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This is a stunning capture. IMHO one of the most pleasing you've posted in some time, if I may be so bold. The light is gorgeous, focus spot on, perfect wing position and flight angle, and the flowers are icing on the beautiful cake. Nicely done.
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I like everything about it except it is noisy for iso500.... I assume you did no NR and this is not a big crop.
Looks fine, has some texture, I am just surprised there is any. Is that a Sony thing?
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The light and details on this beauty look great but the FG and BG flowers take it over the top for me. Only wish subject was just a little higher in the frame. TFS
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Artie:
Love the pose, sharpness and flowers. It is funny however, that when I post a loon with water Lillies in the background, I often get some push back (too distracting!)
I do agree about David's comment about the bird being just a bit higher in the frame.
Keep them coming!
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The light and details on this beauty look great but the FG and BG flowers take it over the top for me. Only wish subject was just a little higher in the frame. TFS
Thanks, David, Not that I had anything to do with the image design, but if the bird were higher in the frame it would not be so perfectly placed in and surrounded by the flowers, and, I would lose most of the blue (lake) in the BKGR. And I love the lake.
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I am picky or maybe I just like NR on backgrounds more than most.
I only keep well exposed photos these days, I don't "save" any.
I do not blur, I use the luminance settings Arash recommends for the iso which de-noises it a bit but I then
use Topaz on the BG in photoshop for personal taste.
Nothing wrong with your background, no one else has commented, it is probably me. It is not really noisy, has texture,
I think a personal choice. I might be in the wrong.
In the Remodeling Osprey thread,
I posted the full frame out of camera Raw converted in C1P using Arash setting for luminance. I did nothing else.
Saved and posted with no sharpening, no nothing.
It is iso 1400 on D500.
Less noisy to my eyes than yours.
Hope someone else comments, Good discussion.
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Originally Posted by
Arthur Morris
Thanks, David, Not that I had anything to do with the image design, but if the bird were higher in the frame it would not be so perfectly placed in and surrounded by the flowers, and, I would lose most of the blue (lake) in the BKGR. And I love the lake.
with love, artie
Hi Artie,
I too love the position of the bird in the current frame relative to the field of flowers and the water at top. Since it's FF, what I meant was pointing lower, say so the top would be just above the highest flower in the ULC. Now, you still have plenty of that water (just scrolled to try it) and the mostly in focus flower FG would have that same strip (amount that is) added at the bottom. I do love it as is because of the in focus bottom and the painterly OOF BG (same flowers). Not to mention the perfect view of the subject. I even like the shadow for added depth and a true feel for the light on this beauty. Mine is a minor nit for sure.
Peace,
David
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Absolutely gorgeous frame.
Love the colors, the IQ, the perfect wing pose. I too would have loved the egret to be slightly higher in the frame.
I also see a bit of "texture" versus classic "noise". I like Arash's repost with some NR But I would take either frame in a heartbeat.
One of your best frames this year,
Gail
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Lovely light and flowers in the background. Would like to see the bird higher in the frame.
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Originally Posted by
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Hi Artie,
I too love the position of the bird in the current frame relative to the field of flowers and the water at top. Since it's FF, what I meant was pointing lower, say so the top would be just above the highest flower in the ULC. Now, you still have plenty of that water (just scrolled to try it) and the mostly in focus flower FG would have that same strip (amount that is) added at the bottom. I do love it as is because of the in focus bottom and the painterly OOF BG (same flowers). Not to mention the perfect view of the subject. I even like the shadow for added depth and a true feel for the light on this beauty. Mine is a minor nit for sure.
Peace,
David
Completely understand but that does not work for me as I would lose most of the BLUE :). From where i sit, I got very lucky.
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Completely understand but that does not work for me as I would lose most of the BLUE :). From where i sit, I got very lucky.
with love, artie
I doubt luck had anything to do with it and I get your point.
Peace,
David
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Wow!!Brand Arthur Morris shot! lovely every bit of the image.