Sandhill Feather Ruffle
Taken during the afternoon on a very grey day with Steve Kaluski.
Steve let me loose with his 500mm for a few hours during our last outing and I was able to experiment with some slightly different compositions of the resident sandhill cranes.
Comments and critique welcome as always.
Techs | Canon 1D Mark IV | 500mm | F7.1| 1/200| ISO 800| Handheld |Full Frame
Processing done in LR and PS CS6 using smart sharpen sharpening tips from Arash's guide.
Jamie
Last edited by Jamie Douglas; 04-02-2013 at 11:54 PM.
LOVE IT!! Detail, color, rhythm...
Second love it - love the detail, layers and colours.
Love it. Beautiful colour detail.
Wouldn't this have made a cracking "pleasing blur" (sorry I just watched the video)
Jamie, you are DEFINITELY NOT using my 500 again!
Very cool shot and a little different perhaps, too? Seems the MKI hasn't lost it's touch after all.
TFS
Steve
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.
Different, well seen and well done!
At first I did not like this image and in about 10 seconds it began to grow on me.
A very creative image with wonderful detail & subtley.
Andrew
Very nice way of using the 500 as a macro lens. Different and creative. I love it.
This was the first and only time the crane fluffed up his neck feathers with very little warning so I have two things on my mind for the next time, more DOF and to try a blur. Maybe I can experiment with creating a blur from this in PS just to see what the results are.Originally Posted by Paul Keeble
Love it. Beautiful colour detail.
Wouldn't this have made a cracking "pleasing blur" (sorry I just watched the video
Typing from my iPhone so ill be back later.
Thanks everyone.
Very cool and unusual.
I think this works well because of the comp and the IQ but especially because the yellow/brown in the feathers picks up the BG colors.
gail
Jamie - very well done. The comp, detail adn tones all work beautifully. Looks like you had fun. So did Steve hold Ewan as collateral? My guess is he wanted at least your first born.
TFS,
Rachel
Beautiful composition! Lovely details! The results are sure excellent from that 500!
Amazing details Jamie. Was it the IS II that you used? I held one last weekend, it was light.
I did offer it back on at least two occassions lol and guess you won't be so kind next timeJamie, you are DEFINITELY NOT using my 500 again!
Very cool shot and a little different perhaps, too? Seems the MKI hasn't lost it's touch after all.
TFS
Steve
. Considering my drought in images the last while, I am pleased with this and grateful you let me borrow your baby. That is one nice piece of glass for a future buyer.
Haha thanks Rachel and I guess you know Steve well LOL. I think the 'lending me his lens' experience has made him want more than my first born:)))))))
Cheers Gail and thanks for picking up on what originally attracted me to the image when I first checkec it in my viewfinder., "especially because the yellow/brown in the feathers picks up the BG colors"
Thanks again folks and with all the recent promotion of the cheap (er) NIK software I'd be eager to test it on this image to see what it can do that LR or CS6 can't but maybe that is another discussion topic.
Take care
Jamie
Cheers Troy and I made a comment re the 500mm on your recent post. This was the 500mm F4 v1.
Jamie
That is indeed a fine image, one that I would not have thought of. COlours look great, and the details are fantastic.
This is one of those images you need to open to appreciate and also one that seems to grow on you.
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