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63 Dec 24 Reply Thanks Alane Dec 31st
63 Dec 24 Reply Funny expression! Dec 16th
63 Dec 24 Comment Thank you all for these constructive comments and discussion. Much appreciated.
Dec 16th
63 Dec 24 Comment Amazing image. Thanks for the description - this is all new to me.
Wonderful results using your special "recipe".
No suggestion for improvement, but I was wondering if you tried the same set-up but with a UV light?		 Dec 16th
63 Dec 24 Comment Hi Charles,
This is an excellent demonstration of a still life using in-camera focus staking. I love the color arrangement and the visible texture of these "rocks". Very nice reflection on a reflective black surface.
Well done. No suggestion for improvement.		 Dec 16th
63 Dec 24 Comment Hi Alane,
Very nice still life image. I agree with all the comments above. No additional suggestion.
Keep on the good work.		 Dec 16th
63 Dec 24 Comment I love it. Excellent capture and processing. This ant was probably not moving much - 1/8 sec and no motion artifact.
Your image is telling a story.
Difficult to have aphids (green) pop-out from the leaf, but this is life!
Great work		 Dec 16th
63 Dec 24 Comment Hi Barbara,
Nice work - one could feel the texture of the wood on this first submission. Excellent capture and processing.
I do not have any suggestion for improvement.
I also relly appreciate the 2 other pictures, also excellent.
Keep on the good work.		 Dec 16th
63 Dec 24 Reply Hi Charles,
Thanks for these observations and demonstration. Points well taken.		 Dec 13th
63 Dec 24 Reply Thanks for these observations Murphy. I agree with you.
Although I have an Olympus 300 mm prime lens, I did not carry it with me that particular day. The 50-150 lens is very nice and allows much more flexibility, especially when combined with a 1.4 or a 2X teleconverter.
I used the maximum power at my disposition to frame the bee as tight as I could. Not always easy to decide what is the best option: having to do a tight crop or accepting the limitations caused by the teleconverter.
Food for thought.
Dec 13th
6 comments - 4 replies for Group 63
69 Dec 24 Reply Thanks Jacob. Dec 16th
69 Dec 24 Comment Hi Diane,
Nice image and great improvement on the last version.
I agree with the comments above.
The AI eraser worked well.
No further improvement suggestion.
Keep on the good work.		 Dec 16th
69 Dec 24 Comment Hi Jaswan,
Fantastic dramatic and "spooky" image.
I love the red eye and the head. Maybe a little more light on the body would be good.
Is it possible that the body itself was a little bit behind the focus plane (in contrast to the head that was right on)?

If so, this is a pretty elegant way to bring the observer's attention to the head of this guan.
Another keeper		 Dec 16th
69 Dec 24 Reply Thanks for the very good suggestion. Dec 11th
69 Dec 24 Comment Hi Jacob,
I agree with the previous comments. The high saturation appears artificial to me. Furthermore, at least on my screen, the background portion of the image is lacking details/blotchy - this was much less pronounced on the original image.
I would tone down on the saturation and possibly sharpening.
Keep on the good work.
Dec 11th
69 Dec 24 Comment Hi Cindy,
I agree with Jaswant. When an agressive cropping is applied to an image, there are a lot less pixels to work with. The definition, sharpness and noise increase.
Increasing your zoom to 600 mm, and possibly adding a 1.6X or 2X converter might have helped. (A decrease in your ISO, and possibly a wider aperture, might have helped - depending on your equipment.)
Furthermore, this eagle was very far away. Depending on the degree of humidity, evaporation of the water, heat, rain, etc.... the details, even with a very tight capture will affect the sharpness of the image.
I tried to apply further denoising and sharpening using ON1, but then the corrections are becoming more obvious (see image)
Wildlife photography from far away poses its own challenges!		 Dec 11th
69 Dec 24 Comment Hi Dean,
I love your image and conversion.
There was a slight slant to the right (Vertical lines through the tree and reflection did not match).
Great work.		 Dec 11th
69 Dec 24 Comment Hi Mervyn,
There is always a cute factor when observing youngsters, especially when at play.
Great capture and treatment.
My only suggestion, if possible, it to have a little more room on the left side of the image.
Another keeper.		 Dec 11th
69 Dec 24 Reply Thanks Jaswant Dec 11th
69 Dec 24 Reply Hi Diane, It is the mating season. If a buck stands up and stump its hoof, one must back up! No problem with does. Dec 9th
69 Dec 24 Reply Agree. My camera was not made to defend myself from that rack! Dec 6th
69 Dec 24 Reply He was a big boy. I was planning on walking on that trail, crossing right in front of him, but decided to do a little detour! Dec 6th
6 comments - 6 replies for Group 69
70 Dec 24 Reply Thanks Tami Dec 28th
70 Dec 24 Reply Thanks Frans. Dec 28th
70 Dec 24 Reply Thanks Kirk. This is indeed a lovely place located on the North East end of Lake Erie. I love the fall foliage! Dec 28th
70 Dec 24 Reply Thanks Kathryn,
Yes, there was a house for sale, but the sign is now down - I am not sure if sold or removed from the market. 		Dec 16th
70 Dec 24 Comment Hi Kirk,
Great image throughout. Ominous clouds, sharp mountains, and perfect sharpness and texture of the barn/out house.
Considering that everything is tack sharp, I am assuming that you selected a narrow aperture.
My only suggestion would be to decrease a tad the overall contrast and to open the shadows a bit (very dark on the right side where the evergreens are dense).
Keep on the good work.		 Dec 16th
70 Dec 24 Comment Hi Frans,
Great image and color palette. I love the change of colors.
Excellent capture and framing. I would suggest decreasing a tad the "shadows/black" under the Green trees from the middle to the right of the image.
No other suggestion.
Dec 16th
70 Dec 24 Comment Hi Kathryn,
Lovely image, framing and treatment. I love it as it is. My only suggestion would be to slightly increase the Vibrance/saturation (just a tad) on the sky, and slightly brighten the island. -
Keep sending these interesting images from your long journey around the globe.		 Dec 16th
70 Dec 24 Comment Hi Geoff,
Thank you so much for explaining what we are seeing.
Very interesting capture.
Nice treatment and cropping.
I like the color palette of this unusual scene.
Well done. 		Dec 16th
70 Dec 24 Comment Hi Tami,
Just a few points that might help you with night photography
:
- your camera sensor will capture an image and automatically correct the light intensity to "medium Gray" if your EV is set at 0.
This makes it difficult to obtain something close to what you saw, unless you set your camera to EV -1, -2 or even -3.
I personally prefer to bracket the capture with 3 to 5 images and 1 EV interval. I would put the mid capture at EV -1 or -2. You might get the perfect exposure on one of the image (minimal true black and true white) and work with this image. You can also elect to blend (High Dynamic Range) 2, 3 or all the images as needed (if no perfect single image).		 Dec 16th
70 Dec 24 Reply Thanks for your kind comments Geoff. Dec 3rd
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