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Holy Crap...Look at all these other forum sections! ~ "Gordie" => Photography => Topic started by: MikeA on April 10, 2010, 11:11:39 PM

Title: I finally got some sharp Loon pics!
Post by: MikeA on April 10, 2010, 11:11:39 PM

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Title: Re: I finally got some sharp Loon pics!
Post by: dbradyh on April 11, 2010, 07:59:09 AM

nice post production editing......

Title: Re: I finally got some sharp Loon pics!
Post by: MikeA on April 11, 2010, 09:10:32 AM

Please elaborate? Feedback is crucial. 

Title: Re: I finally got some sharp Loon pics!
Post by: dbradyh on April 11, 2010, 10:15:20 AM

composition works, value range seems strong, and color is saturated.
Some of the shots remind me of those old cibachrome prints.

Title: Re: I finally got some sharp Loon pics!
Post by: Steve H on April 11, 2010, 02:06:58 PM

Very nice Mike. I would agree the saturation is very nice and there are great textural elements in the Loon pictures. You truly get the feeling of the water and the beading on the feathers is very nice.

Title: Re: I finally got some sharp Loon pics!
Post by: MikeA on April 12, 2010, 08:38:54 AM

Quote from: dbradyh on April 11, 2010, 10:15:20 AM

composition works, value range seems strong, and color is saturated.
Some of the shots remind me of those old cibachrome prints.

Great feedback Brady thanks! The ducks are just me playing around trying to make a shot that was less then spectacular out of the camera. On my LED monitor which I trust is color correct they look better then on my LCD where the blues are too much. 

The Loons had min PP. I pulled some red out of the eyes for effect and did a little edge sharpening and cropping. Other then that nothing. However,,, your remark and others I got from the Pelicans on another forum made me re check my camera settings and I did find the Sat was bumped up by one and the color tone was bumped up by two... This would produce some "vivid" colors no doubt.

The sun was straight out of the camera but again there was some sat and CT built in. I've moved them both back to 0 and we'll see how much change that makes.


Again thanks for the critique. Considering your background I'm honored, so keep em coming.

Title: Re: I finally got some sharp Loon pics!
Post by: Steve H on April 12, 2010, 03:06:44 PM

A little info on color calibration.

http://www.drycreekphoto.com/Learn/monitor_calibration.htm

CRT's are still the king in this arena but LCD's can be tuned to work well.

Title: Re: I finally got some sharp Loon pics!
Post by: JoelO on April 12, 2010, 03:52:07 PM

Mike,

Great shots! The clarity on the loon pics is amazing.

As I'm new to all of this, I'd be interested in knowing the parameters of your shots.  ie. lens you shot them with, iso settings, aperature, shutter speed.  Monopod, tripod or handheld?

Thanks,

Joel

Title: Re: I finally got some sharp Loon pics!
Post by: MikeA on April 12, 2010, 09:05:49 PM

I shoot a canon 50D and those were all taken with a 400mm 5.6L at iso 100. The ducks were shot at 400 iso. Shutter Speed on the Loons was about 1/1000, the ducks were 1/1600, the sunset 1/1250. All were handheld no tripod. Tripods and monopods don't work very well in a boat.

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