Kingfisher Critique Please .....

[johnf3f]

Originally Posted by PMG

ooh stoppit - you'll have me thinking I might just be able to manage it its just as well then that altho I may be able to heft it over my shoulder and walk off, unfortunately I don't have the money Hee hee!!!!

Does anyone!?! I was unfortunate to have an inheritance, so decided to have a couple of once in a lifetime purchases - a 1d4 and used 600f4 IS, otherwise gear like this would be strictly for dreams.
Unfortunately the gear has not made me a better photographer, but I now shoot high quality rubbish!

[momji1971]

Just a quick note for you strange 7D users (strange 'cos you use canon).

Read some info from a canon geek over on another forum. Apprently the 7D is a little unique in that it has 2 green filters. To get the very best image quality, the raw files need to be processed through your canon raw converter before being taken into PS.

Better IQ and less apparent noise!

Regards.
Stu.

[PMG]

Returned to this with a little more time and made a better job of the close up than the first time around (when all I wanted to show was that making the background lighter looked better as I am going darker and darker - must be advancing age darkening my eyes!!) Also added original image as asked which shows how distant the subject was - this with the 500 and 1.4 extender on - one lesson learned is that I must not forget to lighten images before posting on wab

Pauline

PS And actually viewing it now it is still a shade darker than on my screen here - so I could have gone lighter still for wab ....... sigh .......... !

[wiganlad]

Hiya, Pauline, I use a Panasonic FZ50 so can't comment on camera but the pic's are excellent. I prefer the first one but beautiful shots, was it anywhere local?

[PMG]

Originally Posted by wiganlad

Hiya, Pauline, I use a Panasonic FZ50 so can't comment on camera but the pic's are excellent. I prefer the first one but beautiful shots, was it anywhere local?

Hi and welcome to wab wiganlad. I'd love to say it was just around the corner but alas - it was cross country to Far Ings Reserve at Barton on Humber!!! We went across cos it was many years since I had last been there (about 28 years!!) and it wasn't a reserve just some abandoned pools on that first visit, so I was curious having seen some cracking shots by other photographers being taken there. Its a crackin place and well worth a full day out - for the best poss Sept and Maytime? Tho I will go when the spirit next moves me just for the day out and take whatever is (or isn't!) knockin about!

Pauline

[thornlv]

Sorry if this is a bit late in posting, but if you (PMG) have to edit the brightness levels to come out brighter on WAB you should really look into investing in a monitor calibration device, something like a Spyder 3 express, since I calibrated mine, everything certainly looks the same as on my monitor, compared to the web, camera lcd and prints (coupled with a printer profile). For pintouts I would recomend using Permajet papers and take advantage of there free profiling service.

[PMG]

Originally Posted by thornlv

Sorry if this is a bit late in posting, but if you (PMG) have to edit the brightness levels to come out brighter on WAB you should really look into investing in a monitor calibration device, something like a Spyder 3 express, since I calibrated mine, everything certainly looks the same as on my monitor, compared to the web, camera lcd and prints (coupled with a printer profile). For pintouts I would recomend using Permajet papers and take advantage of there free profiling service.

Thanks for the advice thornlv - yes I know my monitor should be calibrated but the whole set up needs to go in favour of a new one for a variety of reasons but there are other more important jobs before I go the whole hog so will limp along with the metering. Yes I use Permajet - its a delight isn't it - I love the rough 'artist' type papers - birds printed in this stuff look amazing - far far better than on any glossy no matter how expensive!!