Bob Pelkey
11-06-2011, 08:48 PM
103602
Guess the Species
I suspect many wildlife photographers infrequently capture images like this with an effort to in fact avoid them.
This species of bird flew in from behind me 2 NOV 11 at Bunche Beach Preserve in Fort Myers, Florida about two miles ENE from Sanibel Lighthouse in San Carlos Bay.
Moderate crop. Image rotated about five degrees to give the appearance of it as level. Camera Raw: sharpening 25, radius 1.0, detail 25 fill light 8, blacks 5, brightness +50, contrast +25, vibrance +43, clarity +21. JPEG brightness +18, contrast +10, Unsharp Mask 75%, .7 pixels, threshold 5 levels. Outlined bird from upper left with lasso tool and applied Reduce Noise: strength 10, preserve details 3%, reduce color noise 5% (all done in less than two minutes).
Criticism very much welcomed as well.
Canon EOS 5D Mark II (http://www.pbase.com/cameras/canon/eos_5d_mark_ii) ,Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM (http://www.pbase.com/cameras/canon/ef_600_4is)
1/5000s f/7.1 at 840.0mm iso800
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Full EXIF Info
Date/Time
02-Nov-2011 16:00:53
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Flash Used
No
Focal Length
840 mm
Exposure Time
1/5000 sec
Aperture
f/7.1
ISO Equivalent
800
Exposure Bias
-2/3
White Balance
Metering Mode
matrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program
aperture priority (3)
Focus Distance
56.7 m
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Guess the Species
I suspect many wildlife photographers infrequently capture images like this with an effort to in fact avoid them.
This species of bird flew in from behind me 2 NOV 11 at Bunche Beach Preserve in Fort Myers, Florida about two miles ENE from Sanibel Lighthouse in San Carlos Bay.
Moderate crop. Image rotated about five degrees to give the appearance of it as level. Camera Raw: sharpening 25, radius 1.0, detail 25 fill light 8, blacks 5, brightness +50, contrast +25, vibrance +43, clarity +21. JPEG brightness +18, contrast +10, Unsharp Mask 75%, .7 pixels, threshold 5 levels. Outlined bird from upper left with lasso tool and applied Reduce Noise: strength 10, preserve details 3%, reduce color noise 5% (all done in less than two minutes).
Criticism very much welcomed as well.
Canon EOS 5D Mark II (http://www.pbase.com/cameras/canon/eos_5d_mark_ii) ,Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM (http://www.pbase.com/cameras/canon/ef_600_4is)
1/5000s f/7.1 at 840.0mm iso800
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Full EXIF Info
Date/Time
02-Nov-2011 16:00:53
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Flash Used
No
Focal Length
840 mm
Exposure Time
1/5000 sec
Aperture
f/7.1
ISO Equivalent
800
Exposure Bias
-2/3
White Balance
Metering Mode
matrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program
aperture priority (3)
Focus Distance
56.7 m
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