Collared Sparrowhawk

Gallery: AvianPosted July 20, 2010196 views17 comments

I'm interested in whether you think this has been oversharpened. I'm trying a new technique (also used on bowerbird which at least one person thought was a tad oversharpened)and I suspect it is a little bit drastic.

Fairly heavy vertical crop from a horizontal image
1d2n 500/f4 1.4X
ISO 400 f7.1 1/400 overcast

cheers
Rob

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on July 20, 2010 at 7:12 AM

Excellent sparrowhark image - great pose, background and great view of the diagnostic skinny legs and long middle toe. It does look a bit oversharpened on my monitor, especially the bark it's sitting on which looks somewhat harsh, also feather tips on belly.

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on July 20, 2010 at 9:42 AM

Hi Rob, I react the same way as Simon.

Peter

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 20, 2010 at 9:54 AM

Nice one, Rob. In the larger image, I think I am seeing some minor sharpening artifacts in the plumage.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on July 20, 2010 at 10:29 AM

Rob,

I agree with Simon about this being over sharpened, but that will be very easy to fix. It a fine image and I love the eye.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on July 20, 2010 at 11:35 AM

Hi Rob, I'm probably the one who thinks the image is over-sharpened. Working on new lenses for my eyes so who knows ? In this new technique, are you fading the sharpening after the fact?

Regards,

Carol

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Comment posted by Glenn Bartley on July 20, 2010 at 12:59 PM

Great shot Rob. I love that eye!

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 20, 2010 at 1:07 PM

I like the composition and especially the muted colors overall.

I agree with the previous comments on this being slightly oversharpened.

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Comment posted by Roy Bailey on July 20, 2010 at 2:36 PM

The perch in bowerbird and sparrowhawk are borderline harsh. As for the sparrowhawk image as a whole its wonderful and thers no doubt it would find space on my wall.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on July 20, 2010 at 3:16 PM

Great shot; maybe a little oversharpened.

D&L

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Comment posted by David Sparks on July 20, 2010 at 6:14 PM

Rob:
Neat capture. I agree with Simon's assessment of the sharpening, and the remainder of his critique.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on July 20, 2010 at 8:51 PM

Very neat looking bird Rob. Solid comp and nice perch-love the web in the LRHC. I also agree with Simon's assessment on the sharpening.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on July 20, 2010 at 10:24 PM

Looks okay on my monitor - I like this a great deal!

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Comment posted by Derrick Lipinski on July 21, 2010 at 1:07 AM

I suppose it's subjective, but it looks fine to me; not over-sharpened. A wonderful capture, Rob.

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on July 21, 2010 at 10:14 AM

Stunning Sparrowhawk shot Rob. Beautiful quality.

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Comment posted by Ian Mason on July 21, 2010 at 4:27 PM

Sharpening is very subjective and I tend to go for rather a lot myself. I do feel the perch and legs appear a bit "crunchy" - an expression somebody else used which seems to convey the appearance to me. I don't have any sparrowhawk images and this is a great one otherwise!

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Comment posted by Darren McKenna on July 21, 2010 at 8:57 PM

Gorgeous image Rob, fine detail and a great BG. Doesn't get any better then this.

darrenmckenna.com

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on July 22, 2010 at 12:41 AM

Looks great especially for a large crop Rob. Wonderful unobstructed view and pose.

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