Round 3 - Ecuador is for lovers- bird lovers that is, (Image Heavy)
I really had to think before I responded to you, Geoff
Thanks for taking the time to go thru the pics and providing your comments. Also thanks for the vote and the support
With regards to the processing for these pics, I agree with you with respect to the noise level when I tried to not only process them but also when I was shooting. Any higher ISO or shadow removal resulted in more noise. Hence the rainforest feel
Regarding the mossback tanager looking out of the frame, that was a tricky one. It was in the undergrowth of the cloud forest. By the time I acquired focus the bird had moved close to the tree trunk on the right, since it moved from left to right on the perch. My dilemma was whether to go for a vertical frame during processing or show the lovely perch and BG. I went for the latter
Curious to know if it’s not pleasing
Thanks for making me think 😀😜
PS: Regarding the shiny sunbeam, I do not have any with the wings spread back at that spot, but I have enough good shots to have a dedicated thread just for the sunbeams, will do or could sprinkle them in the upcoming threads - your call
arbitrage wrote:
It will take me a bit of time to go back and check for duplicates but I'm on it
I really enjoyed this set KD. I liked the dark mood throughout and I don't think raising the shadows anymore will improve these as all it will do is bring in noise to the backgrounds and darker parts of the subject. I think the way you kept them on the dark side and still made the colours pop make for good looking images. As you say they have the rainforest mood.
My top pick is #14 with the light of the landing Shiny sunbeam. An aptly named bird for this shot with the way the light is hitting it and its wings. Do you have one with the wings in back position during this landing sequence?
I also was attracted to the light in the flame-rumped tanager shot. Why did the name change? Lemon seems more fitting or is this a female and the male is orange? I guess I can answer that myself with the Google
The Kingfisher and VT Sylph were also standouts with the way their colours stood out from the darker mood.
My question is why the composition for the Mosback Tanager? Sort of breaking the rules for having it looking out of the frame instead of in. I also like the light on this one a lot. Just curious with the crop/composition choice.
Round 3 - Ecuador is for lovers- bird lovers that is, (Image Heavy)
I really had to think before I responded to you, Geoff
Thanks for taking the time to go thru the pics and providing your comments. Also thanks for the vote and the support
With regards to the processing for these pics, I agree with you with respect to the noise level when I tried to not only process them but also when I was shooting. Any higher ISO or shadow removal resulted in more noise. Hence the rainforest feel
Regarding the mossback tanager looking out of the frame, that was a tricky one. It was in the undergrowth of the cloud forest. By the time I acquired focus the bird had moved close to the tree trunk on the right, since it moved from left to right on the perch. My dilemma was whether to go for a vertical frame during processing or show the lovely perch and BG. I went for the latter
Curious to know if it’s not pleasing
Thanks for making me think 😀😜
arbitrage wrote:
It will take me a bit of time to go back and check for duplicates but I'm on it
I really enjoyed this set KD. I liked the dark mood throughout and I don't think raising the shadows anymore will improve these as all it will do is bring in noise to the backgrounds and darker parts of the subject. I think the way you kept them on the dark side and still made the colours pop make for good looking images. As you say they have the rainforest mood.
My top pick is #14 with the light of the landing Shiny sunbeam. An aptly named bird for this shot with the way the light is hitting it and its wings. Do you have one with the wings in back position during this landing sequence?
I also was attracted to the light in the flame-rumped tanager shot. Why did the name change? Lemon seems more fitting or is this a female and the male is orange? I guess I can answer that myself with the Google
The Kingfisher and VT Sylph were also standouts with the way their colours stood out from the darker mood.
My question is why the composition for the Mosback Tanager? Sort of breaking the rules for having it looking out of the frame instead of in. I also like the light on this one a lot. Just curious with the crop/composition choice.
TFS
Geoff
YGMV
Sep 16, 2019 at 07:58 AM
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