First image: RWB

Posted by matt kuchta on Thu Aug 21, 2003 10:44 am

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Lookout

10D, 1-4IS, handheld
1/640
f6.3
Exp 0
ISO 400

Slight sharpening/levels in PS, vert crop from horizontal (about 25% off the sides). NOTE: I ran another pass of USM across it as per Heather and Anthony's suggestion.

Taken several months ago, this is still one of my favorite RWB images.
-matt

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by Heather Forcier on Thu Aug 21, 2003 10:52 am

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Hi, Matt, and welcome to NatureScapes.Net!

Great first image! I like the title "lookout", quite appropriate.

The perch is awesome, fluffy cattail. Like the position of the bird and the tail fanning with the underside towards us. 10D images need a bit more sharpening than those from other DSLRs due to the 10D's anti aliasing, you could likely add a touch more USM here will no ill effects if you wanted to.

Lovely clean blue background as well, great first post!

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by Anthony Medici on Thu Aug 21, 2003 10:59 am

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I agree with Heather on the need for some additional sharpening. The pose and composition are excellent though.

Very nice first post!

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by Sandy Mossberg on Thu Aug 21, 2003 12:03 pm

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A lovely shot, Matt. I'd clone out the small patch of cattail on the lower left edge. To my pathetic eyes it appears sharp, but I trust Heather more on this matter. A wonderful debut on this site.

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by matt kuchta on Thu Aug 21, 2003 12:11 pm

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Thanks all - Sandy: it was a touch soft - I sharpened it a little a few minutes ago. Didn't feel a repost was necessary, just a slight tweak to the original.

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by AlexC on Thu Aug 21, 2003 2:29 pm

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Very nice, Matt, wonderful light and now it's pretty sharp, nice pose and nice perch as well!! Congrats!!

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by Richard on Thu Aug 21, 2003 2:48 pm

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Matt,

Nice looking lady RWB! I like the everything about this one. The pose, color, and background. I might have been tempted to have the bird a little higher in the frame showing a bit more of the cattail. Excellent image!

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by Juli Wilcox on Fri Aug 22, 2003 2:37 am

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What a beautiful little bird and very nice photo!

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by Bill Whala on Fri Aug 22, 2003 8:00 am

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Pretty bird and nice perch. I love the pose.

Very nice!

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by E.J. Peiker on Fri Aug 22, 2003 8:48 am

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A beautiful shot although it looks like the focus point was on the belly rather than the head. A little selective sharpening of the head would improve a very good photograph to be an excellent one.

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by matt kuchta on Fri Aug 22, 2003 9:25 am

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Thanks again for the comments.

Sandy and E.J.: This is what is so great - you catch every subtle nuance of a photo - I will certainly touch up those areas before making a print

cheers,
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