50D, 300 2.8, 2x TC II
1/800, f 6.3, iso 400
This is from over a year ago.
I never processed this because of the less than ideal HA. I badly wish he had given me some more head turn. Is that a complete image killer?
Feedback appreciated.
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50D, 300 2.8, 2x TC II
1/800, f 6.3, iso 400
This is from over a year ago.
I never processed this because of the less than ideal HA. I badly wish he had given me some more head turn. Is that a complete image killer?
Feedback appreciated.
Absolutely stunning ! Gorgeous colors and detail your work is looking fantastic keep at Sidharth
Excellent shot. Wonderful background, great shooting angle, and nice detail. The head angle doesn't bother me. Well done.
Sidharth, I am not enough of an expert to judge HA, etc.
I just look at what I like and this qualifies in every aspect.
Lovely BG and the head is sharp.
Feather detail could be a tad better, but overall, a very appealing image.
Sidharth, the light and feather details are perfect so is the low angle. I agree HA is a bit less than ideal, especially given that the bird itself is slightly angled away from us. Def not a killer but I am sure you will be more happy when you get a slightly better HA :)
Light and colours are amazing - sure HA is an issue but still worth posting. TFS
All the techs are spot on, Shooting angle, exp, IQ, DOF...Love the colors...HA is almost there but the body away from us is probably less than ideal more than HA.
Hey Sid, when you achieve a killer IQ, as in this, together with that stunning OOF BG, I wouldnt mind if he stood on his head.:w3 Super low perspective, and because he has such a large eye, this angle doesnt bother me.
i would ditto STU for the HA SID. this is indeed a great image with such a creamy bg and perfect LA.
Beautiful colors with a great low angle and what a clean background. Not ideal Body/HA but it's a keeper in my book.
Sidharth....HA does not bother me at all. What I like the most here is the "in their world" feel...and I think the HA helps....gives the feeling the bird is not aware of you. I am liking that. IQ, low angle, water......what a shot.
Did you forget sharpening the feet?
sid bhai..i think you should keep the image i liked the sharpness details colors and Bg..
Thank you all for the comments. I appreciate all the feedback.
Ha! That cracked me up :S3:Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuart Bowie
Very interesting way of looking at it, Kaustubh. I hadn't thought of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kaustubh Deshpande
Re. the feet, I didn't do any selective sharpening in this image. I will selectively sharpen the legs. Thanks!
Thanks again everyone
Sidharth:
Strikes me as a very painterly presentation, looks very nice.
I assume you ran NR on the foreground and background, as even the water at the birds feet isn't sharp. There is also a unusual look to the birds knee area on our right as if your masking for NR missed here.
It presents nicely, just think it could be tweaked a bit.
Cheers
Randy
Hi Randy,Quote:
Originally Posted by Randy Stout
I did not run any NR on this image. I exposed it way to the right, to the extent that I had to grapple with the whites. So no NR was needed at all.
I applied (as I usually do), smart sharpen to the entire image. So no selection or masking there either.
Cannot explain why the water at the bird's feet isn't sharp.
I did clean up a couple of minor blobs from the water and evened out an oof plant that was just slightly visible in an otherwise clean bg.
I will check if any of that clean up was near the knee to see if I can do that better.
I will also selectively sharpen the legs and the water around it to see if that improves it. Any other suggestions welcomed.
Thanks for your comments, Randy. I appreciate them.
Sidharth:
Thanks for getting back on the NR question. Perhaps the low shooting angle changed the perspective enough that the usual slice of sharp water at the birds feet isn't noticeable. I stand corrected :bg3:
Cheers
Randy
