[PIC_THREAD] Wildlife, Animals, Birds, Zoo
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Agreed!! Great shot
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Would you believe i snapped the horse on an old Pentax DSLR and cheap Pentax zoom ?
I since moved to Canon some years later and then Nikon after that
The European Mantis was on a Nikon using the Nikon 60mm macro
I since moved to Canon some years later and then Nikon after that
The European Mantis was on a Nikon using the Nikon 60mm macro
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really like the composition and the mono. works very nicely.
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Aye fabulous CRossbill
WE dont see those beauties down here
Still eyeing up those fabulous kestrel close ups, footy
WE dont see those beauties down here
Still eyeing up those fabulous kestrel close ups, footy
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Awesome
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Thanks smr
Female kestrel by mack100, on FlickrI think this bird is stalking me! She landed on a branch next to my shoulder and jumped down next to my shoe to catch a beetle.
I'm not completely happy with the way Flickr has handled this, probably my eyes!
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Footy - great shot
What is it about the the bird that you think Flickr has messed up ?
All i can see is perhaps some mild lens flare on the birds head - or maybe its something else.
The head looks like it has some mist hovering over it, though very mild. I'm not sure thats Flickr
Hope you dont mind, but i ran your original size photo through CS6 to see if i could PP out the odd looking misty head ...see what you think.
I will remove the photo if you think this is too cheeky
What is it about the the bird that you think Flickr has messed up ?
All i can see is perhaps some mild lens flare on the birds head - or maybe its something else.
The head looks like it has some mist hovering over it, though very mild. I'm not sure thats Flickr
Hope you dont mind, but i ran your original size photo through CS6 to see if i could PP out the odd looking misty head ...see what you think.
I will remove the photo if you think this is too cheeky
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Footy
I did a few things, cant quite remember the sequence, but i used the burn shadow tool around the head only, using the soft edge option at about 7 or 8% till i thought it lessened the misty look. also added a touch of contrast - but only mildly
Then, and this wasnt necessary to be honest because you had already done a fine job, but increase the view to 400% and denoise the background only using the blur tool, not the denoise tool, at 100% ( its quickest at 100% but depends on whats being done )
This gives an ultra smooth background - i did no denoise on the bird at all. Then selective smart sharpen
This took 10 x longer to type than it did to do but it looks ok, IMO
PS dont know how i managed to post 2 photos so i've just removed one
I did a few things, cant quite remember the sequence, but i used the burn shadow tool around the head only, using the soft edge option at about 7 or 8% till i thought it lessened the misty look. also added a touch of contrast - but only mildly
Then, and this wasnt necessary to be honest because you had already done a fine job, but increase the view to 400% and denoise the background only using the blur tool, not the denoise tool, at 100% ( its quickest at 100% but depends on whats being done )
This gives an ultra smooth background - i did no denoise on the bird at all. Then selective smart sharpen
This took 10 x longer to type than it did to do but it looks ok, IMO
PS dont know how i managed to post 2 photos so i've just removed one
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You're welcome bud
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Greenshank !
