Snowy Owl 4

[Alfredo Fernández]

This is my last post about snowys, as i have no more photos :(
this was taken as soon as i arrived to Canada, i was happy to see how tame the birds where.
All comments and critiques welcome!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6834347681_724272c6a7_b.jpg


Nikon D300s ISO400 300mm f4@f5.6 1/250 tripod manual mode,


All the best,

[Don Nelson]

Alfredo
Lots of cyan and a little blue in the whites of this bird.
I suggest masking and remove cyan
Also, a bit soft -- try applying a 15/60 contrast mask to see the details in the feathers improve.
Additional masking with curves to lighten the owl seems to work as well.
Don

[Ray Rozema]

I would like to ask a couple questions.
What is a contrast mask?
what does 15/60 mean?
How is applying a contrast mask better than sharping to bring out details?

thankyou very much
Ray

[Don Nelson]

Ray
Its described in Artie's Digital Basics.
It is an additional means of sharpening, particularly when the image appears a little soft after normal sharpening.
15/60/0 are the 3 settings you'd use in sharpening

[Ray Rozema]

Thanks

I had read that before but had forgotten about it.

Thankyou

Ray