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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 67 |
Apr 23 |
Reply |
Thanks! I'll look into it
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Apr 19th |
| 67 |
Apr 23 |
Reply |
I took your advice, David, and cropped it some more. Unfortunately, that added some grain, so I lost the detail I was hoping to see, but I do see where the cropping enhances the activity I wanted to capture. Maybe I just didn't have enough reach -- the little island is quite a distance from where we were standing near the dam, and all I had was the 500 (without the extender).
I see where I have a LOT to learn about postprocessing. Not sure where to start -- I have ACR, and someone here suggested Topaz, but there are several different programs: Topaz AI, Topas Sharpen AI, and Topaz Denoise. Not sure which one I should choose. |
Apr 19th |
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| 67 |
Apr 23 |
Comment |
The colors, the sweeps of the sand, and the rise of the hills make this a majestic-appearing landscape. Barren, yes, but that's what makes it enticing (to me, anyway). And it's nice to be reminded that nature isn't confined to birds and flowers!
I like how this one image can be turned into 3 different ones, just with a bit of imagination and cropping.
And that little Sony point-and-shoot -- wasn't aware of what it can do in the hands of a very capable artist. :-) |
Apr 19th |
| 67 |
Apr 23 |
Comment |
My second-favorite Florida bird of all time!
I see the difference the "smart filter" and "unsharp mask" makes in this image ( how does an "unsharp" mask actually sharpen an image???) So, take comfort in the fact that I need to do a lot more studying of postprocessing than you do!
Altogether, though, a lovely image of a lovely bird. |
Apr 19th |
| 67 |
Apr 23 |
Comment |
My all-time favorite Florida bird!!! I love the way the light makes his bill sort of translucent -- and it also gives a bright tinge to his behind :-)
I just got back a week ago and am still going through (far too many) photos, and I see I caught a white "heron" doing the same hunting dance -- Cornell says that it is a white morph, not a difference species.
I don't think anyone can fail taking great photos of reddish egrets. . . even *I* got some really good shots! But you caught both the light and the egret in the best possible way. |
Apr 19th |
| 67 |
Apr 23 |
Comment |
Larry, do you have a gimbal head on that monopod, or is the monopod easy enough to manipulate without one?
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Apr 19th |
| 67 |
Apr 23 |
Reply |
can't help it, the snowys were adorable! (I'll stop now) |
Apr 19th |
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| 67 |
Apr 23 |
Reply |
Ha, you must've read my mind :-) Thanks for all the tips. Had I known my Florida shots would have come out much better.
I don't know why Mr. Snowy is viewed as troublesome, I found Mr, Ms, Miss, and all the junior snowys so engaging during my two weeks there. And the reddish egrets -- they were simply delightful! Now I wanna move there. . .until I remember that the bugs grow THIS big <<extending arms as wide as possible)) |
Apr 19th |
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| 67 |
Apr 23 |
Comment |
All I can say is amazing! The lizard does not seem bothered by the size of the iguana, and the iguana doesn't seem to care about the lizard's choice of perch. A nice glimpse of "symbiosis," so to speak :-)
I can't comment on the nuances of exposure or tweaking -- too new to this, and besides, I like the photo just the way it is. The background doesn't get in the way of my appreciation of the image. I think it was an artist (Christine Porter? Korczak Ziolkowski?) who said, "I don't know much about art, but I know what I like." :-)
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Apr 19th |
| 67 |
Apr 23 |
Comment |
Cindy, as soon as I saw the eye I figured it out. Astonishing capture! Poor little gecko, looks like he is begging for help with his little arms extended. But it's the circle of life.
Someday I hope my postprocessing is limited to a crop and maybe a bit of noise reduction. . .but seeing the images posted here give me hope :-) I study the data posted here (and with everyone else's photos)to clue me in on the best settings for activity, color, and light. |
Apr 19th |
| 67 |
Apr 23 |
Reply |
BIG difference!!! Thank you!
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Apr 10th |
| 67 |
Apr 23 |
Comment |
Thank you for your suggestions. It was a bright sunny day -- but they were (obviously) not in the sun and yes, in my haste to capture the image I failed to change my settings. My bad!
I am still very new at postprocessing. Does PSA offer an online course or some kind of workshop where I can begin at the beginning?
Thanks again! |
Apr 10th |
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