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Postby Jamie on Tue Jun 21, 2005 7:37 pm

Went to try out the new camera today and this is what i came up with.

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What do you think and how could i have made it better? Im only new to digtal photography and havent really got a clue.

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Postby ozimax on Tue Jun 21, 2005 7:54 pm

Nice shot there for a first effort, I think there are a few expert D70 bird photographers out there who can advise you on how to sharpen your techniques.

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Postby Aussie Dave on Tue Jun 21, 2005 9:18 pm

Hi Jamie
was this taken at Williamstown (near the Willi Botanical Gardens) by any chance ??
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Postby Jamie on Tue Jun 21, 2005 9:58 pm

Aussie Dave wrote:was this taken at Williamstown (near the Willi Botanical Gardens) by any chance ??


Nope, Albert Park lake near the boat sheds. :)

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Postby Nicole on Tue Jun 21, 2005 11:10 pm

Hi Jamie, Albert Park is a good spot. This is really good for a first go. The only thing I can suggest (which is a bit tricky at Albert Park) is to try and get down for a lower angle. Did you do any processing on the image?
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Hi

Postby yeocsa on Tue Jun 21, 2005 11:14 pm

What a catch. I must check it out on my next visit. I have been there about 3 times but did not any pelican.

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Postby Jamie on Tue Jun 21, 2005 11:23 pm

Nicole - I adjusted the EV level up by 0.5 and ran a highpass sharpening filter over it at 1.7, im very new to editing photos with photoshop and to be honest i dont really like to do it, it seems to me like cheating in a way.

The image when viewed on the camera looked really bright and sharp, but as i found out its not that way at all viewed on the computer. Is this the case with everyone else?

Arthur - its the first time ive seen a pelican there myself, just there at the right time i guess. :)

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Postby yeocsa on Tue Jun 21, 2005 11:38 pm

Jamie wrote:Nicole - I adjusted the EV level up by 0.5 and ran a highpass sharpening filter over it at 1.7, im very new to editing photos with photoshop and to be honest i dont really like to do it, it seems to me like cheating in a way.

The image when viewed on the camera looked really bright and sharp, but as i found out its not that way at all viewed on the computer. Is this the case with everyone else?

Arthur - its the first time ive seen a pelican there myself, just there at the right time i guess. :)

Jamie


Hi Jamie,

Yeah. images will appear very bright and sharp on the LCD. That's why we use magnification function to check for sharpness. Unfortunately, the magnification is not high enough. So I usually delete the picture that are not tact sharp.

Photoshop manipulation is just like film development in the darkroom. Many of the stunts in the film development can now be easily accomplished on the comptuer.

Nikon has purposefully underexpose the pictures to retain details in the shadows and prevent burnout of highlights. So as a general rule, if the picture you are taking does not have highlights problems, we would add 0.3EV to get the correct exposure.

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pelican

Postby bobrob on Wed Jun 22, 2005 11:25 am

not your fault, but this shot would be improved 100% if the sun had been out. [good ol' melbourne eh!]
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