Image captured at Wakodahatchee. Subject in mating plumage.
Olympus E-30
50-200mm lens + EC-14 TC.
ISO 200
1/250 sec.
f/7.1
EV -0.30
Center-weight Metering
224mm
Great Egret Portrait
Image captured at Wakodahatchee. Subject in mating plumage.
Olympus E-30
50-200mm lens + EC-14 TC.
ISO 200
1/250 sec.
f/7.1
EV -0.30
Center-weight Metering
224mm
Hi Milt - not going to give a full critique - just want you to have a look at something...
Go into Photoshop or whatever your editing program is and have sample the whites (RG Values)- what do you get??
On the back near the righthand side of the frame I get 195 231 253 - See any issue???
Lance, I use Picasa3, which is a very rudimentary editing program, and which, as far as I know, does not have the capability to do what you suggest. Upon looking at the area you indicate, it appears to be a bit blown. Is that whatOriginally Posted by Lance Peters
you are referring to?
Great approach Lance !!!!!!! :)
Hi Milt just look at the image, might even use a reference from similar bird for comparison !!!
Milt they are trying to tell you that the image has a blue colour cast. Perhaps if you set your camera to cloudy WB it would help. Think Picasa is a pretty basic editing program.
Here is a re-post of the portrait. I noticed that I did something to the image that I never do in Picasa - auto color adjustment, which at times applies a bluish cast to the image. Here it is without that adjustment. What do you think?
Ahh Milt - the whites are white - much better!!!!
I would apply some additional sharpening to the bird - Head/eye area does look a tad soft - Sharpen the eye as well - will make the whole image appear sharper.
Some noise reduction on the BG will also improve.
:)
I have applied overall sharpening and hope it has improved the image.
Good eye Jackie !!!
Last looks excellent Milt Just scroll from first to last !!!
Many thanks Jackie, Lance and Alfred. I'll get straightened out one of these days!
Hi Milt .... just noticed the metering mode. Not sure you want to use that type, best to go with your matrix (equivalent) !! Check your choices !!
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