bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur

This image is a good example of how new software and cameras have changed the way we can photograph birds in the dark rainforests. This is a Scale-throated Hermit from Brazil's Atlantic Rainforest. A common bird, it is frequently seen anyplace there are flowers, whether wild or garden. To try and freeze the motion of the bird (it is a hummingbird after all) I had to use a fast shutter speed. Because it was also dark (very early in the morning) That required that my ISO value was very high-16,000. ISO value is a measurement of how sensitive you want your camera's sensor ("electronic film") to be. The good news is that when you make the ISO very high, your sensor is very sensitive to even small amounts of light. The bad news is that your sensor is then also sensitive to electronic "noise". That can make your image very grainy and have no detail or color. Newer cameras and more importantly, new computer software can greatly negate this problem allowing images to be taken and used that, in the past, would have been instant deletes. Shot with a Canon R5, 600 mm f/4.0 lens; SS 1/2000, f/4.0, ISO 16,000. Processed in DXO Pure Raw, PS, and then passed through Topaz DeNoise at very low settings.

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bajadreamer, The fact that you were specific in your sequence of enhancing the image, reached beyond what we commonly see on the UHH. All such detail is appreciated. Most of the advanced contemporary software is of little use if the photographer does not master how to use it.

Retired CPO Loc: Travel full time in an RV

Great shot! Especially at that ISO setting! I use a D850 that does very well at HI ISOs.

tcthome Loc: NJ

taffspride Loc: Originally Wales, now the Sunshine State

This is an awesome shot, and you are right, what the new software can do to eliminate noise is amazing. I like Topaz denoise, it can turn an OK grainy image into a good one, Thanks for sharing.

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Toment Loc: FL, IL

Nice!
Thanks

bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur

[quote=Barn Owl]bajadreamer, The fact that you were specific in your sequence of enhancing the image, reached beyond what we commonly see on the UHH. All such detail is appreciated. Most of the advanced contemporary software is of little use if the photographer does not master how to use it.[/quote


Certainly agree with you; some of the software (DXO Pure Raw) is simply "push button". User has few to no choices in what the outcome will be. For some that is a detriment, but for others that is a good thing.
When I first started using UHH, I appreciated detailed explanations of how an image was taken and processed. It was a learning process for me. Now I rarely see that on this forum any more. It is simply-"Here is the image".

bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur

Yes, many, if not all, of the newer cameras are amazing.

bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur

Yes I use it frequently. In fact, I have to be careful not to expect miracles. The proverbial "sow's ear into a silk purse".

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Another excellent result! Your processing narrative is a very nice thing to do.

Juy Loc: Delaware

Yes they are amazing, so is your photo. You did real good

bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur

Thank you. I also appreciate it when a photographer explains how (s)he got the shot or what they were thinking when they took it.

bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur

Thank you. Kind words.

raymondh Loc: Walker, MI

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

Beautiful capture, Dreamer.