Camera Model Canon EOS-1D X
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1000
Av(Aperture Value) 8.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 1000
Auto ISO Speed ON
Lens EF500mm f/4L IS USM
Taken from my back garden hide. All C&C welcome
Last edited by Jonathan Ashton; 05-06-2016 at 10:53 AM.
Another sweet looking shot Jonathan. The pose, flower, Bg and details all look great but I also find this one underexposed a bit and it looks like it has a bit of cast to it.
I adjusted the tone, levels, color and sharpness. I also tightened up the comp a bit. Like you mentioned in your last post, you shouldn't let your less than ideal lighting limit your final product.
I have never seen one in real life but this is what my eye wants to see. Not sure what you think?
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What a difference. I knew there was a lot to work with in the original!!! The new crop is exactly what I was thinking. I might also try a tad of dodging the catchlight you already have.
Thanks for the feedback everyone, much appreciated. David thanks for taking time to do a repost I am frequently in a dilemma over posting as near to reality as possible and finding a balance with a more visually appealing rendition. I now have my monitor calibrated and checked, I offer a repost, I think this is better.
Much better Jonathan. Looks like you have gotten rid of the color cast and I like the cleanup job on the beak.
I would really like to see what others are seeing in the repost.
I still find it a bit dark on my calibrated 5K monitor so if anyone would like to chime in with your observations, that would be helpful. Or maybe I am so used to sunny shots, and you are so used to overcast shots, our eyes and minds work differently
Nice work as always
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A lovely pose of a nice bird, with good bg and flowers. David addressed the issues I had with the OP, and I like his repost. I also find pane#5 a bit on the dark side, but you were there and we weren't.