House Sparrow

Posted by Penney Goodwin on Sat Dec 20, 2003 3:17 pm

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House Sparrow Passer Domesticus

Nikon D100 with Nikkor 500 f/4 and 1.4x TC, Gitzo tripod with Wimberly head
180 sec- f/10 , 0 EV, ISO 200, TTL flash, USM, etc. in PS CS

I cloned an extra berry or two ( or three - now don't look ! - ) I hope your eyes stay on the sparrow rather than the berries. I would have preferred a prettier perch, but...
I have been immersed in my new system for 2-3 weeks now and wanted to post before I was forgotten.

All comments and critiques are very welcomed!

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by BrianS on Sat Dec 20, 2003 3:22 pm

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A very nice compostion and detail overall -- coming in a little over on contrast.

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by Sandy Mossberg on Sat Dec 20, 2003 3:44 pm

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Well done, Laurel. I like it very much. Even though I see a few small hot spots, exposure is good.

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by Harvey Edelman on Sat Dec 20, 2003 3:45 pm

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Other than just a few easily fixed hot spots this is a winner. Congrats!

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by Penney Goodwin on Sat Dec 20, 2003 3:50 pm

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I see the contrast, Brian as I just looked at the image on the laptop I would normally post with. I'm new to PS CS ( trying to learn it) and now I'm curious why such an intense and startling difference -( I also have a new desktop and monitor I'm trying to adjust to, and stepping "up" - guess I expected an "automatic" improvement. Hope the calibration software I have asked Santa for will help.

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by Penney Goodwin on Sat Dec 20, 2003 4:09 pm

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Just corrected on desktop and when viewed on laptop, I completely overcorrected. Sorry about the post - I would never leave a hot spot intentionally. Hurry, calibration software.

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by LHays on Sat Dec 20, 2003 4:11 pm

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Laurel
You're getting there with this one. It takes a little time to get everything figured out but you've done fine so far. A little contrasty but it would depend on what monitor you were viewing it on as to how contrasty.

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by Penney Goodwin on Sat Dec 20, 2003 5:08 pm

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Repost from Paint Shop editing onl laptop as BNS ( before new system) - to my eye this does not compare to the finished product from the new desktop and PS CS, that is until I viewed it on the laptop. My ( new) wireless link was finicky about d/l the original NEF, so I quit at half a bird and did not rework the berries. Interesting the difference, though neither compare to what I think I see from PS CS-

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by AlexC on Sat Dec 20, 2003 5:44 pm

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The repost just about does it for me!!
Love those birds!!! Congrats!!

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by Alan Murphy on Sat Dec 20, 2003 5:53 pm

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Sweet shot of a Sparrow. "Don't look at the Berries" eh? That's like saying, don't think of an Elephant, what ever you do

Nice twig & Berries laurel. I like the warmer version.

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by Penney Goodwin on Sat Dec 20, 2003 6:17 pm

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Let's see - this edited ever so slightly ( sat, USM ) in PS CS, saved as TIFF from Capture, rather than highest quality jpg, which has show the optimal image on my monitor so far. Too many software options for me at this point.

I like this one.

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by Ken Newcombe on Sat Dec 20, 2003 6:59 pm

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Very nice overall presentation on this one Laurel. The berries and perch work very well. Keep working on photo shop end of things, the last post is flat but shows more detail than the first.

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by Anthony Medici on Sun Dec 21, 2003 9:11 pm

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I see you're having problems with your image. If you'ld like me to try converting it to see what I can do, email me and I'll give you an email address where you can send the NEF. I can send you back the settings I used and what I did in photoshop.

BTW, the biggest issue with the D100 is the 1/180 maximum shutter speed when using a flash. It's pushing the extremes when you're using a 500 and a 1.4x.

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