Posted by Wayne Rhodus on November 25, 2007 at 12:25 PM
This image was made yesterday just after it stopped snowing in Kansas City. Just a dusting but it was nice to see it snow. This fellow just left my feeder with some booty and posed nicely for this shot. Thanks for looking. Hope you had a great extended holiday weekend!
10D, 100-400L IS @ 400, 1/250 @ f/5.6, ISO 400, crop 50%
Posted by Tom Kennon on November 25, 2007 at 12:32 PM
Wayne, great shot and the detail is impressive!
Posted by Gale Rainwater on November 25, 2007 at 12:42 PM
Wayne great shot, beautiful bird and good detail, background is also good.
Posted by Tim Buchanan on November 25, 2007 at 12:57 PM
Nice catch, Wayne! DOF and sharpness are spot on. Very nice!
Posted by John Moore on November 25, 2007 at 1:30 PM
Great shot Wayne. He really stands out against the background.
Posted by Rob Graham on November 25, 2007 at 4:45 PM
Well done, Wayne.
Posted by David Bush on November 25, 2007 at 8:16 PM
Nice detail in the cardinal. The color of the bird really pops against the Grey out of focus background. Nice one!
Posted by Bill Dark on November 25, 2007 at 8:48 PM
Nice job, Wayne. Great detail, especially considering the 50% crop. I am seeing a bit of noise on my monitor though - did you do any NR in the processing?
Great shot, Wayne. I like the comp and it has a great contrasting BG. Thanks for posting.
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on November 26, 2007 at 9:18 AM
Thanks everyone, I appreciate the comments. Cardinals in winter are great subjects.
Bill, I don't use any type of noise reduction on my images. This was selectively "smart sharpened" by sharpening the entire image with an amount of 200 and a radius of .5, then reducing the effect with the opacity slider to taste on the cardinal. I then applied a layer mask, filled with black and painted back the shapening on the cardinal.
With the 10D, ISO 400 and gray skies there was a little noise in the original file in the smooth bg areas. I may go back and see if I can "clean" things up a bit. It would be good to practice. Thanks!
Posted by Larry Daniel on November 26, 2007 at 11:21 AM
Discussion
10 replies10D, 100-400L IS @ 400, 1/250 @ f/5.6, ISO 400, crop 50%
Bill, I don't use any type of noise reduction on my images. This was selectively "smart sharpened" by sharpening the entire image with an amount of 200 and a radius of .5, then reducing the effect with the opacity slider to taste on the cardinal. I then applied a layer mask, filled with black and painted back the shapening on the cardinal.
With the 10D, ISO 400 and gray skies there was a little noise in the original file in the smooth bg areas. I may go back and see if I can "clean" things up a bit. It would be good to practice. Thanks!