I thought about cropping out more of the post, but decided to leave it for now. A little more light on the tail would have been nice.
Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D3
Image Date: 2008:02:08 12:33:45
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 380.0mm (35mm equivalent: 380mm)
Exposure Time: 0.0016 s (1/640)
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO equiv: 200
Exposure Bias: -0.33
White Balance: Auto
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
Post:
Cropped (about 30% remains) selective sharpen on the bill, worked the eye with a saturation boost and a slight sharpen, S / H, Resize, Smart Sharpen 75% .2 pixels.
Jim
The bill still seems a tad soft....especially in comparison with that bright eye. I wonder if there was some motion blur or if the point of focus was on the front wing and there wasn't enough DOF to render a sharp bill. The pose is really nice and I like the colors in the blurred BG. Next time ask him if he could move a little more to get the light all the way on him......who knows...he might accommodate your wish.
Thanks everyone. The bill was pretty soft in the original, thus the selective sharpening early in the process. Then I went and "cleaned" the bill a little because it had some junk on it which probably didn't help.
I think the light is just enough Jim.....it keeps the mood(if there is one)
If it were a tad smoother at the rear of the bill, the white part, then the bill would not appear quite as soft.