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Great interaction with sweet BG, perch and framing (yes to a little more on left). Another stunning canvas from you (so, what's new). TFS
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Love the attitude on left bird, "Like, whatever..."
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Gail, you've done such a nice job with this species so far. Really been enjoying them.
That warm, magenta center really adds to the frame and two sharp subjects is never hard to like. The only thing I can think of to help it would be losing the vertical branch on left, just because it's so close to the edge but hardly worth mentioning.
Though I don't have exp with the 1 DX3, I'd say your PP handled the higher ISO really nicely.
Curious, do you run the birds and everything else through denoise separately or altogether?
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Cool shot with Interaction.
I would dodge the face of the bird on the left side.
TFS
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Hi Jon,
Thanks for the rework. I like it. Looks better.
The squabble only lasted a millisecond so no time to focus and recompose. I was actually focused on a third bird that was out of the frame on the right . I was trying for a take-off shot when the bird on the right in this image flew in between the 2 birds. I had time to swing camera on the middle bird only.
But I get what you are saying !
Thanks,
Gail
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Curious, do you run the birds and everything else through denoise separately or altogether?[/QUOTE]
Hi Brian,
99% of the time, I never run DeNoise on the bird. This image is one of the few times I ran DeNoise on the bird separately. I did not use "Auto" for the bird but chose a "custom made" NR and sharpen. I usually use "auto" for the BG though.
Gail
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Originally Posted by
gail bisson
Curious, do you run the birds and everything else through denoise separately or altogether?
Hi Brian,
99% of the time, I never run DeNoise on the bird. This image is one of the few times I ran DeNoise on the bird separately. I did not use "Auto" for the bird but chose a "custom made" NR and sharpen. I usually use "auto" for the BG though.
Gail
Thanks for sharing Gail. Your PP is typically excellent!
I asked here specifically as the branches looked a little rigid and maybe I'd say, fake-ish if that's a word. Kinda feel like letting Topaz run auto can be dangerous at times so I'll user select anymore (avoidng auto). But I'm still perfecting my PP so hopefully you take it with a grain of salt.
Something you might also consider, if you do not already is running a Denoise on the whole layer at the beginning, on the raw in PS at the level you want the birds at (say 10/0 or maybe 7/0 - which it's worth noting you are likely better off not letting Denoise sharpen the subjects for you and doing it with SS/USM at the end, which is why you might select 0). Especially if there is a good bit of noise, as I believe running a round on the whole layer helps eliminate noise remnants and/or 'halos' around the birds. And then if you want, you can create a mask for the subject, duplicate the background layer below the bird and you can run a separate round of denoise on the bkg if you feel you want it.
Oh, PS appreciate Jon's repost but I personally like the og better.
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Very nice interaction Gail! I find myself wishing the branch on the left was out of the frame, but cropping it would place the bird on the left to close to the frame. Still an excellent image. I like the repost as well but find myself preferring the OP. Nice work!!
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Great interaction; good quick reaction to the situation. Nice work getting detail in the white secondaries. Yes I'd like a bit more room on the left, or no branch at all, but you take what you're given. I like the OP.
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So jealous you have access to these! They are so pretty. The interaction is great, and I think the tiny cones add interest. Yeah, the branch at left is a bit distracting but you kinda need to keep it in this instance.
The left bird does look very smoothed out, but its tough to tell how much of that is being OOF versus NR. I also agree with Jonathan's 'heavy' comment and feel the blacks could be boosted as mentioned.
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"The left bird does look very smoothed out, but its tough to tell how much of that is being OOF versus NR. I also agree with Jonathan's 'heavy' comment and feel the blacks could be boosted as mentioned.[/QUOTE]"
Hi Dorian,
Yes, I was thrilled to have these birds at my feeders for about 10 days but they have sadly moved on.
The left bird looks smoothed out because of DOF issue. I only used NR at 4 (Topaz)on the birds so very minimal.
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Originally Posted by
Brian Sump
Thanks for sharing Gail. Your PP is typically excellent!
I asked here specifically as the branches looked a little rigid and maybe I'd say, fake-ish if that's a word. Kinda feel like letting Topaz run auto can be dangerous at times so I'll user select anymore (avoidng auto). But I'm still perfecting my PP so hopefully you take it with a grain of salt.
Something you might also consider, if you do not already is running a Denoise on the whole layer at the beginning, on the raw in PS at the level you want the birds at (say 10/0 or maybe 7/0 - which it's worth noting you are likely better off not letting Denoise sharpen the subjects for you and doing it with SS/USM at the end, which is why you might select 0). Especially if there is a good bit of noise, as I believe running a round on the whole layer helps eliminate noise remnants and/or 'halos' around the birds. And then if you want, you can create a mask for the subject, duplicate the background layer below the bird and you can run a separate round of denoise on the bkg if you feel you want it.
Oh, PS appreciate Jon's repost but I personally like the og better.
Hi Brian,
For the birds,I used NR at 4 or and sharpening at 12. I will try not using sharpening at all. As I said before, this is one of the rare times I have ever used NR on the bird so it is a new tool for me. Thanks for the advice. I appreciate it.
Gail
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Lovely colours Gail.....Great interaction and detail on the main subject...I feel that the OOF bird shows slightly too much NR used. Not sure about the presence of the branch on LHS...
Will
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Hi Gail cool birds , lovely interaction between them .
Sadly with some technical shortcomings that could not be solved under the given circumstances ( DOF ) .
Overall nice colors and tones ... Jonīs RP is quite good , a matter of taste . I like both versions .... your OP has more punch which I usually prefer , as long as nothing is clipped in the histogram .
TFS Andreas
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I prefer the original post. I am not a fan of grey blacks :). My favorite parts of the image are the face of the bird on our right and the little cones.
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Hi Gail, great interaction, especially capturing an open beak from one, and the other not wanting to share what ever he has in his beak. I do like the curved perch too. Killer smooth BG to make everything pop.