easy. I like the crop, and rotating branch to horizontal. Gorgeous colors in those bluebirds and the open beak.
As mentioned by others, some technical issues detract from a perfect pic. You mentioned Denoise last in your processing steps, so I'm not sure if that's the actual sequence, but if/when I use Denoise AI it's at the very beginning (the 1st step) of processing, and this based on Topaz's own recommendation, at least for stand alone modules which is what I use (not plugin versions). Also, just an FYI, the sharpening tool in Denoise is inferior to the stand alone Topaz Sharpen module.
Regarding noise, are you processing from raw files, or jpg? I don't have the D500 but since it was on my shortlist for an APS-C format (before I bought the Fuji) I seem to remember the D500's sensor, like my Fuji's sensor, has 2 ISO-invariant ranges (processing from RAW obviously, not from jpg). If that's true (about the D500), and assuming you process from raw files, then ISO may not be your main problem. I think Walter's suggestion about adding an extension light is brilliant (no pun intended). |
Jun 11th |
| 67 |
Jun 22 |
Comment |
Michael:
If I can insert a small a-political comment: nice tribute to the colors of Ukraine.
Perfect light. The ring light didn't introduce any weird artifacts on the eyes, did you diffuse or is that because of angle? Even without the amazing detail of it feeding, those bright yellow punctuations on blue strands makes for a compelling piece of art.
As suggested, I too would have rotated it 90 deg, or maybe even make the fly's wings perfectly horizontal. |
Jun 11th |
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