Swans
Posted 09/10/2011 - 11:33
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Awesome shot Alan ! Not so sure about the PP but you've got to protect those highlights so ....
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Posted 09/10/2011 - 12:29
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Well done Alan. I didn't think the k-x was capable of such marvellous images. Will have to get mine out of the cupboard..
P.s. Can I borrow the big lens....lol
P.s. Can I borrow the big lens....lol
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Posted 09/10/2011 - 14:01
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Nice one Alan
Posted 09/10/2011 - 14:09
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Excellent shot
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Posted 10/10/2011 - 11:37
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Thanks for the comments folks. Much appreciated
Frogfish wrote:
Awesome shot Alan ! Not so sure about the PP but you've got to protect those highlights so ....
Kevin, I know sometimes its hard to put into words when something just does not seem right. Be grateful if you'd try though, as I really like this one, and would appreciate any advice to improve it.
Awesome shot Alan ! Not so sure about the PP but you've got to protect those highlights so ....
Posted 10/10/2011 - 12:24
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Alan ... I've downloaded the shot to play around with it a little and found that what was disturbing me was the lack of detail in the shadows. I've pulled the shadows a little but this copy is too small and I've introduced noise into the shadows, you may be able to pull the detail without noise on the original if you like this processing ... or not !
[IMG]http://i55.tinypic.com/117gxmv.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i55.tinypic.com/117gxmv.jpg[/IMG]
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Nikon. D800. D600. Sigma 500/4.5, Nikon 300/2.8 VRII, Sigma 120-300/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 21/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 35/2.0, Sigma 50/1.4, Nikkor 85/1.8, Nikon TC20EIII, Nikon TC14EII, Kenko x1.4, Sigma 2.0
Posted 10/10/2011 - 12:40
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Blythman wrote:
Thanks for taking the trouble Kevin. My initial thought was that the water surface was generally messy (apart from directly in front of the swans. I was looking to minimise this mess. I'll take another look when I'm at home tonight
It's a difficult one to process Alan. Can't get much brighter whites than Swans (and there is more detail in the Swans in your version) and as I said you have to protect them, but the shadows are very dark. Maybe using a brush to selectively pull the detail from the shadows rather than a global adjustment would work.
Thanks for taking the trouble Kevin. My initial thought was that the water surface was generally messy (apart from directly in front of the swans. I was looking to minimise this mess. I'll take another look when I'm at home tonight
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Nikon. D800. D600. Sigma 500/4.5, Nikon 300/2.8 VRII, Sigma 120-300/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 21/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 35/2.0, Sigma 50/1.4, Nikkor 85/1.8, Nikon TC20EIII, Nikon TC14EII, Kenko x1.4, Sigma 2.0
Nikon. D800. D600. Sigma 500/4.5, Nikon 300/2.8 VRII, Sigma 120-300/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 21/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 35/2.0, Sigma 50/1.4, Nikkor 85/1.8, Nikon TC20EIII, Nikon TC14EII, Kenko x1.4, Sigma 2.0
Posted 10/10/2011 - 21:40
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Kevin, here's another version. Still darkened some of the crud in the foreground. This time with a grad filter.
Be grateful for any further comments? Personally, I like colours of the swans in the updated version the best, but prefer the reflections and water of the first one
Seeing off the intruders ..... Mute Swans v2 by Blythman1960, on Flickr
Be grateful for any further comments? Personally, I like colours of the swans in the updated version the best, but prefer the reflections and water of the first one
Seeing off the intruders ..... Mute Swans v2 by Blythman1960, on Flickr
Posted 11/10/2011 - 06:23
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Alan - sorry to say that one isn't showing uo in here and I can't access it via the link either
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Nikon. D800. D600. Sigma 500/4.5, Nikon 300/2.8 VRII, Sigma 120-300/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 21/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 35/2.0, Sigma 50/1.4, Nikkor 85/1.8, Nikon TC20EIII, Nikon TC14EII, Kenko x1.4, Sigma 2.0
Posted 11/10/2011 - 07:20
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Mmmmm
Changed privacy settings now to hopefully allow you to at least access the link. Now I can't see it on the forum. Here it is again. I wish we were allowed to edit pics on previous posts
Seeing off the intruders ..... Mute Swans v2 by Blythman1960, on Flickr
Changed privacy settings now to hopefully allow you to at least access the link. Now I can't see it on the forum. Here it is again. I wish we were allowed to edit pics on previous posts
Seeing off the intruders ..... Mute Swans v2 by Blythman1960, on Flickr
Posted 11/10/2011 - 08:30
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Great Job Alan - looks perfect to my eyes and there is so much more detail now, great colours all round.
http://frogfish.smugmug.com/ Pentax. Pentax DA*300/4, Cosina 55/1.2, Lens Baby Composer Pro & Edge 80, AFA x1.7, Metz 50 af1.
Nikon. D800. D600. Sigma 500/4.5, Nikon 300/2.8 VRII, Sigma 120-300/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 21/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 35/2.0, Sigma 50/1.4, Nikkor 85/1.8, Nikon TC20EIII, Nikon TC14EII, Kenko x1.4, Sigma 2.0
Nikon. D800. D600. Sigma 500/4.5, Nikon 300/2.8 VRII, Sigma 120-300/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 21/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 35/2.0, Sigma 50/1.4, Nikkor 85/1.8, Nikon TC20EIII, Nikon TC14EII, Kenko x1.4, Sigma 2.0
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Exposure 0.006 sec (1/160)
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Seeing off the intruders ..... Mute Swans by Blythman1960, on Flickr
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