Heavy crop, removed some twigs around birds feet, toned down brightness in background using burn tool, some b/c.
f/8.0, 1/800, +1 exposure compensation, RAW,
5D MKII, 300mm 2.8, 1.4x
Not sure why I used f/8.0, normally set it at 5.6,
Joe
Northern Harrier
Heavy crop, removed some twigs around birds feet, toned down brightness in background using burn tool, some b/c.
f/8.0, 1/800, +1 exposure compensation, RAW,
5D MKII, 300mm 2.8, 1.4x
Not sure why I used f/8.0, normally set it at 5.6,
Joe
Joe beautiful ibrd, wow, i look forward to seeing this thru my lens some day. Like it, would have prefered a oof bkg, however i've done the same before. It's a natural habitat shot though. Sounds like it was a tough shot and hard to do better.
Thks for sharing
Don
Love seeing the harrier. I agree with Don about the BG. What a tangle for him to have perched in. I think he was just taunting you. :D
Joe,
It could use another round of sharpening. TFS.
where was the focus point here?
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I was slightly off on the focus.
Joe, I would keep the crop in btw your OP and Repost.
you were close on the focus. i just think you need a little more sharpening on the eye of the bird. looks like you did a nice job on the processing elsewhere. that's one beautiful bird!!!
I think focus is just fine. A tad more sharpening would help, BTW the bird is SO tiny in the frame, the red AF box is barely 2% of the 5D2 full frame image so my guess is the harrier is less than 5% of the FF :eek: but you can still get something with the 5D2, isn't that amazing :D ?
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Hi, The head's softness is the main issue of the image and not sure if you can make it sharp enough with a round of sharpening. The only way to know is to try it.
I like the position of the subject and the overall lighting. For my taste I would take a bit off the top.
Like the overall setting and colours.
Bird does need some additional sharpening though!
Exposure looks good.
Keep em coming :)
Great points and fully agree
Could also suggest getting lower (if possible) for a sweet perspective, also having the sun a bit more behind you would have lit up the entire bird, as presented should be easy to lighten the right side !!
The image as originally posted is essentially a 100% crop. It is not unusual to be able to get sharp 100% crops with the 5D2 as well as the original 5D. As suggested, I have done some localized sharpening and dodging. Thanks for all your comments.
Joe
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