Barbara Dunn  


One by Barbara Dunn

June 2021 - One

About the Image(s)

This was taken at a prairie near my home that my camera club is monitoring and documenting as part of a conservation project.

Title: Female Red-winged Blackbird
Canon 7D Mark II; 1/4,000 sec.; f/6.3; 600mm; ISO 1000.

Steps taken for image:
1. Cropped.
2. Used Topaz DeNoise to reduce noise and sharpen.
3. Edited in Lightroom with the "Auto" feature.
4. Resized for PSA website in Photoshop, sharpened with "Unsharp Mask."


This round’s discussion is now closed!
8 comments posted




Timothy Morton   Timothy Morton
That some large lens, and impressed how clear 1000 ASA is today okay ISO 1000 but then again I grew shooting Kodachrome 25 ASA and moved to 64 ASA and iso 200 and then into digital from start to finish..

But I love the look of nature and keeping your distance allows for others to see nature today and hopefully tomorrow and next year and fore the years to come.

  Posted: 06/06/2021 05:44:20
 
Barbara

I like the simplicity in the image, the placement of the bird and having him turned toward camera left. He is well set off against the plain background. Also I find good details in the shadow areas.
  Posted: 06/15/2021 15:57:58



Wendy Stanford   Wendy Stanford
Hi Barbara, The Blackbird is well placed in the frame, I like the way the head is turned back, no background distraction with nice catchlight in the eye, the image looks a little overprocessed/sharpened, shutter speed is very fast, ? could have reduced ISO a little to reduce the noise, well done using the 600mm lens, they are quite heavy and difficult when pointing upwards.   Posted: 06/19/2021 07:41:27
Barbara Dunn   Barbara Dunn
Thanks, Wendy, yes, that lens is crazy heavy!   Posted: 06/20/2021 14:03:54



Paul Swepston   Paul Swepston
My only comment is that I would have dialed down the shutter speed so that ISO wouldn't be so high. I run into this all the time shooting birds. My camera is set up for BIF but then I see something stationary, where I could use a slower shutter speed and I don't have time to change it. It is still a bit noisy but I totally understand as the same thing happens to me frequently.   Posted: 06/19/2021 15:19:43
Barbara Dunn   Barbara Dunn
Yes, Paul, the constant dilemma of shooting birds. That is exactly what happened here.   Posted: 06/20/2021 14:05:08



Fat Chen   Fat Chen
Though the ISO of the image is a bit higher, the blackbird is still sharp enough. The overall composition is clean and tidy to make the object stand out.   Posted: 06/19/2021 23:54:16



Steven Wharram   Steven Wharram
Good composition here and well handled considering the lens and the distance.
To me though, it does look a little over-sharp.   Posted: 06/25/2021 06:34:55