Gallery: AvianPosted October 8, 2010129 views9 comments
Olympus E-3, 300mm x 2.0TC, handheld
f8, 1/250, ISO800
A lucky shot from the deck of our house. There was no time for a tripod. And very little light.
C & C, please. Thanks for looking.
Comments
9 comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 8, 2010 at 1:39 AM
Excellent job—detail, catchlight and focus are great. Overall a tad dark, but due I'm sure to the poor light. I am wondering how it would hold up to some selective brightening to the black to darks.
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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on October 8, 2010 at 10:54 AM
Jim,
I like the pose of the woodpecker, how even in dim light you were able to get a catchlight and how well the bill stands out against the dark background. You didn't mention using any EV compensation, but in the field I might have tried some or more positive EV comp. I can detect some color noise in the darks of the bird so I think trying to lighten/brighten the darks would increase that without very careful NR.
One thing I especially like is that you left the holes in the back in the frame.
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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on October 8, 2010 at 11:46 AM
I like this as posted. The overall darkness works for me.
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Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on October 8, 2010 at 3:15 PM
Very pretty. The detail is great for HH and that much lense and TC hanging out.
Registered on March 24, 2010, 73 Posts, 1268 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Reed on October 8, 2010 at 4:15 PM
Just bring up the whites a bit and I think it would work better. Even with the dark background.
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Comment posted by Steve Balke on October 8, 2010 at 8:41 PM
I'm fine with it as posted, Jim. I like the detail. The dark look is fine.
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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 8, 2010 at 11:21 PM
The sharpness looks excellent. I think the exposure is fine, I can see a little noise in the blacks but to be expected at that iso with that body I think.
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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on October 9, 2010 at 8:55 AM
Excellent sharpness at that SS Jim. I like the dark overall feel and the drilled bark, a very nice capture under difficult conditions.
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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on October 9, 2010 at 12:29 PM
A agree with Mia's assessment of this image Jim. Well done for the conditions.
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9 commentsI like the pose of the woodpecker, how even in dim light you were able to get a catchlight and how well the bill stands out against the dark background. You didn't mention using any EV compensation, but in the field I might have tried some or more positive EV comp. I can detect some color noise in the darks of the bird so I think trying to lighten/brighten the darks would increase that without very careful NR.
One thing I especially like is that you left the holes in the back in the frame.