psharvic wrote:
Fine work again, Joshua. The last is crazy good.
I really appreciate your kind feedback, Vic!
bonnyrcl wrote:
What an incredible set..awesome!
John
John, thank you very much and I am happy that you like the images.
bibek wrote:
Excellent images as usual my friend. I am yet to find one in Norcal that I can go to. Heard there is one on Pt. Reyes that I will venture out to when things ease up. In the meantime, will enjoy your images and the video that Shirley shared.
Thank you very much, Bibek! I hope you get to photograph some in NorCal.
kdacharya wrote:
congrats on a well deserved win, my friend.
KD, thank you very much, buddy!
Ronny Olsson wrote:
Congrats on a well deserved win my friend !
Ronny //
Thank you very much, Ronny!
Hotspur wrote:
Fabulous pictures and great technique. Eight out of 21 images shot is a fantastic keeper rate.
Thank you very much, Hotspur! There are similar images in the sequence that didn't get posted since the limit of images in a single thread is limited to 8.
nugeny wrote:
fantastisch images. can't be better.
Hotspur wrote:
I'm impressed that you managed to follow with a 600 mm lens. That's like looking through a straw.
Thank you very much, Hotspur! I am using all the accessories I could get to get the odds of getting keepers on my side and I am counting on my luck to get the target or targets to cooperate. Tripod, gimbal head, or at least, a shoulder stock for support while tracking, eye sight that lets me follow the action easier, etc. Fortunately, the 600mm lens I am using is a new design and quite a bit lighter than what something like that used to be. Plus, the center of gravity of that is now closer to the camera body, making hand holding, again with a shoulder stock, more manageable at my age.
I do have a question. In a few of the photos the subject really 'pops', such as #2. I am wondering about your post-processing. Did you use a luminosity mask(s) to make the whites/lights on the subject pop a bit more?
I do have a question. In a few of the photos the subject really 'pops', such as #2. I am wondering about your post-processing. Did you use a luminosity mask(s) to make the whites/lights on the subject pop a bit more?
Thank you very much, EverLearning!
The post processing on all of them are virtually the same. My PP workflow is fairly simple actually. First, I imported the files using LR; then I make basic adjustments, targeting only basic parameter, such as exposure, highlight and shadow adjustment. Please note, I do NOT sharpen nor make any noise adjustment in LR. I imported to Photoshop and I use a Denoise plug-in from Topaz Lab. I basically let the software run its course; just one click to do their default setting in reducing noise and adding some sharpening. Then I use another plug-in, Nik Software (bought by Google and later on by DXO) where I use 4 filters, Tonal Contrast, Detail Extractor, Pro Contrast and Darken/Lighten Center. Everything to taste and keep in mind that I apply those filters ONLY on the target and not globally. That’s basically it!
Chuck Coyne wrote:
Joshua these are truly impressive images of such an incredible bird. Thanks for sharing these and congratulations on winning another Featured Thread!
Thank you very much for your kind words, Chuck! From time to time, I do I get lucky with cooperating nature...
The lighting is so impressive. Where was this beautiful bird encountered. I really like the photo showing the feather details on its back and with wings spread.
Nightsky wrote:
The lighting is so impressive. Where was this beautiful bird encountered. I really like the photo showing the feather details on its back and with wings spread.
Thank you very much, Nightsky! It was along the Pacific Coast in Southern California.
Nightsky wrote:
I neglected to record that I was commenting on #8 in the sequence
