ldavidson 4 Posted March 4, 2012 Comments, advice, critiques and ratings are appreciated. Thanks for looking. Link to comment
alfbailey 3 Posted March 5, 2012 Well chosen DOF and superb sharpness contribute in no small way to the success of this shot. I like the fine gauze like detail in the peacocks crown, and the sharpness of that ever watchful eye.Best RegardsAlf Link to comment
gsaphoto 2 Posted March 5, 2012 Nice capture! It looks like pose for you and at same time looking cautiously. I like how well it stand against background. It need little bit more sharpens, but overall it colorful and well presented. Grigoriy Link to comment
ldavidson 4 Posted March 5, 2012 Thank you. I have never been close enough to one before to see the details in the elaborate head dress they wear, it really is lovely. You can the details better in the original. I felt priviledged to bet so close to this peacock. I later learned that they are mooches, he was hoping I had something nice to eat. Link to comment
ldavidson 4 Posted March 5, 2012 Thanks. I thought he was posing too. I got several shots of him up close. He and his friends were quite tame. That watchful eye was looking to see what I had in my pockets, wondering if I had treats. The original was sharp, at least I thought it was. You could see more detail in the feathers. It lost some of that when I reduced and saved it as a JPEG. Link to comment
krpradu 125 Posted March 5, 2012 Is nice and could be also very good subject for your on next photos,I read about you did with sharpness and i can tell you about what I saw here on PN.This site has a different compression compare with other sites(same photo here is less sharp than on other site and for this I did a sharper version always for PN),also when you process a photo do it completely ready before resize,when you save in resize window try to save it as ''bicubic sharper'' or if you save ''bicubic'' do an unsharp mask after but make this carefully to be not to sharp,this is what I observed about how things work here.My best regards,wait for news from you. Link to comment
GailAnthonyHarmer 6 Posted March 5, 2012 Beautiful capture of this Peacock Linda. Excellent definition in the plummage and face. His expression makes me wonder if he is 'keeping guard' over his 'harem' :-)Very nicely presented as well. Warm regards,Gail Link to comment
falaksher 0 Posted March 5, 2012 Wonderful capture , beautiful composition,colors and details .............. Best regards. Link to comment
Not Here 93 Posted March 5, 2012 This guy really is handsome and knows it. Excellent portrait and I like how the background lines take our eyes to the subject.. Mike Link to comment
thadley 15 Posted March 6, 2012 Very nice presentation, the important areas like the beak and the be seems to be perfectly sharp. I love that radiant blue and the background is nicely subdued. I use CS5 for the reduction and i also use the bicubic sharper. One internet photographer said that you should reduce the size once only and that is what i have been doing lately. I sharpen it a bit for photo.net. I look at it to see what i like re sharpening and when it looks good, I go just a tad more for photo.net. With this photo I would do selective sharpening on the peacock which means that I duplicate the image, sharpen that layer, add a vector mask and then highlight with a paintbrush, just the areas you want sharp. By the way - a fine image rated 6. Link to comment
thadley 15 Posted March 6, 2012 Just curious - did you shoot with a medium telephoto almost wide open? Link to comment
ldavidson 4 Posted March 6, 2012 Thanks everyone for the comments.Radu, Thanks for the advice. I wondered why my images never seem as crisp as they do before posting on PN. This is really helpful and I will try it.Gail, he was just hanging around, very relaxed, he didn't seem concerned about anything. There were several females and some other males but no fighting, unlike the roosters who would explode into huge screaming, squawking fights at the drop of a hat. The island was over run with chickens and roosters. I just walked up to him with my camera in his face and he gave me different poses.Falak, thank you. I am glad to hear that you like it.Verline, thanks so much. Michael, peacocks really seem to have a high opinion of themselves. There is no getting around the fact that they are incredibly colourful and beautiful.Tony, thank you. I have CS4, I am not familiar with the bicubic sharpener. I will have to check this out. I have heard that every time you save an image as a JPG it deteriorates. I always save as a TIFF until I am ready to reduce for posting.I used my Canon 25-70mm 1:2.8 L zoom with a B&W UV Haze 1X filter. It is an excellent portrait lens and is very versatile. I use it most of the time, it's always on my camera. I forgot to add the tech. info. Here it is if you are interested.Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AETv( Shutter Speed ) 1/125Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6Metering Mode Evaluative MeteringExposure Compensation 0ISO Speed 200Auto ISOSpeed ONLens EF24-70mm f/2.8L USMFocal Length 70.0 mmImage Size 3888x2592Image Quality MRAWFlash OffFE lock OFFWhite Balance Mode DaylightAF Mode One-Shot AFAF area select mode Zone AFAF Microadjustment 0Picture Style PortraitSharpness 5Contrast 1Saturation 1Color tone 0Color Space Adobe RGBLong exposure noise reduction 0:OffHigh ISO speed noise reduction 2:StrongHighlight tone priority 1:EnableAuto Lighting Optimizer DisablePeripheral illumination correction EnableDust Delete Data NoFile Size 12775 KBDrive Mode Low-speed continuous shooting Thanks again for your interest in my work. I appreciate your advice.All the best.Linda Link to comment
krpradu 125 Posted March 6, 2012 Tony has right,I forgot to tell you that very useful is to use selective sharpening so you can choose what you want,my best to you. Link to comment
Giangiorgio Crisponi 475 Posted March 6, 2012 very nice portrait, I agree with the comments of Radu and Tony, I also have the same problems, ciao Giangiorgio Link to comment
ldavidson 4 Posted March 6, 2012 Radu, thanks again.Giangiorgio, thanks for visiting. Link to comment
photo by patsy dunn 1 Posted March 8, 2012 Linda, Wonderful image of this beautiful bird with great colors & sharpness. Thanks for sharing. Take care, Patsy Link to comment
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