i shot this the day i shot the last bird shot. when i switch to the macro all things are a bit better. if i can get a shot of a chickadee, which i think i can, and have donein the past, i'll put it up.
this was like staring me in the face and wanted to be photoed. i hope it is ok.:o
Hi Mike,
Now this is much, much better...I like this composition. The leaves are placed just right in the frame. The background is less busy. The only thing that catches my attention is the noise. You are using ISO 400; try going down to 320 or 200 and bump up your shutter speed. You might also try fill flash...I modified your image to show you what it looks like with a little bit of blur in the background and selective sharpening on the leaves. I boosted the contrast and hue just slightly...see if this works better for you...:D Proud of you Mike...:) Now show me more; show me what you can really do...:cool:
Fine basic image Mike I like it a lot Good composition and great feel. Particularly like the 3D effect.
I like what Gus did for enhancement. Got one question. Your 40D is a good performer regarding noise and should be mostly noise free at that chosen ISO. Did you have to open the shadows (lighten) in PhotoShop? That is about the only way I see you could end up with noise and it does not take much.
After you make the exposure look at the histogram and make sure there is information on the last box to the right. The right side records the light tones and by having information in that area you have given yourself the best chance. As far as the other side (shadows) just let them fall where they want. Ideally you don't want a line crawling up the side indicating under exposure but there is not much you can do if there is good data on the right side.
well, i hate to tell you guys i fought noise all the way. i tried lightening it up and found even more noise. i used a "focus fixer" noise reducer just to get what i got here. the bumps on the white leaves are actually water droplets, it was early in the morning after a night of rain. i do like the bluring of the background,,i usually do that but i thought the noise was at a decent level on this one. i am still going to try using ISO 1600 for some shots but right now i am without a camera. i got a dreaded error screen the last time i tried to get pictures. i'm waiting for advise as we sit.
doug, did you get my pictures? i emailed them last night.
i'm waiting for the camera then will try options to get the best print.
mike
white on forest green
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