first eagle
Nov 1, 2013 11:02:55 #
The first of two eagles shots I am going to post today. Taken using a Canon 7D. I am hoping the exif data shows but am having a problem, my reader isn't working on this site so I don't know. Taken at ISO-640, f/8, 1/640, spot metering using a Sigma 500mm lens. This is fairly heavily cropped duet to the distance it was taken at.
Feel free to play with it.
Jim D
Feel free to play with it.
Jim D
Nov 1, 2013 12:28:56 #
Wow! Lucky you to get to see and photograph this great bird. Your second shot is a much better composed shot. In this one you have a branch obstructing your full view of the eagle. You have him dead center and I think the trunk of the tree is unnecessary to the photo, I would crop it out. A square crop might work well for this shot
Your focus I believe is a tad off and focusing on the branch behind him. The heavy crop may be hurting you on the sharpness of the picture.
Your focus I believe is a tad off and focusing on the branch behind him. The heavy crop may be hurting you on the sharpness of the picture.
Nov 1, 2013 17:15:29 #
Country's Mama wrote:
Wow! Lucky you to get to see and photograph this great bird. Your second shot is a much better composed shot. In this one you have a branch obstructing your full view of the eagle. You have him dead center and I think the trunk of the tree is unnecessary to the photo, I would crop it out. A square crop might work well for this shot
Your focus I believe is a tad off and focusing on the branch behind him. The heavy crop may be hurting you on the sharpness of the picture.
Your focus I believe is a tad off and focusing on the branch behind him. The heavy crop may be hurting you on the sharpness of the picture.
Well said.
Nov 2, 2013 13:50:47 #
Country's Mama wrote:
Wow! Lucky you to get to see and photograph this great bird. Your second shot is a much better composed shot. In this one you have a branch obstructing your full view of the eagle. You have him dead center and I think the trunk of the tree is unnecessary to the photo, I would crop it out. A square crop might work well for this shot
Your focus I believe is a tad off and focusing on the branch behind him. The heavy crop may be hurting you on the sharpness of the picture.
Your focus I believe is a tad off and focusing on the branch behind him. The heavy crop may be hurting you on the sharpness of the picture.
I took this photo and cropped it again so it is now square and removed the tree trunk as suggested. I do like it better, thanks! I also checked the focus and it is on the head as I wanted. Part of the focus problem I believe is because it is such a large area, caused because of the distance. This is cropped as heavy as the second eagle, and you saw how far away it is. I am sure that is not helping any!
Now to try and get rid of that branch!
Jim D
Nov 2, 2013 14:31:59 #
I took the above photo, because I do like the square crop better, and attempted to remove the branch that goes up the middle of the eagle.
Thought are always welcome.
Jim D
Thought are always welcome.
Jim D
Nov 2, 2013 15:54:50 #
oldtool2 wrote:
I took the above photo, because I do like the square crop better, and attempted to remove the branch that goes up the middle of the eagle.
Thought are always welcome.
Jim D
Thought are always welcome.
Jim D
Good job removing the branch. It s always tricky when you have texture to deal with.
Nov 2, 2013 15:58:34 #
oldtool2 wrote:
I took the above photo, because I do like the square crop better, and attempted to remove the branch that goes up the middle of the eagle.
Thought are always welcome.
Jim D
Thought are always welcome.
Jim D
LOL! You beat me to it, Jim. Well done.
Gimp: select area with branch (to match background on eagle) with Lasso tool. Remove branch with Heal tool. Reduce noise.
Nov 2, 2013 16:42:40 #
Shakey wrote:
LOL! You beat me to it, Jim. Well done.
Gimp: select area with branch (to match background on eagle) with Lasso tool. Remove branch with Heal tool. Reduce noise.
Gimp: select area with branch (to match background on eagle) with Lasso tool. Remove branch with Heal tool. Reduce noise.
Shakey,
Nice, almost looks like what I did.
I did it using PSE 10 with the "clone stamp tool". It takes a little practice to get use to using this tool but once you get familiar with it you will find it comes in very handy.
Jim D
Nov 2, 2013 16:52:08 #
Shakey wrote:
LOL! You beat me to it, Jim. Well done.
Gimp: select area with branch (to match background on eagle) with Lasso tool. Remove branch with Heal tool. Reduce noise.
Gimp: select area with branch (to match background on eagle) with Lasso tool. Remove branch with Heal tool. Reduce noise.
A good point about the noise. I am surprised no had mentioned it before this. This shot has most of it removed.
Jim D
Nov 2, 2013 17:54:09 #
Nov 3, 2013 00:36:01 #
Just been on the phone with Macromad and he pointed out the overdone yellow in both of your eagles. I hadn't noticed it at first but now it's obvious. It seems to me that you pulled the yellow up to bring it out on the feathers without noticing the beak, talon and leaves getting overdone. In fact, if you look more closely, the bark of the tree is starting to show yellow too. I'd go back to the original and do it again keeping an eye on those points. They're both shots well worth getting right.
Mike.
Mike.
Nov 3, 2013 00:36:13 #
The actual taken picture looks like the focus and composition are pretty good.
That said it looks like the colour has been adjusted towards yellow, possibly using levels. There is a fairly strong yellow cast on the tree and leaves which is also present over the bird , evident by the way the beak no longer has the natural yellow colour but looks almost metallic gold.
When making these colour adjustments the art is knowing when to stop.
That said it looks like the colour has been adjusted towards yellow, possibly using levels. There is a fairly strong yellow cast on the tree and leaves which is also present over the bird , evident by the way the beak no longer has the natural yellow colour but looks almost metallic gold.
When making these colour adjustments the art is knowing when to stop.
Nov 3, 2013 09:30:26 #
Yes, but still makes a striking picture. Would enjoy being able to do it. Anyway wish I could say it was mine. Bee
Nov 3, 2013 10:09:17 #
MIKE GALLAGHER wrote:
Just been on the phone with Macromad and he pointe... (show quote)
Mike & Micromad,
I have taken a close look at both originals very closely. You are right about there being a yellow cast so I have taken this photo and re-did it and did no color adjustment to the photo. I am posting both the original and the one I did over.
I think part of the yellow cast is being caused by the time of year and time of day, These were shot mid April, the 17th to be exact, at 8:13 in the morning. In New Jersey the sun is low in the sky here, almost level and it was a bright day.
As usual, everyone's thoughts are more than welcome.
Jim D
With no color adjustment
Nov 3, 2013 10:22:47 #
:thumbup: your all very good picture is great good fix :thumbup:
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