Gallery: AvianPosted March 9, 201298 views3 comments
*Minolta Maxxum 7D with G Series 70-400 f 3.5 zoom
*Flashpoint carbon tripod and Flashpoint F3 ball head
*Raw process in LR3 and color and 50% crop in CS5
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3 comments
Comment posted by Sally Wood on March 9, 2012 at 8:04 PM
Very nice!
Registered on March 8, 2012, 39 Posts, 509 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 9, 2012 at 8:49 PM
An unusual setting for this widely distributed species.
There are major issues with exposure and processing. The rocks the heron is standing on have the highlights completely blown out; also on the wall behind the heron and on the cheek and upper legs. Since this was taken in raw you may be able to reduce exposure enough in raw conversion to recover some detail in these area.
There's a strong edge to most elements in the image,probably from the sharpening method used. This becomes very noticeable in the larger version, along with jagged edges in many places that seem to indicate some type of up scaling.
I think the image has enough potential to merit a major reworking.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by Robert Bunch on March 11, 2012 at 12:02 PM
I like the image but I agree with Richards' comments about the whites and the image quality. How big of a crop is this?
Registered on May 18, 2004, 124 Posts, 2503 Comments
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3 commentsThere are major issues with exposure and processing. The rocks the heron is standing on have the highlights completely blown out; also on the wall behind the heron and on the cheek and upper legs. Since this was taken in raw you may be able to reduce exposure enough in raw conversion to recover some detail in these area.
There's a strong edge to most elements in the image,probably from the sharpening method used. This becomes very noticeable in the larger version, along with jagged edges in many places that seem to indicate some type of up scaling.
I think the image has enough potential to merit a major reworking.