Re: PESO x2: Fantail

[David Mann]

OK I decided to have another look at the rendering and I've been learning a lot 
more about Adobe Camera Raw in the process.

I've boosted the exposure a bit, tweaked the colour and applied some (well, a 
lot of) noise reduction, masking out the areas where I wanted to keep fine 
detail.  I've also toned down the white background highlights a little.  I am 
absolutely loving the adjustment brush tool.  It would be nice to have 
Photoshop-style selection tools but I think I can cope.

New:
http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1113/#peso

Previous:
http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo//#peso

I wasn't planning to spend my whole evening doing photo editing but it's nice 
to learn some new tricks.

Cheers,
Dave


> On Apr 4, 2021, at 9:13 AM, David Mann  wrote:
> 
> Thanks everyone for the feedback.  Due to shooting wide-open and having the 
> exposure wrong I wasn't expecting much so I was pleasantly surprised to have 
> them come out so well.  I might revisit the rendering if I get some time 
> later.
> 
> Cheers,
> Dave
> 
>> On Apr 4, 2021, at 12:56 AM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
>> 
>> oh Dave that second one is terrific!  first one a nice little shot  but it 
>> disappears from memory once you see the second..  nice timing! nice 
>> everything
>> 
>> ann
>> 
>> On 4/3/2021 6:01 AM, David Mann wrote:
>>> While chasing the warbler this morning we had a couple of fantails visit.  
>>> These are another one that rarely sits still, but they're quite a bit 
>>> tamer.  They eat insects, mostly caught on-the-wing.
>>> 
>>> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1112/#peso
>>> 
>>> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo//#peso
>>> 
>>> These were both shot with the K5ii and FA*400mm f/5.6, handheld.  I didn't 
>>> have enough light so the photos were underexposed by 1 stop or so.  The 
>>> lens was wide open and I'm surprised (amazed, actually) at how well the 
>>> body hit the focus in such low light.  And that it chose the right thing to 
>>> focus on.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Dave
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Re: PESO x2: Fantail

[lrc]

That second shot is wonderful

On April 3, 2021 3:01:23 AM PDT, David Mann  wrote:
>While chasing the warbler this morning we had a couple of fantails
>visit.  These are another one that rarely sits still, but they're quite
>a bit tamer.  They eat insects, mostly caught on-the-wing.
>
>http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1112/#peso
>
>http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo//#peso
>
>These were both shot with the K5ii and FA*400mm f/5.6, handheld.  I
>didn't have enough light so the photos were underexposed by 1 stop or
>so.  The lens was wide open and I'm surprised (amazed, actually) at how
>well the body hit the focus in such low light.  And that it chose the
>right thing to focus on.
>
>Cheers,
>Dave
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Re: PESO x2: Fantail

[David Mann]

Thanks everyone for the feedback.  Due to shooting wide-open and having the 
exposure wrong I wasn't expecting much so I was pleasantly surprised to have 
them come out so well.  I might revisit the rendering if I get some time later.

Cheers,
Dave

> On Apr 4, 2021, at 12:56 AM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> oh Dave that second one is terrific!  first one a nice little shot  but it 
> disappears from memory once you see the second..  nice timing! nice everything
> 
> ann
> 
> On 4/3/2021 6:01 AM, David Mann wrote:
>> While chasing the warbler this morning we had a couple of fantails visit.  
>> These are another one that rarely sits still, but they're quite a bit tamer. 
>>  They eat insects, mostly caught on-the-wing.
>> 
>> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1112/#peso
>> 
>> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo//#peso
>> 
>> These were both shot with the K5ii and FA*400mm f/5.6, handheld.  I didn't 
>> have enough light so the photos were underexposed by 1 stop or so.  The lens 
>> was wide open and I'm surprised (amazed, actually) at how well the body hit 
>> the focus in such low light.  And that it chose the right thing to focus on.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Dave
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Re: PESO x2: Fantail

[Paul Stenquist]

Very nice. You can easily boost the exposure when rendering.

