Bob Pelkey
05-01-2011, 11:40 AM
92607
An otherwise dull image was enhanced with very heavy contrast adjustment
that really brought out the late day light well in the sea grass having me visualize
it as fire. In addition, I lightened the entire head of the gull and then darkened its
bright side slightly. I then darkened the light side eye ring slightly as well as the
entire breast and belly of the bird. The foreground sand was cleaned up significantly
while darkening it slightly. Selective noise reduction was made in the background
with the image cropped. Tripod used while I was kneeling in a tidal cut in the
northern lagoon. The image was initially processed in CS5 RAW (tip from Rucci)
although photographed in JPEG. The image was auto sharpened.
Laughing Gull at Fort De Soto Park
Tierra Verde, Florida USA
Canon EOS-1D Mark III (http://www.pbase.com/cameras/canon/eos_1d_mark_iii) ,Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM (http://www.pbase.com/cameras/canon/ef_600_4is)
1/1600s f/10.0 at 600.0mm iso800
<table width="450" align="center" border="1" cellpadding="1"><tbody><tr><td class="sb" colspan="2">Full EXIF Info</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">Date/Time</td><td class="lid">18-Apr-2011 18:40:39</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">Make</td><td class="lid">Canon</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">Model</td><td class="lid">Canon EOS-1D Mark III</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">Flash Used</td><td class="lid">No</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">Focal Length</td><td class="lid">600 mm</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">Exposure Time</td><td class="lid">1/1600 sec</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">Aperture</td><td class="lid">f/10</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">ISO Equivalent</td><td class="lid">800</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">Exposure Bias</td><td class="lid">-1/3</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">White Balance</td><td class="lid">
</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">Metering Mode</td><td class="lid">matrix (5)</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">JPEG Quality</td><td class="lid">
</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">Exposure Program</td><td class="lid">shutter priority (2)</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">Focus Distance</td><td class="lid">19 m</td></tr></tbody></table>
An otherwise dull image was enhanced with very heavy contrast adjustment
that really brought out the late day light well in the sea grass having me visualize
it as fire. In addition, I lightened the entire head of the gull and then darkened its
bright side slightly. I then darkened the light side eye ring slightly as well as the
entire breast and belly of the bird. The foreground sand was cleaned up significantly
while darkening it slightly. Selective noise reduction was made in the background
with the image cropped. Tripod used while I was kneeling in a tidal cut in the
northern lagoon. The image was initially processed in CS5 RAW (tip from Rucci)
although photographed in JPEG. The image was auto sharpened.
Laughing Gull at Fort De Soto Park
Tierra Verde, Florida USA
Canon EOS-1D Mark III (http://www.pbase.com/cameras/canon/eos_1d_mark_iii) ,Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM (http://www.pbase.com/cameras/canon/ef_600_4is)
1/1600s f/10.0 at 600.0mm iso800
<table width="450" align="center" border="1" cellpadding="1"><tbody><tr><td class="sb" colspan="2">Full EXIF Info</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">Date/Time</td><td class="lid">18-Apr-2011 18:40:39</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">Make</td><td class="lid">Canon</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">Model</td><td class="lid">Canon EOS-1D Mark III</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">Flash Used</td><td class="lid">No</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">Focal Length</td><td class="lid">600 mm</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">Exposure Time</td><td class="lid">1/1600 sec</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">Aperture</td><td class="lid">f/10</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">ISO Equivalent</td><td class="lid">800</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">Exposure Bias</td><td class="lid">-1/3</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">White Balance</td><td class="lid">
</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">Metering Mode</td><td class="lid">matrix (5)</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">JPEG Quality</td><td class="lid">
</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">Exposure Program</td><td class="lid">shutter priority (2)</td></tr> <tr><td class="lid" nowrap="nowrap">Focus Distance</td><td class="lid">19 m</td></tr></tbody></table>