Hungry Osprey
This is my first pic posted here and I've only been taking pictures for about a month now. Would like to know how I could improve, Don't worry about hurting my feelings either. Thanks, Brian
Canon EOS 20D
EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
TV 1/1000
AV 6.7
ISO 200
Last edited by Brian Barcelos; 03-30-2009 at 02:55 PM.
Good catch - you and the Osprey. :) A little dark on my monitor, and the head angle is not quite ideal. Keep them coming! :) Great effort for only having been at it a month, you should be very proud. Just don't be afraid posting here! You will learn tons.
Brian::
Welcome to BPN. Akos is right, this is a good start. I took the liberty of about 30 seconds worth of tweaks. I noticed some sharpening halos around the bird when I did the changes, so you will need to watch for that as you go forward.
Lighter, shadow recovery, boost in contrast.
If you have a bit more room at the top, I would add that, so the bird doesn't seem crowded. Bit more to the left as well if you have it.
Keep them coming.
Randy
Welcome to BPN! It is a great place to hang out. Great first post. I agree the repost by Randy is better.
Very nice shot of the Osprey IMHO. They are fun birds to be around, observe and image.
It is a bit underexposed do some darker areas can be pulled up a bit. We can say expose to the right but that is easier said then done when an osprey is flashing by. That said I don't think this one is enough underexposed that it is necessary to use S&H adjustments for correction. I would personally suggest a simple Levels Adjustment layer and clipping some off the right, maybe 15 to 25 points or so.
or maybe
Exposure adjustments.
We need to remember though that often with these birds the light is coming from above and so some shadow belongs there because that sun just doesn't shine from the ground up.
Hope you don't mind an example - Levels adjustment clipping the light side. USM for image size @ 0.2/273/0 faded imediately to luminosity. Dup. layer with sharpening layers changed for blend mode darken and lighten. Ligthen Layer reduced in opacity to 39%.
Nice job Kim:
A much more finished job than mine. I was just trying to give a quick example of what can be done, but yours is much more polished.
Randy
Thanks for all the input. I still have a long way to go. This hobby is more enjoyable than I could have imagined.
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