[luftfluss]

Taken several years ago.

I think you posted something you didn't mean to... the pic is so tiny I can barely see it. Did you inadvertently post a thumbnail of the image?

[luftfluss]

But sometimes 400mm is also sufficient

Wow!

[luftfluss]

I know I'm getting out-mooned in this thread but sometimes ya just gotta moon whenever you can

Tamron Adaptall-2 SP 400mm f/4 LD IF - 65B + Pentax Rear Converter-A 2x-L, monopod

[Shedking]

I often use a light amount of noise reduction in my images, and sometimes selective sharpening. In my experience, the blur filters in Photoshop often wind up making the image look artificial, because the areas where the blur is used look noise-free while other areas (like the subject) have more noise in comparison.

Sometimes you can clone out part of the background and then try to subtly soften it. I hope you don't mind me mangling your photo a bit I cropped off some of the right side, then removed the branch with Photoshop's "clone" tool. I then masked the background sky area and went into Camera Raw and applied -20 Clarity. I then went back into Camera Raw and reduced the overall exposure of the photo by -.15 and reduced "Whites" by 20, and finally added a vignette of -30. IMO this de-emphasizes the background fairly naturally and makes the beautiful bird pop a bit more... of course you may think it's all rubbish and I wouldn't be offended if you do!

Wow, do I have a lot to learn! I'll try and repeat your process step by step. Thanks Luftfluss, what an advert for the forum you are!

[Pentaxians]

Chestnut-breasted Malkoha, taken at the RDC, Sandakan.

[tim60]

Maybe. Good picture shooting technique is very much like good actual shooting technique. There was a thread a little while back where someone went over in great detail how good rifle shooting technique is really the same as good picture shooting technique but I can't find it.


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Look for the forum member Heie.

[luftfluss]

Wow, do I have a lot to learn! I'll try and repeat your process step by step. Thanks Luftfluss, what an advert for the forum you are!

Aww shucks My post-processing abilities are very limited, but I do think PP is underrated as a way to improve one's photos. I have to be wary, though, because sometimes I get lost while trying to "fix" something and I wind up with an unnatural-looking result.

[luftfluss]

Look for the forum member Heie.

Do you mean this article? Making the Most of Long Exposure Handhelds - Introduction - In-Depth Articles

[WPRESTO]

Aww shucks My post-processing abilities are very limited, but I do think PP is underrated as a way to improve one's photos. I have to be wary, though, because sometimes I get lost while trying to "fix" something and I wind up with an unnatural-looking result.

The greatest invention added to television = the mute button on a remote

The best feature of a PP program = the "restore" button

[luftfluss]

The greatest invention added to television = the mute button on a remote

The best feature of a PP program = the "restore" button

Preach!!!

[taks]

robin and belted kingfisher at the park on a grey day

[Shedking]

Do you mean this article? Making the Most of Long Exposure Handhelds - Introduction - In-Depth Articles

Very helpful again, thanks.

A quick review of the samples in the gallery suggests that I should probably be using half a stop less of aperture to buy back a bit of shutter speed and dynamic range (from lower ISO).

The sharpness of the lichen suggests that I'm there or thereabouts for focus adjustment and stability (not that I can't get better). Time to be bolder on subject isolation; there are some amazing photos wide open.

[luftfluss]

A few more - the moonshot a few posts back was one - from yesterday's ramble with the Tamron Adaptall-2 SP 400mm f/4 LD IF - 65B + Pentax Rear Converter-A 2x-L

This was after I cropped away about 70% of the frame

[MKohoutek]

M*300mm on my K1. Last night and today. Handheld. Heavily Cropped.

[Trissa]

Again with 2m focal length


I will try to identify a small object on the moon to calculate the resolution of my system. I would calculate: The moon has a diameter of 3476km, on the picture I have 3770 Pixel for the moon diameter, which could be 1km per pixel on the moon. Now I have to detect a crater or something else of ~2km diameter in the south of the moon (where the shaddow is present).

Can anybody help?