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    Camera Model: Canon EOS 30D
    Date/Time: 2010:09:18 08:45:49
    Shutter speed: 1/100 sec
    Aperture: 5.6
    Exposure mode: Manual
    Flash: Off
    Metering mode: Spot
    Drive mode: Single frame shooting
    ISO: 500
    Lens: EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
    Focal length: 700mm
    AF mode: Manual Focus
    Tripod GT3530LS
    Head Wimberley sidekick
    Not a crop
    Photographed from sliding glass door on porch
    The situation is deep woods on an overcast day. I was fighting to get a fast shutter speed
    while trying to keep the ISO low to prevent noise from being a problem. The bird was in the
    only possible spot where I was not shooting through a branch or leaves. I could not change
    my position at all. I used a remote trigger to try and keep camera movement down. If you compare this post with my post from yesterday, you will notice considerable BG cleanup. I wonder if that helps or destroys the deep woods feel? I struggle with photoshop and prefer not to do much with it.

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    When comparing this to your previous I'd say Il ike the tree removal at left, but I prefer the green foliage in the other in the LRC. I also prefer the pose here. I wouldn't hesitate going to ISO 800 on the 30D then adding a bit more +EC as I find the image dark (unless that is what you are going for?). A bluish cast on the white feathers would be easily eliminate too.

    Did you photograph this with the patio door open, or through the glass?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Daniel Cadieux View Post
    When comparing this to your previous I'd say Il ike the tree removal at left, but I prefer the green foliage in the other in the LRC. I also prefer the pose here. I wouldn't hesitate going to ISO 800 on the 30D then adding a bit more +EC as I find the image dark (unless that is what you are going for?). A bluish cast on the white feathers would be easily eliminate too.

    Did you photograph this with the patio door open, or through the glass?
    This shot was made with the glass door slid completely open out of the way. I tried shooting directly through the glass at first so that I would at least have a record shot in case the bird flushed. Those shots were horrible.
    I never quite know, with photo shop, when am I ruining the photograph. The histogram is perfect, so I imagine I can use photoshop to do other improvements such as the bluish cast removal. I will read up on it.

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    I added about a stop more exposure as suggested and I decided to crop the image a bit tighter with the hope that the birds stare might be more dramatic if closer. I don't quite know what to do about a blue cast.

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    Chris:

    I had a minute, so tinkered a bit.

    Went to selective color > whites > moved cyan slider to -40 to help reduce the blue cast

    Lightened face/eye with a mask on a curves adjustment, filled mask with black, then painted in the brighter eye and face.

    You can do a much better job on the raw file, but there def. is room to tweak this one.

    Hope to see more.

    Randy

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    ISO800 is a breeze for the 30D, I often use it and even 1600 is useable. It's all about exposing as far right as possible. Of course noise is still visible but far less bothersome and more managable than if you were to underexpose in which case you are up the creek before you even started.
    LIke the reposts here with more extracted detail. I think (also) that you can get more out of this. :) Nice pose and would love to see the original.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ákos Lumnitzer View Post
    ISO800 is a breeze for the 30D, I often use it and even 1600 is useable. It's all about exposing as far right as possible. Of course noise is still visible but far less bothersome and more managable than if you were to underexpose in which case you are up the creek before you even started.
    LIke the reposts here with more extracted detail. I think (also) that you can get more out of this. :) Nice pose and would love to see the original.

    Here is the original, no photoshop at all

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