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Rainbows
It's taken a little while for the Rainbow Lorikeets to land on my perches. They are curious and comical. My first morning for a long time that I have been able to get out and play, and it is overcast and rainy. These parrots jump and twitch all over the place. I was happy to see one, then two, then five and final count of around 30! Too many to watch and separate! Struggling with the light once again. Noise in the darks.
In ACR - Increased exposure a little. Shadows to the right.
In PSCS6 - Canvas added right and bottom. Curves adjustment layer on BG and NR. A little dodge and burn. Smart sharpened for posting.
Canon 5D2
Sigma 150-600mm @ 350mm
ISO 1000
f9 @ 1/200 (I've used f9 to try and get both in focus, then the light suffers. On thin ice with a SS of 1/200.
Spot metering
Tripod
C&C Always welcomed and appreciated!
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Oh my! DOF looks great, details are terrific, colors are of of course amazing!! Love the head angles, I see what you mean about the noise in the darker areas and I might just try a mild despeckle in those areas. I have just started to work with some remote flash setups, if they were coming to my perch like that I might just try something like some multiple flashes to help with those darker areas on the birds, but that would be a total experiment for me! Love it Glennie!
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OMG! What wonderful birds you have!! A charming interaction captured and great job of the DOF -- it's amazingly hard to get 2 in focus. Great job on the BG again!
For subjects without a lot of white, you could add more exposure compensation so you don't have to increase exposure. If you overexpose a little and decrease it you'll get less noise in darks. Going right with shadows will bring out more noise than going right with Exposure. But it's a small sweet spot in any case.
Can't wait to see more of these guys!!
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wow, you get birds like that in your yard?! Lucky! Great pic, love the head angle, colors and sharpness! can you tell me what "smart sharpened for posting" means? I might want to try that. ~ MT
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Beautiful capture, Glennie. Good job getting both in focus - like Diane said, it's not always easy to do. Is your focus point on the head of the upper bird? I find it's often an experiment - to find the right point on which to focus with more than one bird in the picture and wonder if there's a general rule? I like your comp, background and colors.
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Warren - Flashes?! OMG. I'm flat out remembering what to do with my camera.
Michael - Thank you. I once always used USM (Unsharp Mask) but now use the Smart Sharpen. Go to Filters, sharpen, and then smart sharpen. I use a percentage of between 10% and 25% with a radius of .5 px and it's set to remove Lens Blur. I don't sharpen until I have resized and ready to post. I'm sure Diane can explain this better. This is what works for me.
Carolyn - Thank you. Focus Point is right on the eye of the upper bird. This was also an experiment for me. I was surprised to see how much in focus the lower bird was. I am thinking though that if I had of aimed at the breast of the upper bird, the lower bird may have been in better focus.
Diane - Thank you. I am lucky to have these beautiful birds. They are so common here, they are taken for granted. I'm sure I'll figure this exposure stuff out one day! I can't wait for a better day.
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Originally Posted by
Glennie Passier
Warren - Flashes?! OMG. I'm flat out remembering what to do with my camera.
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Yeah, I have experimented a few times with them for some macro shots but I still have a lot to learn!
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OMG Great colors. I really like the composition. Awesome Perch..
Nice shot..
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Late to the party, Glennie! Quite literally, this is a party shot! Beautifully done! I have never had birds duet in sharp focus like that! Congrats!
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