Today I bring you a photo that's something different from what I've been doing, this is one of the reasons that makes me question it even more. It was a foggy Sunday moorning and I was in my hidrohide.
The photo didn't have any post processing, just noise reduction in Lightroom. My main question is do you like this, how would you improve it in post processing?
Very beautiful! Portrays a unique combination of serenity and courship (I assume?) Understand the fog... would perhaps be nice if the birds had a bit more definition (hopefully without losing the "magic" of the shot!) ? Thanks for sharing these beauties, Tiago!
You caught a nice interaction which must have been very nice to see, and I really like the low angle, but either the fog or a large crop (or some of both) has caused a considerable loss of image quality. And possibly the shutter speed was a little marginal. Cropping from the top about halfway to the heads would make a more pleasing composition, to me. I like the idea, though. If you find a way to work on it, I'd love to see the result.
You could increase contrast, and to some degree add sharpening (or Clarity or Structure), but that's about all I would try. Others may have better ideas. Or go an artistic route, but right now I can't think of any concrete ideas.
Understanding the foggy conditions makes this an excellent creative effort. I love seeing these types of photos and not just sharp focused subjects. The timing and low angle really make me appreciate it so much......thanks
Not a contest winner but a memorable keeper anyway. A little too soft to be really appreciated - I think your NR also reduced the little sharpness you might have had left on the birds. It looks quite serene, though!
Hi Tiago, shooting through fog, haze, smoke et al is a real challenge. Thought I'd give this a go to see what could be brought out. Working strictly with LR5 adjustments- +.12 exposure, +5 contrast, -10 highlight, +14 shadow, +7 white, -33 black, +83 clarity, +17 vibrance and +10 saturation (prefer not to boost saturation if possible as it tends to soften details)
Also sharpened +20 @ .5 with +30 details. This is about the most I could get from the small 73kb Jpeg, the RAW should yield slightly better results. Going OOTB (artistic) as Diane suggests could provide interesting alternatives but that's all about personal preference and vision.
Tiago, here is the rp with an application of Topaz Labs "Carity", using one of the factory presets. Minor tweaks may improve it further, unfortunately noise is starting to become an issue. A mask could be applied to the bg to soften it etc etc. Again, the RAW would probably yield better results.
Hi Tiago, shooting through fog, haze, smoke et al is a real challenge. Thought I'd give this a go to see what could be brought out. Working strictly with LR5 adjustments- +.12 exposure, +5 contrast, -10 highlight, +14 shadow, +7 white, -33 black, +83 clarity, +17 vibrance and +10 saturation (prefer not to boost saturation if possible as it tends to soften details)
Also sharpened +20 @ .5 with +30 details. This is about the most I could get from the small 73kb Jpeg, the RAW should yield slightly better results. Going OOTB (artistic) as Diane suggests could provide interesting alternatives but that's all about personal preference and vision.
Thanks a lot for your effort Randall. I understand the need for more detail and sharpness. That's what I normally search for in my photos. But trying to reach that in a photo that lacks them a lot is never going to make it an interesting photo.
Here my intention was trying to show the foggy ambience. Nevertheless I wasn't happy with the photo, that's why I made this post in the "eager to learn" section
Last edited by Tiago Caravana; 04-13-2014 at 11:10 PM.
I think the image would have been more successful with other elements in the frame, such a trees, that were also obscured by the fog. A nice idea to experiment with!
Crested Greebes in a foggy moorning
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Originally Posted by Randall Farhy
