White-faced Meadowhawk 2
by Jim Zablotny
I took Mark and Sandy's critiques and rebuilt the stack with additional images. The tiff file is amazing and the eye facets were present and the facial sensory setae were defined. The tip of the tail is sharp too. I then selectively sharpened the image with Topaz In Focus and along with a masking layer, I was able to bring out more detail on the head, body hairs, and clear up the wings a bit. I finished off the processing with Levels and Topaz Detail. Its not perfect, but I like the result so far. I do need to shoot with more available ambient light for additional sharpness. That's for this weekend. K5 IIs, 300mm DA* f4, 40mm extension (ISO 200, f11-f18, .5 to 2 sec, 21 image stack Pmax)....................Jim
Comments
10 commentsAlbert Darmo
Canada
Great colors, perfect DOF and good processing to render every bit in focus.
Congrats on the WP!
Sandy