Nikon D300 200-400VR 1.7TC ISO800 f/6.7 1/400 HH
Fresh Spring colors abound. I caught this Bluejay peeking at me though the foilage. I left it "as is" in RAW with no corrections. I added 80 points of Vibrance, cropped it and left it soft.
Soft Portrait
Nikon D300 200-400VR 1.7TC ISO800 f/6.7 1/400 HH
Fresh Spring colors abound. I caught this Bluejay peeking at me though the foilage. I left it "as is" in RAW with no corrections. I added 80 points of Vibrance, cropped it and left it soft.
Bill, I might take a small slice off the top if it were mine. I also think the OOF branch and leaves add to the look you were after. I would still like to see a sharper eye-but I understand your thoughts.
Thanks Denise. I liked the soft focus with the soft light. I will take a look at the eye and crop. Sometimes it is difficult for me since I print to 12x18 and that gives me constraints.
I do like the soft look of the foliage but after that this one looses me. Especially the big o-o-f branch and leaving the bird soft... If you are after a soft look maybe some Gaussian blur would help.
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Thanks Denise, you nailed it for me. I see your point (no pun intented). Thanks for the help.
Last edited by Bill McCrystyn; 04-17-2010 at 06:59 PM.
Denise, after taking your suggestion, I decided to push the thought just a little more and sharpened up the white near the eye. Thanks again - Bill ;)
Bill, I like your first repost a bit better-it seems to stay w/ the soft theme more IMO.:)
Hi Bill - I like the first repost too. The sharper eye and slice off the top helped the image a lot.
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A little over the top eh? Now I have to decide. Hmmm. Thanks you guys, you have been a great help.
Bill, I prefer the first repost also.:)
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FINI. Back to the eye only. Recroped slightly. Soften the OOF branch. Selective black +3. What slight changes. What a fragile balance.
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Last edited by Bill McCrystyn; 04-17-2010 at 11:41 PM.
OK, I lied
Looks good Bill:)
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