White Breasted Cormorants continuously jostling for the spot right on top of the tree
Tala Game reserve Kwa Zulu Natal South Africa 26/7 3pm
R5
600 f4 ii
1/8000
f8
iso 2500
small crop to center the image
DXO Raw LRC Topaz Sharpen
White Breasted Cormorants continuously jostling for the spot right on top of the tree
Tala Game reserve Kwa Zulu Natal South Africa 26/7 3pm
R5
600 f4 ii
1/8000
f8
iso 2500
small crop to center the image
DXO Raw LRC Topaz Sharpen
Wayne:
A fun one. I like the inverted triangle composition, detail in departing birds wings, awkward landing pose of the incoming bird.
Light was harsh with dark shadows, but less of an issue with the dark plumage of the bird.
How do you like the Topaz Sharpen? I have read mixed reviews.
Cheers
Randy
Nice shot well caught. The birds look well lit as it were yet the sky looks quite dark.
Randy - Topaz AI sharpen personally I have reservations over AI sharpening, can be good can be excellent and can be poor. It sometimes requires a good look see to check out which version to use, mainly because it can invent pixels which I am not in favour of.
Fun behavior shown.
Angle is a bit steep and I wish we could see the departing cormorants face.
You have great details in the departing bird's wing.
Agree that the light was quite harsh but you can get away with it a bit more when dealing with black birds.
Gail
I like the idea behind this frame. Do wish to see the other birds head though.
I also like this Wayne...If the bird on our left was flying towards the viewer and showing the head, it would take it up a few notches...Everything else looks good to me...Not an easy task getting two good HAs, but you did well considering the light conditions...
Will
Ditto pretty much everything above. It's a fun shot and I like it. A second head would have been nice :)
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Wayne, nice that you got two subjects in the focal plane!
You got some great feedback above. Some good things here and some other areas you can definitely improve. Like the premise though...
Hi Randy,
Thank you for your comment much appreciated. For a plonker like me that can just press a button and see a visible improvement its a win for sure and thats why I bought it. The noise reduction included in the Sharpen AI module seems to work very well too. I do think however that over time when Im better skilled with LR & PS I will be using that platform. I have found that the automatic AI selection option is not that reliable and you do need to try out and see the results offered by the three options.
Cheers