A couple of these have been flying around the yard, chasing each other. I think they're recent fledglings.
Canon 30D, Canon 500mm/f4 L IS + 1.4 tc at 700mm
1/500 sec at f/5.6, ISO 800
Noise Ninja noise reduction, levels endpoints and mid-tones adjustments, some cropping for composition.
Nice perch and soft light. I wish for a bit more head turn and it needs more sharpening. Maybe a slightly higher color temperature, too. There seems to be a green cast. Keep them coming!
Last edited by Axel Hildebrandt; 07-17-2008 at 10:24 PM.
I was going to say more sharpening too, but Axel's repost says it all. A wonderful capture and a little better light and head angle would make this super! :)
Great job of sharpening by Axel as in the ORIG it looks as if sharp focus is on the leaves well beyond the bird...
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My original post was an export out of Lightroom, with after my Photoshop adjustments which included a little bit of capture sharpening, but no creative or output sharpening.
With this version, I did some creative sharpening and resized it in CS3, then output sharpening using Bruce Fraser's High Pass filter technique.
I certainly like this version better...what do others think?
The re-post is far better than the ORIG but Axel's is actually sharper on the eye than your repost (without looking oversharpened...)
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