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Artie, this doesn't look right to me - does it have an embedded color profile??????
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Love the title. Nice view of all the birds. I like the framing in both images. The color on the top of the first image looks odd to me. There are two clone lines on the repost top left corner next to the tree. A nice moment for sure.
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I guess my only quibble would be that it would be nice if the chicks were in focus also. Not sure how much more latitude with iso and shutter speed would be needed to bump the aperture to achieve this.
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Really love the entire canvas design in the pano crop. Agree with Jack's assessment. TFS
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I definitely prefer the pano version. What an extraordinary capture and moment. I can easily say I have never even seen this before let alone had the opportunity to photograph it. I may have taken that whole trunk in the upper left out, but..... (this is a joke me commenting on an Arthur Morris photo, LOL)
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Yes, the pano and filled-in sky looks better to me as well (a couple of small horizontal clone marks still visible there though). I love the scene as a whole with all four coming straight towards us. One aspect that I really like and has not been mentioned yet are the white flowers around the base of the tree at right plus the vine climbing up that trunk. Very appealing elements.
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I prefer the looser crop - its not a set of portraits, so the extra environment really adds more to the shot for me. I could live without the brightest areas in the OP but not a deal breaker
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Love the well synchronised poses and painterly back goround,also like the feel of bit noise in the BG.
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Originally Posted by
Jack Backs
I guess my only quibble would be that it would be nice if the chicks were in focus also. Not sure how much more latitude with iso and shutter speed would be needed to bump the aperture to achieve this.
If you stopped down enough to get the colts sharp (if that is even possible) the soft look of the background would have been ruined and jangly sharp.
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Originally Posted by
John Mack
Love the title. Nice view of all the birds. I like the framing in both images. The color on the top of the first image looks odd to me. There are two clone lines on the repost top left corner next to the tree. A nice moment for sure.
Thanks, John. The color should be identical because the two images are from the same master file, just cropped. It is possible that the inclusion of the sky messes up the brain's perception of color ... I can't believe I missed the clone marks. I was so concentrating on the edge of the tree that I messed up the easy part.
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Jonathan Ashton
Artie, this doesn't look right to me - does it have an embedded color profile??????
Hi John. Good question. It is confession time. I used to teach folks that stuff but have forgotten over time. Should BPN images be in sRGB? Is that what you are referring to? If yes, does it get embedded if you Assign the color profile? Any and all help would be appreciated.
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Originally Posted by
Arthur Morris
Hi John. Good question. It is confession time. I used to teach folks that stuff but have forgotten over time. Should BPN images be in sRGB? Is that what you are referring to? If yes, does it get embedded if you Assign the color profile? Any and all help would be appreciated.
with love, artie
Artie, I find the quickest and most convenient way to ensure that sRGB is embedded is to use a "Save for Web" Action. Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Save = Save for Web. The Action I use incorporates the "Embed Color Profile" up toward top right of the screen, so if I use an action to include Embed Color profile it doesn't get forgotten. Hope this makes sense & helps.