Lewis' Woodpecker stitched pano

[Dan Brown]

This is a 5 image pano stitched with PS CS3. The images were first opened in ACR, synced, adjusted and then opened into CS3 for photomerging. The product of the merge was then cropped and further processed, adding a tiny bit of BG in the lower left, NR on the BG and sharpening on the bird(s) was done with Noiseware Pro.


Camera Model: NIKON D300, handheld
Shutter speed: 1/1500 sec
Aperture: 8
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 800
Lens: VR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D
Focal length: 400mm
Focal length: 600mm (in 35mm film)
AF mode: AF-C
Image quality: RAW
White balance: AUTO

[Mark Fuge]

Nice image and application, Dan.

I don't know if the branch in the LL is what you refer to. But, there is one branch that seems to be hanging in the "horseshoe" branch there???? Other than that, which is minor, nice presentation.

[Dan Brown]

Thanks Mark! I didn't notice that floating branch? Will have to fix that.

[denise ippolito]

Dan, Nice job putting these together and you did well w/ the harsh lighting. I see a small branch attached to one of the birds in the middle of the frame. I wish the two weren't touching and that the blacks were opened up a bit. I know that the tree on left is needed to tell the story but it stands out as odd -maybe because it looks to be on a top layer? Stil a great job with the stiched pano, creative and interesting :)

[Christopher Miller]

Very nice sequence, Dan. Love all the poses. Agree with Denise on opening up the blacks, and I might also tone down some of the bright areas on the BG tree.

[Paul Lagasi]

Good work Dan...I like the image...I'd probably have taken it a step further and removed the tree in the background but as always thats just me.

[Kerry Perkins]

Hi Dan, very nice work on this one! I really like the Lewis's Woodpecker, what an interesting color. Good technical skills to make this happen!