Peregrine Falcon II

Gallery: AvianPosted January 24, 2010116 views11 comments

The same bird as the previous post at a slightly different angle taking in the beach sand as the BG. About the same extreme crop.

Leica R9, Digital Modul-R
F4 280mm. Telyt - Manual Focus with Shoulder Stock
ISO 200, f4 @ 1/3000th sec.

All comments welcome and appreciated.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on January 24, 2010 at 2:46 PM

A nice closeup of the Peregrine. Overall there appears to be a slight blue cast to the image. I'm assuming this is a good size crop? I'd like to see more room on the right and if possible more room on the bottom. Thanks for Sharing.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 24, 2010 at 4:43 PM

I agree with Keith's assessment of the color cast on this image Michael. The detail is still good IMO for such a huge crop.

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on January 24, 2010 at 4:59 PM

I'm amazed at how good the detail is here for such an extreme crop. I would try some colour balance adjustment to remove some of the blue cast to the photo.
Really nice

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Comment posted by Michael Ginex on January 24, 2010 at 5:18 PM

Thanks folks. I think my monitor is off which would explain the color cast. Looks fine here. I have to look into calibration technique so please make recommendations if you can. I've had problems with color cast before not only posting but printing, too. Makes me crazy.

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Comment posted by Michael Ginex on January 24, 2010 at 5:22 PM

Nick, the lens never ceases to amaze. Just spectacular.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 24, 2010 at 8:05 PM

Beautiful portrait, Michael.

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Comment posted by Ed Dubois on January 24, 2010 at 8:40 PM

I like the portrait though I do find the composition could be shifted to the right a bit. And I agree with the suggestions you've already gotten Michael.

If your budget allows it a monitor color calibration device like the Eye One or Spyder 3 (just to name a couple that spring to mind) would be a worthwhile investment.

For color correction the nemonic Red Car BY GM is a good one to help you get started. Red <> Cyan, Blue <> Yellow, Green <> Magenta. So on this image where there's a blue cast adding a little yellow will help to neutralize it.

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Comment posted by Ravee Wattanatanak on January 24, 2010 at 11:43 PM

Great shot.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on January 25, 2010 at 6:05 AM

Another stunner Michael - the detail is superb

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on January 25, 2010 at 9:13 AM

Another gorgeous portrait Michael

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Comment posted by Sally King on January 25, 2010 at 10:44 AM

Beautiful bird in a nice portrait. I agree about the overall blue cast. Excellent feather details.

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