Post your Bird Portraits

bidkev wrote in post #18766566
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Posting this here as I don't do much on other threads and it may serve as a warning to some who's eyes aren't up to scratch.

Yes, I'm one of them that once he has his perfect jpg, bins his RAWs :doh:

I've been checking over my images on flickr.............hen​ce those also posted here and onM43. Many of them are (way) over-sharpened which I never realised prior to having cataract surgery. Some of them look like shlt with what would have been minimal noise now emphasised :blush: Surprisingly, some have sold. They'll look even worse after I have my right eye done on Monday!:frown:

If I'd have kept the RAWs, I wouldn't be wishing that I could step back in time 12months :crying:

Lesson learned.............no​w to cull or not seeing as some have been faved?

If you click on the url for this image and zoom in at flckr you'll see just how badly processed they are although it can be seen here also

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/NfVX​hc Brown Honeyeater (3) by Kevin Dickinson, on Flickr

No Time Machine or similar back-up to recover them from?

Still waiting for the wisdom they promised would be worth getting old for.

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-AP- wrote in post #18766848

-AP- wrote in post #18766847

Beautifully captured.
Second one is amazing.

Moonshiner wrote in post #18766678
Birds from the San Diego Safari Park...
Cormorant (Wild)...
California Condor...
Harris Hawk...
Bald Eagle...

Amazing detail in the head & beaks.
Interesting contrasts.
Very nice.

robamy wrote in post #18766684

Fantastic action shot.
Love the colours and composition.

Richard

Middle spotted woodpecker

Canon EOS 1D X • Canon EF 600mm f/4.0L IS II USM @600mm • 1/320 • f/5 • ISO 2000

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2c3V​s2z IMG_Middle spotted woodpecker by Jan Wever, on Flickr

Weja

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setagate wrote in post #18766645
Very nice, Kevin!

Thanks Bob

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sogs wrote in post #18766722
I didn't think the image was bad at all. Do you sharpen in Photoshop?

Yes.

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Trik wrote in post #18766739
Well, to be brutally frank, I do find it rather too sharp for my taste, but, then, I do not like effects like HD, for example. Having said that, it is definitely worth keeping, so why don't you soften it very slightly and see how you like it then? But "save as" with another name, in case you change your mind later, or work on a copy. Although the files are larger than JPGs, you might want to consider converting Raw shots to TIFFs in future, as you can work on them and save as often as you wish without loss of image quality.

Good luck on Monday. Hope it goes as well as the first op.

Thanks. Managed to get rid of the noise/artifacts in background with noise reductiion. The white line under the branch is annoying though. I'm surprised that the bird stayed sharp. Probably an indicator of just how much over-sharped it was

Olympus OM-D E-M5 II • 1/320 • f/7.1 • ISO 200

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Pine siskin

Sony α7R III / ILCE-7RM3 • 1/200 • f/5.6 • ISO 500

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Bill being Smug
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Lincoln sparrow

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-AP- wrote in post #18766847

Awesome capture Ken, congratulations.
Happy trails

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bidkev wrote in post #18766926
Thanks. Managed to get rid of the noise/artifacts in background with noise reductiion. The white line under the branch is annoying though. I'm surprised that the bird stayed sharp. Probably an indicator of just how much over-sharped it was

The white halo in your shot isn't very obtrusive, especially as one's eyes are drawn to the bird, but I have been known to clone them out sometimes. It can be tedious, though. Otherwise, if it really bothers you and you don't want to go to that trouble, I would hope that Photoshop has a blend or soften tool, so maybe a small brush on a low setting and run it along the very edge of the branch?

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