American Kestrel, flying, juvenile or female
Sep 20, 2015 18:26:53 #
*** American Kestrel, female or juvenile (Opinions welcome)
Cape May, NJ 9/13/2015
While sitting in one spot for about an hour and a half, looking for Warblers, I saw an American Kestrel periodically appear in the sky just above the somewhat nearby treetops. It would fly in about a half circle and then disappear. The third time it showed, I was able to take a few shots.
The wings weren't well lighted so I brightened them some in Adobe Lightroom. I think that gives a "dirty" appearance to the lighter shades on the wings. Is there a way to remove the "dirty look"?
Canon 7D Mark II, Canon 500mm F/4 L IS II lens, Av, 1/3200 second, F/5.6, ISO 640, Evaluative metering, +1 EV), on a Gitzo tripod with a Wimberley head.
Cape May, NJ 9/13/2015
While sitting in one spot for about an hour and a half, looking for Warblers, I saw an American Kestrel periodically appear in the sky just above the somewhat nearby treetops. It would fly in about a half circle and then disappear. The third time it showed, I was able to take a few shots.
The wings weren't well lighted so I brightened them some in Adobe Lightroom. I think that gives a "dirty" appearance to the lighter shades on the wings. Is there a way to remove the "dirty look"?
Canon 7D Mark II, Canon 500mm F/4 L IS II lens, Av, 1/3200 second, F/5.6, ISO 640, Evaluative metering, +1 EV), on a Gitzo tripod with a Wimberley head.
Sep 21, 2015 16:37:00 #
DenDiMarco wrote:
*** American Kestrel, female or juvenile (Opinions... (show quote)
I took your photo into Topaz & did some noise removal which cleans it up somewhat, but I don't you can get 100% out without losing some detail. I will post the results with your permission. Btw, you were lucky to get the shot----PERIOD. These birds are fast as greased lightening. I like the shot.
Sep 21, 2015 18:29:41 #
cameranut wrote:
I took your photo into Topaz & did some noise removal which cleans it up somewhat, but I don't you can get 100% out without losing some detail. I will post the results with your permission. Btw, you were lucky to get the shot----PERIOD. These birds are fast as greased lightening. I like the shot.
Yes! Thanks, cameranut! By all means, post the improved version. I would love to see it!
Den
Sep 21, 2015 19:48:28 #
DenDiMarco wrote:
Yes! Thanks, cameranut! By all means, post the improved version. I would love to see it!
Den
Den
I'm sure there are others on here who could do a better job on this. Well, here goes-------
Sep 22, 2015 00:45:34 #
Sep 22, 2015 12:24:35 #
cameranut wrote:
I'm sure there are others on here who could do a better job on this. Well, here goes-------
Thank you, c-nut! I can't wait to see this on my computer later!
Den
Sep 22, 2015 12:25:21 #
sailorsmom wrote:
Very good shot, Den! It's hard to catch a BIF! Well done!
Thank you so much, Sue
Sep 23, 2015 07:14:56 #
cameranut wrote:
I'm sure there are others on here who could do a better job on this. Well, here goes-------
Cameranut, thanks for the effort! I can see an obvious improvement.
Did your removal method involved a noise reduction on the entire photo? Or did your "fix" each dark dot somwhow? Or something else?
Den
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