Paul

> On Apr 3, 2021, at 7:19 AM, Alan C  wrote:
> 
> Great stuff, Dave. You seem to have sorted things out now. I'm sure Paul S 
> will approve.
> 
> Alan C
> 
>> On 03-Apr-21 12:01 PM, David Mann wrote:
>> While chasing the warbler this morning we had a couple of fantails visit.  
>> These are another one that rarely sits still, but they're quite a bit tamer. 
>>  They eat insects, mostly caught on-the-wing.
>> 
>> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1112/#peso
>> 
>> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo//#peso
>> 
>> These were both shot with the K5ii and FA*400mm f/5.6, handheld.  I didn't 
>> have enough light so the photos were underexposed by 1 stop or so.  The lens 
>> was wide open and I'm surprised (amazed, actually) at how well the body hit 
>> the focus in such low light.  And that it chose the right thing to focus on.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Dave
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Re: PESO x2: Fantail

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Nicely done!

Dan Matyola
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On Sat, Apr 3, 2021 at 6:01 AM David Mann  wrote:

> While chasing the warbler this morning we had a couple of fantails visit.
> These are another one that rarely sits still, but they're quite a bit
> tamer.  They eat insects, mostly caught on-the-wing.
>
> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1112/#peso
>
> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo//#peso
>
> These were both shot with the K5ii and FA*400mm f/5.6, handheld.  I didn't
> have enough light so the photos were underexposed by 1 stop or so.  The
> lens was wide open and I'm surprised (amazed, actually) at how well the
> body hit the focus in such low light.  And that it chose the right thing to
> focus on.
>
> Cheers,
> Dave
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Re: PESO x2: Fantail

[Toine]

Great captures


On Sat, 3 Apr 2021 at 12:01, David Mann  wrote:
>
> While chasing the warbler this morning we had a couple of fantails visit.  
> These are another one that rarely sits still, but they're quite a bit tamer.  
> They eat insects, mostly caught on-the-wing.
>
> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1112/#peso
>
> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo//#peso
>
> These were both shot with the K5ii and FA*400mm f/5.6, handheld.  I didn't 
> have enough light so the photos were underexposed by 1 stop or so.  The lens 
> was wide open and I'm surprised (amazed, actually) at how well the body hit 
> the focus in such low light.  And that it chose the right thing to focus on.
>
> Cheers,
> Dave
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Re: PESO x2: Fantail

[ann sanfedele]

oh Dave that second one is terrific!  first one a nice little shot  but 
it disappears from memory once you see the second..  nice timing! nice 
everything


ann

On 4/3/2021 6:01 AM, David Mann wrote:

While chasing the warbler this morning we had a couple of fantails visit.  
These are another one that rarely sits still, but they're quite a bit tamer.  
They eat insects, mostly caught on-the-wing.

http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1112/#peso

http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo//#peso

These were both shot with the K5ii and FA*400mm f/5.6, handheld.  I didn't have 
enough light so the photos were underexposed by 1 stop or so.  The lens was 
wide open and I'm surprised (amazed, actually) at how well the body hit the 
focus in such low light.  And that it chose the right thing to focus on.

Cheers,
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Re: PESO x2: Fantail

[Alan C]

Great stuff, Dave. You seem to have sorted things out now. I'm sure Paul 
S will approve.


Alan C

On 03-Apr-21 12:01 PM, David Mann wrote:

While chasing the warbler this morning we had a couple of fantails visit.  
These are another one that rarely sits still, but they're quite a bit tamer.  
They eat insects, mostly caught on-the-wing.

http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1112/#peso

http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo//#peso

These were both shot with the K5ii and FA*400mm f/5.6, handheld.  I didn't have 
enough light so the photos were underexposed by 1 stop or so.  The lens was 
wide open and I'm surprised (amazed, actually) at how well the body hit the 
focus in such low light.  And that it chose the right thing to focus on.

Cheers,
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PESO x2: Fantail

[David Mann]

While chasing the warbler this morning we had a couple of fantails visit.  
These are another one that rarely sits still, but they're quite a bit tamer.  
They eat insects, mostly caught on-the-wing.

http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1112/#peso

http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo//#peso

These were both shot with the K5ii and FA*400mm f/5.6, handheld.  I didn't have 
enough light so the photos were underexposed by 1 stop or so.  The lens was 
wide open and I'm surprised (amazed, actually) at how well the body hit the 
focus in such low light.  And that it chose the right thing to focus on.

Cheers,
Dave
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