King of the Mountain
Mar 7, 2022 02:46:05 #
Nikon D780, 200-500mm with Nikon 1.4 teleconverter. Distance: ~100m. Taken on bench above my home in Provo, Utah. He was one of 11 rams in the little herd. Criticism welcome.
Mar 7, 2022 18:26:53 #
I understand you were very far away. When so far away just the slightest movement will be noticeable. I downloaded to see if it could be improved. When I did I opened in Photoshop and made an adjustment using camera shake, then sharpened with the High Pass filter. I then blurred the background to see if it would help. I think it made a more dramatic image. If you would like to see it please ask.
Jim
Jim
Mar 8, 2022 02:20:35 #
Mar 8, 2022 09:16:52 #
devildoc wrote:
Thank you for a remake. Yes, would love to see it.
OK here is my version sharpening the main element and softening the background. Last minute I cloned out the twigs.
Mar 8, 2022 11:30:14 #
Wow, substantial improvement. That's the nice thing about this forum. Ask a question and you usually get a helpful answer.
Mar 8, 2022 12:20:23 #
Jim, Thank you ... drastic improvement. It should be noted that I don't think I did anything to the original except maybe for minor sharpening (over entire image). Can you please give me the details on how you softened the background? I use APS only.
Mar 8, 2022 13:08:06 #
devildoc wrote:
Jim, Thank you ... drastic improvement. It should be noted that I don't think I did anything to the original except maybe for minor sharpening (over entire image). Can you please give me the details on how you softened the background? I use APS only.
I used Photoshop CC.
I made a duplicate layer added a mask keeping the ram visible.
When making the blur background I selected the Ram's mask. I modified this selection by expanding the selection 12 pexels. Clicked the layer below the Ram then filed the selection with Content Aware. This layer now has shut background d no ram. Now I blurred this background layer using the Gaussian blur filter, sliding the amount till the sharp lines disappeared but still leaving some resemblance of background.
Mar 8, 2022 14:27:49 #
Mar 8, 2022 15:00:02 #
Jim-Pops wrote:
I understand you were very far away. When so far away just the slightest movement will be noticeable. I downloaded to see if it could be improved. When I did I opened in Photoshop and made an adjustment using camera shake, then sharpened with the High Pass filter. I then blurred the background to see if it would help. I think it made a more dramatic image. If you would like to see it please ask.
Jim
Jim
Help me a little, Jim. I cannot figure out how to, as you put it, make "an adjustment using camera shake." Can you give a guy a hint?
Mar 8, 2022 15:22:46 #
Jim-Pops wrote:
OK here is my version sharpening the main element and softening the background. Last minute I cloned out the twigs.
Nicely done Jim-Pops!
Mar 8, 2022 15:27:26 #
cbtsam wrote:
Help me a little, Jim. I cannot figure out how to, as you put it, make "an adjustment using camera shake." Can you give a guy a hint?
For me it's a lot of trial and error.
I started with this Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US8yI3ymZEE
Mar 9, 2022 10:59:18 #
Jim-Pops wrote:
OK here is my version sharpening the main element and softening the background. Last minute I cloned out the twigs.
A wonderful moment to see a ram in the wild. I like the image and agree that it needed some sharpening. I also noted that you got rid of the little branch that diverted the eye. Great job. My only suggestion would be to try to select the subject and bring it out more wit a bit more adjustment...just a bit...of course the animal's skin is camouflage so it might be a challenge to separate.
Well done by the op and the editor on this!
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