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I'm working on my CS6 PP skills and went back to this series of barn owl images that I took in January. This image turns out to be the sweetest image of the sequence with the owl face in sharp focus and I love the dangling feet and the wing position.
1DX
500f4 II + 1.4X III
1/8000
f5.6
ISO-1000
Tripod
AV Mode with 0 bias compensation in Evaluative Metering.
Applied NR on BG and in the shadow under the wings only.
Appreciate your comments and feedback.
Thank you
Loi
Very crisp and clean, nice detail. What is yor procedure for BG noise reduction? Did you mask the owl?
Jim
Sharp image, nicely exposed. I would love to see more room to the right of the shot. Also, another round of NR on the BG would be great. Strange to see such noise level for this body, could it be from the resizing?
Excellent pose, light & BG. Sharp & very well exposed. TFS
Magnificent flight pose.Love the wing position,nice colors,details,smooth BG and beautiful composition.
Regards,
Satish.
great details and light. near wing position could be better. BG shows some noise.
TFS
Agree with the comments on BG noise. Interesting pose.
Excellent details and light,great BG.
I like the pose very much, I sense the dark plumage is a little too dark, and the facial disk a tad bright (though not burnt out) I think this is a the conversion through DPP???
Very nice shot Loi. Sharp and well exposed and I like the flight angle. The face is awesome and I like the BG too. Nice!!
Thank you everyone for your comments. This image was taken shortly after sun rise and although the owl was well lit, the BG was not due to the oak grove, which explained why the BG noise is high at ISO-1000 for the 1DX. I ran twice again NR just to the BG. The owl was put on a different layer. I couldn't tell the difference in PS6, but will post a repost here.
As for RAW conversion, yes, i converted this in DPP per Artie's and Arash's instructions. The whites were right on between 230-235, so I'm pretty sure there was no blown pixels. On the high resolution image, the owl face looks rich with details and sweet, thus the title. This has to be one of my best owl images and thnak you for helping me to improve it.
Loi
Yes, Jim, I used Quick Selection tool in PS CS6 to put the owl on a different layer then applied NR to the BG.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim Thomas
Loi
Troy, the BG was a mix of green and brown/red vegetation at a distance, some were still in the shadow, thus the high BG noise. I rn out of canvas on he right. I could add, but decided not to mess too much with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Troy Lim
Arash, thank you for pointing out the noise in the BG. Side by side, I think the RP is a little cleaner. LoiQuote:
Originally Posted by arash_hazeghi
The repost takes care of noise and brightness looks great to me.
repost is the one,well sharp,with great detail.TFS.
Wonderful image Loi
Thank you everyone. This has been a great learning experience for me!
loi
Excellent flight pose and sharp details.
