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 p.1 #22 · Duo aerials and backyard Kites | |
Jody and Herb, thnx for the heads up on the two Harriers. That goes to show how over saturated they were and I forgot which it was! lol You are right, one Harrier was darker than the other, and I remember from that area, there are youger females maybe practicing with mom.
I'm a little worried about the over saturations I've been getting lately. Some so saturated there is "0" tonal range even when lightening them. Fingers crossed it's not a shutter prob. I really had to lighten these aerials alot in the dark range.
Karl, thnx for asking my tech PP. I don't use photoshop anymore. Havn't for years. I just don't sit at the PC very long because of the neck, and found I was so familiar with PaintShopPro I just stick to my devised system. These I desaterated via 'hue/saturation/lightness about -7. Similar tool in PS I think. because it can give more clarity and more tonal range you lose on darker photos.
Other than that, I had to lighten them also, and used NeatImage to noise reduce. The hawks were pretty far away.
The whites I nailed fairly well and I try to get that right. I don't like the dark bright skies, so I try to stay in the 'real' range, and risk a little blow out. Desaturation and lowering contrast a tad usually helps that, plus the burn brush. I pretty much use brushes, which is why I have stuck with PSPro. After I desaturate a little, I go back and brush saturate the eyes and beak if needed. I don't do any masking, and keep it real colors, and do it as quick as possible. been experimenting with Faithful/Natural colors in Camera too. I try to get what I can out of the camera so I don't have to do so much work in PP. You can convert your RAW shots in DPP to that also. I rarely shoot in raw anymore and have only regretted it a few times in 8 years.
The first Kite was exposed well, but it was soft, I had just yanked my camera off the tripod to go clammering in my back yard after them, lol. So my sharpening technique on the softness is- unsharp mask, resize to about an 8x10, sharpen again, use neat image, brush a mild sharpening again in the eyes and wings. Thats it!
So I'm not one to follow the rules, as you can see! 
Thnx for the nice comments everyone! I hope to get outa jail tomorrow, lol. The kites have been gone for 2 days now and I'm going buggy. Hope I didn't scare them off!
Been sitting in a traction device which makes the neck/arm livable for awhile. 
The osprey/hawk was at Eldorado earlier this week and the Harriersat the Back Bay.
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