Took this morning at Ridgefield NWR. Cloudy overcast day- flat light.
D2Xs 80-400vr at 400mm. iso 400 1/100sec at f5.6 ev +1 matrix metering wb cloudy
processed in ACR CS4 shadow/highlight, levels, curves, hue/saturation, light NR, smart sharpen.
having trouble with noise.
thanks for looking, comments welcome.
I like the pose and the perch Craig. The BG is nice too. I see this image as a vertical crop with the bird placed relatively high in the frame. The bird could go a little brighter, and I might back off on the contrast a bit. Nicely done!
What a great find, love the perch and pose. I would like to walk up on one like this someday - wow!
Nice detail for 1/100, was this on a tripod/bean-bag? If not, you must be a surgeon :). Nice HA and eye, and love the BG. I can tell you are struggling with BG noise, not sure what's up with that? On balance, I might take a tad off the bottom - well done sir!!
Lots to like here - a tad contrasty - some NR on the BG will really improve.
Would lighten the eye just a tad.
The D2 is a generation behind in terms of noise - careful use of some NR software should produce great results.
Keep em coming :)
Hi Craig Good suggestions Excellent sharpness for the shutter speed, doing well !!! If you have trouble with noise try Noiseware Pro Seems to do an excellent well and maintain sharpness !!
Here is a vertical crop as Doug suggested. Lighten image in curves. Tried to reduce contrast. will look into a better noise reducing software.
Thanks, Craig
Male Kestral
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