Dipper
One from yesterday with the auto ISO off !
Bit better I think although the Bigma takes some sreadying even on a tripod.
Doesn't look so "enviro" as the other shotwhich is what I really want. I,m working on it.
NikonD7100
Sigma 50-500mm
1000 ISO
400th sec @f8
80% of full frame. Neat image and curves in PSPro 7
I left the white blobs in which are bubbles/surf on the water surface. Maybe they should gp ? WDYT ?
Cheers
johnR
Nice image of a dipper. You have the head nice and sharp. I just had a look at your last post and the IQ of this one is better. I think I would clone the white patches and maybe do a little noise reduction on the background it looks little noisy above the bird. I have some dipper shots taken last week to sort out and if they are as good as this I will be very happy.
Very nicely detailed lovely colours (just a tad rich for me but that is entirely personal).
Removing the blobs - well it depends nature is not always coffee table top photography, I think they add authenticity - remove them and it is just a dipper against a perfect background and when was the last time we saw that? I say leave 'em be!!
Good job on the repost John. With the bubbles it depends what you want to achive. If your after the mosts artistic image I would clean them, if you want a more natural image to show the true environment then I agree with Jon to leave them. You have a really nice image with or without them.
Hi John, The bird IQ noticeably better than in your previous dipper image. I agree with others that the repost also better and in my opinion the bubbles help provide a little of the environmental context you are looking for. I look forward to seeing some more dippers - I hope everything comes together as you would like. Cheers, Ian
Thanks guys - appreciated. Had another session but just cannot seem to get what I want, Maybe its the tight feathers being a water bird which make it hard to get pristine detail. The habitat shots are no working because I am shooting against a bank and have not much other choice. If at first ...
Anyway the Little Owls are back so stuff the dippers !!!(Joking )
Thanks again.
John