While very good...these seem over-sharpened to me....and I like them sharp. To me, an effective way is to selectively sharpen the subject and apply little or no sharpening to the background.
My eye is drawn to the wood and not the subject in these.
Thanks for the feedback, Ric. I didn't do too much in the way of sharpening (just a simple High-Pass), so I wonder if it's an artifact of the shallow DoF. The wood could definitely do with some blur, at least.
John
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Dennis KaczorRegistered UsersPosts: 2,413Major grins
edited April 12, 2011
Nice images and I really like the second image the best.
Thanks Dennis and Lindiwe. This is unfortunately a critically endangered species, so these were taken at one of the breeding enclosures at the local zoo. They're having some success with the breeding program, but it's hard to make headway against habitat loss and introduced predators such as foxes.
Good images John and very interesting to find out about the wildlife outside the US.
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While very good...these seem over-sharpened to me....and I like them sharp. To me, an effective way is to selectively sharpen the subject and apply little or no sharpening to the background.
My eye is drawn to the wood and not the subject in these.
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This is an animal I've rarely seen photographed. Where did you encounter the Numbat?
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