Red Tail Hawk

[Ginny Gielow]

Canon Rebel Xti;Canon 100-400 lens;stats unknown

[Connie Mier]

Glad to see that you are posting, Ginny. The wing span you captured on the bird is beautiful, as is the intense look in its eye. I see a lot of issues with the photo though and for the experts to critique, including the specs is most useful. There is a lot of noise (maybe a large crop?), but the biggest problem for me is it appears very oversaturated. Minor things are some dust spots in upper right corner that could be easily cloned out. And as I have learned with flight shots, giving the bird more room to fly into is always a good thing.

[Ginny Gielow]

thanks, Connie. I will repost the same image tomorrow when I am able to post again within the time restraints. It will not be so tightly cropped. Still trying to learn this system.

[Arthur Morris]

Hi Ginny, You timing was good and you almost got the whole bird into the frame. There are huge image quality problems most having to do with noise and over-saturation. How large a crop is this?

[Dave Phillips]

thanks, Connie. I will repost the same image tomorrow when I am able to post again within the time restraints. It will not be so tightly cropped. Still trying to learn this system.

Ginnie....glad you got the image posting worked out.
You CAN post another image in this thread right now......just do it in a new response pane

[Lance Peters]

Hi Ginny - also include the full details on your shooting info and Post processing - there is a lot going on here and would like to try and help. Seems to be a lot of sharpening Halo's and a lot of noise.

You can repost the same image in this thread!!

[Ginny Gielow]

This photo has not been edited in any way as compared to the previously filed image.
I have no additional info on the image taken with a Canon Rebel Xti

[William Malacarne]

Ginny
What program are you using? Let us know and someone can help you on how to find the info.


This is the EXIF
Canon Rebel XT
Focal Length 170mm
Shutter Speed 1/800
Aperture f/14
ISO 800
Metering Partial
Exposure Bias 0

Bill

[Ginny Gielow]

Thanks for the info, Bill.....I am so green here I am embarrassed. I am using Photoshop Elements 5.0

[Arthur Morris]

Ginny
What program are you using? Let us know and someone can help you on how to find the info.

This is the EXIF
Canon Rebel XT
Focal Length 170mm
Shutter Speed 1/800
Aperture f/14
ISO 800
Metering Partial
Exposure Bias 0

Bill

Thanks Bill and Hi Ginny,

The last image that you posted is much better than the original post. :)

Lesson one is to work in Aperture priority at the wide open aperture to give you the fastest possible shutter speed. You would have been able to drop down here to ISO 400; that would have resulted in less noise. Don't give up; there is tons to learn and this is the place to do it.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Hi Ginny,
Just some quick fixes. It looks like you are shooting jpegs. Just did a quick NR and desaturation. Tried to colour balance a bit better. Think I might be seeing a few dust spots on your sensor too.

[William Malacarne]

Ginny

I don't have Elements, so rather than guess, I will let someone that knows for sure how to get to it.

Bill

[Alfred Forns]

Can add you did real well focusing on the bird with that bg !!!

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Ginny,
Very good advise given, I like your second capture, and Jackie's repost puts it over the top...looking forward to your next one...:cool:

[Hazel Grant]

You can post another view if you post an advanced reply. Then you don't have to wait the 24 hours.

[Hazel Grant]

yes, hang in there. this is a great forum to learn from the experts.

[Bill Dix]

Ginny, In PS Elements 7.0, you can get the basic shooting data in the File menu: go to File/File Info and click on Camera Data 1. I think it's the same in 5.0. I second (or third) the comments about BPN - this is THE place to learn a phenomenal amount about everything having to to with avian photography.

[Ginny Gielow]

I am using Photoshop Elements 5.0

[Ginny Gielow]

Thanks, Jackie! Wow! Is it really my image?????
How did you do NR and desaturation asks the totally GREEN photographer

[Arthur Morris]

Hey Jackie; can you come work on my images? You should win Nobel Prize for Photography!