Vertical Bank

[Bill McCrystyn]

Nikon D300 200-400VR 1.7TC 1020mm ISO800 1/4000 f/6.7 CW EV -1.33 H/H

These guys are going to be here for a while yet so hopefully I will have more time to work them. There is a 3 year old mixing it up with this adult and a couple of dive shots that my motor drive missed the exact hit spot so I have more work to do. Maybe it's time for the battery pack.

[Arthur Morris]

Love the pose and the dorsal view of the wings. Image has a slight magenta cast and does not look mega sharp.

[Bill McCrystyn]

Thanks Artie. Your critiques are always spot on and appreciated. It was a bit of a crop. I will see if I can squeeze a bit more out of it. I do not have a tech calibrated monitor display and if I recall you have seen magenta in my images before. I guess it's time do a little re-cal work as well. :o

Thanks, Bill

[Dave Blinder]

Nice timing Bill - I agree on lack of sharpness, and there looks to be considerable noise on the wings. I might run a low opacity layer of NR on the bird to tame the grain.

- Dave

[Bill McCrystyn]

Thanks Dave. I did notice that as I was adjusting for Artie's observations and used a dust & scratches filter at r/1-3 and then controlled the amout with the threshold slider. Seemed to work. Thanks

[Markus Jais]

Great wing pose. The light on the bird with the blue BG are a great combination.
I agree with Artie on the sharpening.

Markus

[phillane]

The timing of the capture looks good, must agree with Artie on the sharpness factor. Are you using noise reduction software as it appears in some images to look as though you did use one. Make a point to get your monitor calibrated ASAP as it will save you much grief later on down the road.





Phil
http://www.oneearthimage.com

[Bill McCrystyn]

Thanks Pillane. My monitor is pretty close if not right on the mark comparing prints to monitor. After I checked Arties observation I found that making the adjustment in color balance corrected the problem. As many of us know, after a few hours in the edit room we get what we call "creap". If you don't get up and leave the image visually for a while you lose your subjective eye as it trains on 'last seen" for a relative postion. This happens with contrast and color balance particularly. After the fix it appears my monitor is fine - it was my brain that was the problem. :o:D

[phillane]

Thanks Pillane. My monitor is pretty close if not right on the mark comparing prints to monitor. After I checked Arties observation I found that making the adjustment in color balance corrected the problem. As many of us know, after a few hours in the edit room we get what we call "creap". If you don't get up and leave the image visually for a while you lose your subjective eye as it trains on 'last seen" for a relative postion. This happens with contrast and color balance particularly. After the fix it appears my monitor is fine - it was my brain that was the problem. :o:D

It happens to the best of us, would hate to see your efforts not yield your desired results. Keep on shooting ! :):D


All the best


Phil aka DENNY CRAIN

[Bill McCrystyn]

Sorry about the name mistake - it is duely noted. :) I appreciate your concern, Thanks