Grey-tailed Tattler - Portrait
G'day everyone,
This is from yesterday, it was my first time with the new 7D after upgrading from a 400D. And I think I've got a long way to go before I get the hang of it! :o
I stuffed up the exposure on this, and underexposed the image. It cleaned up a bit in PP, but there is still some noise left in the bird.
Canon 7D 300f4+1.4tc, ISO400, f5.6, 1/2000 -0.7ec. Cropped approx 40%
Mark,
Greetings. Congrats on the camera... The background looks great. Subject seems a bit oof, stopping down might have helped (guessing that it wouldn't have impacted the background too much). From what I understand, ISO800 (or higher ?) would have worked here for the 7D.
Cheers,
-Michael-
Hi Mark!
Nice portrait, I like the head angle and the earthy colors/tones of the image and BG. I do agree it looks a little soft on my monitor.....you could attempt another round of sharpening, perhaps you could improve it without exacerbating the noise too much.
Joel
Hi Mark - Congrats on the new camera - like anything new takes a while to get to grips with it - looking good though.
Like the BG - HA looks good, turned a couple of degree's towards you.
Does look a little soft - added some extra sharpening and texture enhancement in genuine fractals - plenty of detail there!! (A little over zealous on the sharpening - but done purposely so that it can be distinguished at small size here)
Looking forward to seeeing more :)
Yes, the 7D needs lots more light than the 40D. You've got the head angle bit down pat and I like the BKGR. Nice job by Lance with the repost.
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Thanks for viewing and commenting everyone.
I like the repost Lance. I'm not sure what genuine fractals are though, is that a plugin?
Hi Mark - yes a photoshop plugin - that does some fancy upsizing and then sharpens.Originally Posted by Mark Young
Lovely light in this one, Mark. It's very strong compositionally as well. Nice balance of negative space to bird. I do like Lance's repost - bringing out more detail is always a plus. If you don't have fractals you might try a High Pass Filter adjustment - I find that often helps bring back a bit more detail than just sharpening alone. If you don't know how to use the High Pass filter, holler and I'll walk you through it.
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