Tree Swallows

Gallery: AvianPosted May 8, 2017206 views3 comments

Providing the proverbial sex education lesson.

7Dii, Sigma 150-600 C @ 600 mm, hand held, f/8, 1/500, iso 1000, aperture priority, pattern metering, + 1/3 EV. I should have used even more positive compensation as I had to raise the brightness about a stop in processing. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped to 14.7 MP before resizing. Taken at 6:16 AM this morning.

Comments and criticisms are always appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on May 9, 2017 at 12:28 PM

Hi Dennis, fully agree with your own critique, probably +1EV, did you not have time to check the Histogram? Nice timing and well framed. There are some tricks you can do certainly on the 1DX (and MKII) in PP here, but if the 7DMKII is similar to it's predecessor then noise will be an issue sadly.

TFS
Steve

Registered on March 25, 2007, 189 Posts, 1064 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 9, 2017 at 1:36 PM

Great catch, and a nice perspective on their behavior.
The shadow tool might help to bring out a little of the darker areas, and a touch of Viveza, if you have it (now free) would bring out more detail in the feathers.

Fine image!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on May 9, 2017 at 6:25 PM

I think you did the best you could with your processing based on your approach. On my large monitor and in a dark room, it looks pretty good although it could be a tad brighter. Right now the swallows around my house are in perpetual motion and never seem to stop flying.

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments