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(Message started by: Anguslau on Oct 20^th, 2005, 12:05pm)

Title: Eurasian Curlew (wing display)
Post by Anguslau on Oct 20^th, 2005, 12:05pm

MPNR 18/10/2005

#1 1D Mark II, EF600, f/4, 1/4000s, iso320
http://www.pbase.com/anguslau/image/50924898.jpg

#2 1D Mark II, EF600, f/4, 1/5000s, iso320
http://www.pbase.com/anguslau/image/50924894.jpg

#3 1D Mark II, EF600, f/4, 1/5000s, iso320
http://www.pbase.com/anguslau/image/50924892.jpg

#4 1D Mark II, EF600, f/4, 1/5000s, iso320
http://www.pbase.com/anguslau/image/50924891.jpg

Title: Re: Eurasian Curlew (wing display)
Post by Bob Thompson on Oct 20^th, 2005, 1:11pm

Angus,

I love the detail you have in the feathers, the exposure must have been spot on, especially Photo #2

Bob

Title: Re: Eurasian Curlew (wing display)
Post by KK Hui on Oct 20^th, 2005, 1:14pm

on 10/20/05 at 12:05:42, Anguslau wrote:

MPNR 18/10/2005

#3 1D Mark II, EF600, f/4, 1/5000s, iso320
http://www.pbase.com/anguslau/image/50924892.jpg

Angus,

Nice shots but #3 above stands out for me. Merging of the head/bill with the wing is not a big problem here ... ;D

Perhaps just a tad over sharpened as I see halo around the subject on all the images.

KK Hui FRPS
www.geocities.com/kkhui_001

Title: Re: Eurasian Curlew (wing display)
Post by Anguslau on Oct 20^th, 2005, 1:40pm

Thanks for the comments! :)

Bob, I found that I often over-exposed my pictures when compared to the light meter readings kk did. Since I didn't go through the film era, I have always adopted the digital approach of exposing to the right (histogram). I am becoming more and more conscious to avoid over-exposing my images now. ;D The diffuse sunlight on that morning also helped.

I was strucked by the feather details in these images since I didn't expect much when I pressed the shutter. Although they are heavily cropped, the details are still there. This is very different from other flight images I've taken in the past. I suspect it got to do with the very high shutter speeds I was using. All motions were frozen and hence the feather details! In the past, I tried to keep the ss to around 1/1000s to 1/2000s. I would lower the iso or stop down (to gain DOF) if I have spare ss to play with. I think I would like to experiment more with ultra high shutter speeds! ::)

kk, I did become a bit more aggressive in terms of sharpening lately. I think either my CRT or my aging eyes had a problem. I didn't see much halo! :-[ ??? Thanks for the reminder. I'll be more conversative in sharpening in the future. ;)

Title: Re: Eurasian Curlew (wing display)
Post by 深藍 Owen on Oct 20^th, 2005, 2:25pm

nice shot and great detail agree with KK that a bit over sharpen.. ;) 吉吉地眼..!!!

Title: Re: Eurasian Curlew (wing display)
Post by MaC_siu_kit on Oct 20^th, 2005, 3:35pm

#2 SO LOVELY~~ ;D

Title: Re: Eurasian Curlew (wing display)
Post by Anguslau on Oct 20^th, 2005, 5:28pm

on 10/20/05 at 14:25:52, 深藍 Owen wrote:

nice shot and great detail agree with KK that a bit over sharpen.. ;) 吉吉地眼..!!!

Owen, thanks for confirming this. It still appeared quite "normal" to me after I put on my reading glasses. Must try again with another mon later. May be its time to replace my CRT... ;D

Thanks MaC_siu_kit!

Title: Re: Eurasian Curlew (wing display)
Post by KK Hui on Oct 20^th, 2005, 7:31pm

Angus,

I'm on CRT mon as well.
Let's be honest you konw I'm being picky here. The halo is very slight as I said earlier. Try selective sharpening and see if it makes any difference ... ;)

KK Hui FRPS
www.geocities.com/kkhui_001

Title: Re: Eurasian Curlew (wing display)
Post by Anguslau on Oct 20^th, 2005, 9:31pm

Thanks for the explanation kk. For selective sharpening, do you use any special tools, macros, or just the history brush in PS?

Title: Re: Eurasian Curlew (wing display)
Post by Bob Thompson on Oct 20^th, 2005, 9:35pm

Angus,

I think KK means use the marquee or lasso tool to make a selection and then apply the sharpening to only this selection. Don't sharpen the whole picture.

Bob

Title: Re: Eurasian Curlew (wing display)
Post by KK Hui on Oct 20^th, 2005, 9:47pm

Thanks Bob for the heads up! :D

There are number of way making the selection, Angus!
Use Magnetic Lesso tool if bg is featured otherwise Magic Wand works wonder on plain bg.

KK Hui FRPS
www.geocities.com/kkhui_001

Title: Re: Eurasian Curlew (wing display)
Post by Anguslau on Oct 20^th, 2005, 10:07pm

Thanks a lot, Bob & kk! :)

Title: Re: Eurasian Curlew (wing display)
Post by Bob Thompson on Oct 20^th, 2005, 10:11pm

Angus,

You may be able to feather the selection, so that you don't notice so much the change between sharpened and untouched areas