Australian Kestrel

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I wish I could have gotten around the perch to get more frontal lighting, but I would have been on private property. I am pretty sure I used fill flash at zero. Maybe I also need to boost the contrast as well. I had real trouble balancing light and dark tonalities. Maybe one of the expoerts could suggest some methods? Almost a full frame image. :)



Camera Model Name
Canon EOS 30D
Shooting Date/Time
7/27/2008 12:16:24
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/3200Sec.
Av(Aperture Value)
F5.6
Metering Modes
Evaluative metering
Exposure Compensation
+1
ISO Speed
800
Lens
EF300mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x

[Alfred Forns]

Agree with your assessments Akos

Should not be a difficult fix I would make a new layer mask the light part then multiply and adjust density. Can try same for darker areas and will be in the ballpark. From there its just minor tweak (particularly increasing contrast)

I like the pose, smooth bg and sharpness .....hope he lands in a more favorable perch for you !!!!

[Doug Brown]

Hi Akos! As Al mentioned, you did an excellent job of evaluating your own work. Here's my attempt to fix the issues with your photo. What do you think?

[Doug Brown]

Whoops! I guess you still can't see stuff that's uploaded to BPN.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Thanks Doug, I will have a look when I can see. I am sure your expertize is far above what I am capable of. But I AM learning. :)

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Doug,

That looks WAY better. I did have a play with QM and haven't got a lot of nouse yet. But am learning. See here:

[Doug Brown]

Nice job Akos!