Nature first proper attempt at a pic of a herein

first proper attempt at a pic of a herein · **1 Like**

please let me know what you think

**PJ1** · 09-14-2019, 03:24 PM

It is hard to give feedback. I think the image is sharp enough to work with. I would crop in a bit to make the heron a larger subject. I would also lighten up the mid-tone a bit (like below). But others know more about post-processing than I do. It is a bit hard to get wild life images without some cropping in on the subject, no matter what the focal length you are using. Very few really good images are straight out of the camera.

Amm · 09-14-2019, 04:48 PM

Thank you could you please advise me what software you are using?

**PJ1** · 09-14-2019, 07:46 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Amm

could you please advise me what software you are using?

I use Microsoft Photo Editor for simple processing of jpeg images. Often it is all I need. It is a free download but make sure you get it from the Microsoft site and not a third party. You should have software that came with the camera - Pentax Silkypix. It is pretty good. With all software, though, you have to learn how to use it. Some, like GIMP, are very powerful but have a steep learning curve.

**Tonytee** · 09-15-2019, 05:23 PM

Well done for first attempt. Stay with it, you will do very well.

TT

**Heinrich Lohmann** · 09-15-2019, 07:01 PM

O.K., here are my 5 cents, PJ1 gave you good advise on the processing side of things let me address the taken of the image. Unless your camera is on a solid tripod 1/10 at 300 mm does not work. York K50 can easily handle iso 1600 and that would have given you a shutter speed of 1/50, still not good but better.Rule of thumb is that for handholding shutter speed should be at least equal to focal length, It's a rule to be broken and I have done so many times and if you make sure that shake reduction is turned on that gives you another (appr.) 3 stops to play with. I like my 55-300 but at 300 it likes to be closed down a stop. Hope that this is of some use to you.

Take care,

**mroeder75** · 09-15-2019, 08:46 PM

Here is another way to post from your Flickr page: It does not lose as much sharpness when it posts from Flickr.

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09-14-2019, 03:24 PM	#2
PJ1 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Toowoomba, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,486	It is hard to give feedback. I think the image is sharp enough to work with. I would crop in a bit to make the heron a larger subject. I would also lighten up the mid-tone a bit (like below). But others know more about post-processing than I do. It is a bit hard to get wild life images without some cropping in on the subject, no matter what the focal length you are using. Very few really good images are straight out of the camera. Attached Images

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09-14-2019, 04:48 PM	#3
Amm New Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7 Original Poster	Thank you could you please advise me what software you are using?

09-14-2019, 07:46 PM - 1 Like	#4
PJ1 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Toowoomba, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,486	Originally posted by Amm could you please advise me what software you are using? I use Microsoft Photo Editor for simple processing of jpeg images. Often it is all I need. It is a free download but make sure you get it from the Microsoft site and not a third party. You should have software that came with the camera - Pentax Silkypix. It is pretty good. With all software, though, you have to learn how to use it. Some, like GIMP, are very powerful but have a steep learning curve.

09-15-2019, 05:23 PM	#5
Tonytee Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2012 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 21,505	Well done for first attempt. Stay with it, you will do very well. TT

09-15-2019, 07:01 PM	#6
Heinrich Lohmann Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Airdrie, Alberta Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,097	O.K., here are my 5 cents, PJ1 gave you good advise on the processing side of things let me address the taken of the image. Unless your camera is on a solid tripod 1/10 at 300 mm does not work. York K50 can easily handle iso 1600 and that would have given you a shutter speed of 1/50, still not good but better.Rule of thumb is that for handholding shutter speed should be at least equal to focal length, It's a rule to be broken and I have done so many times and if you make sure that shake reduction is turned on that gives you another (appr.) 3 stops to play with. I like my 55-300 but at 300 it likes to be closed down a stop. Hope that this is of some use to you. Take care,