As flitty as this bird is I was glad to be able to capture him while using a tripod. I have images of him that are better poses but none with this clarity.
The ISO and shutter speed are low because I was shooting an open marsh on a sunny day then I heard this fellow behind me in the thicker woods/shade. He was there and gone before I had a chance to adjust. Could not belive the clarity at 1/200
Thanks for looking all comments welcome and appreciated.
Sorry ... that was not the one I wanted to post :( This is it :) Actually, that top one is a good example of what resizing a JPEG in Microsoft Office Picture Manager does to clarity
07-20-2009, 05:29 PM
Alfred Forns
Hi Mark
You did well with the low shutter speed Hard to dial in more ISO fast !!!
Do like the pose and exposure Would back down the sharpening a bit with the bird would have picked a smaller perch !!! Not much you could do there !!!
07-20-2009, 06:16 PM
Jeff Cashdollar
Nice shot, very colorful bird, sharpening might be over cooked a bit. What method and settings were utilized in the process? When is it applied in the workflow. For example, are you sharpening before or after resizing for the web?
07-20-2009, 07:37 PM
Ron Boisvert
Hi Mark, I agree with Alfred's comments. It sounds like this was a quick grab shot, so congrats on getting the pose and sharpness in those conditions. To my knowledge, I've never seen one of these birds in person. Can you tell us how much of a crop this was, if any?
Thanks,
07-21-2009, 02:13 AM
Lance Peters
Hi Mark - the repost looks a little too sharp to me - somwhere in between the two for my tatses.
Might also tone down some of the brighter spots on the perch.
Keep em coming ;)
07-21-2009, 11:06 AM
Ilija Dukovski
Can't believe you've got it. They don't stop moving.
Agree above with Lance about in-between sharpening.
Love the blue color!
07-29-2009, 08:36 AM
Gus Cobos
Hi Mark,
I like the capture...the repost is a tad too sharp...agree with the good advise given...:cool:
