Bolsa Chica Variety 12-3-05, Famous Reddish too!

helmet155helmet155 Registered Users Posts: 83 Big grins
edited December 5, 2005 in Wildlife
Went out to Bolsa Saturday morning to do some shooting to meet our very own Jeff Lapoint, wanted BIFs but ended up with mostly static stuff.

Shot with D70/300f2.8 Sigma and 2x TC

I also changed up the workflow a little bit, trying Smartsharpen in CS2 instead of the USM in capture...let me know what you think there too, seems I have a tendency in the past to oversharpen...

My current workflow is to adjust WB, shadows and levels in Capture and then open in PS CS2 to adjust sharpening, then use FM SIpro2 to downsize or upsize, then save for web...hosting still using imageshack because I'm a cheapskate...

Please critique!


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12305-vulture.jpg

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Comments

  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited December 4, 2005
    Excellent series Brett. clap.gif The sharpening looks ok excpet for the two reddish egret shots where you might have been a tad too aggressive,
    Harry
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  • AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited December 4, 2005
    Hey Brett: I may not know much about post but I know what I like when I see it and these are all really nice shots. I met up with Ben at Bolsa today and I hope I have shots half as good as yours.
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited December 4, 2005
    hey Brett the vul. on the post is really well done and the reddish how about you drop the ev just a bit in capture and see how it looks -:): just an idea Ben is lots better at comp. stuff
    Jeff W

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  • helmet155helmet155 Registered Users Posts: 83 Big grins
    edited December 5, 2005
    Hi Angleo, sorry to have missed you at Bolsa Chica, it would have been nice to see you and Ben...next time hopefully...

    Jeff, I agree, it seems a little hot, thanks for pointing it out!! I saw some of your stuff lately and the new camera seems to do well by you ;)
  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited December 5, 2005
    Hey Brett
    gotta 15524779-Ti.gif with Harry and others
    Your shots are right up there to "Photo Thugs" standard, welcome to the club. thumb.gif

    Now the only other problem is I wasn't there to shoot with you !!
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  • jeff lapointjeff lapoint Registered Users Posts: 1,228 Major grins
    edited December 5, 2005
    Sweet seriesbandit.gifthumb.gif

    I really dig the NH shots. I keep forgetting to exchange PP notes with ya. I like what yur doing here and I may need a glimpse into the pimp.gif workflow.

    -j
    www.lapiz007.smugmug.com


  • helmet155helmet155 Registered Users Posts: 83 Big grins
    edited December 5, 2005
    bfjr wrote:
    Hey Brett
    gotta 15524779-Ti.gif with Harry and others
    Your shots are right up there to "Photo Thugs" standard, welcome to the club. thumb.gif

    Now the only other problem is I wasn't there to shoot with you !!
    Not sure how Sunday was but Saturday was pretty fun, spent a lot of time there though and came away with some decent images.

    Thanks for the inclusion into Photo Thugs, incorporated - means a lot coming from someone of your talent...

    See you soon hopefully,

    Brett
  • helmet155helmet155 Registered Users Posts: 83 Big grins
    edited December 5, 2005
    jeff lapoint wrote:
    Sweet seriesbandit.gifthumb.gif

    I really dig the NH shots. I keep forgetting to exchange PP notes with ya. I like what yur doing here and I may need a glimpse into the pimp.gif workflow.

    -j
    I'm continually changing it but this latest stuff with SmartSharpen in PS CS2 is difficult for me, I need to improve on the sharpening for sure....there are some tech docs on Adobe I downloaded for the plane ride tomorrow so hopefully they will help...

    -Smugmug House Antagonist :pimp
  • helmet155helmet155 Registered Users Posts: 83 Big grins
    edited December 5, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Excellent series Brett. clap.gif The sharpening looks ok excpet for the two reddish egret shots where you might have been a tad too aggressive,
    Thanks Harry, I hope to someday get the grasp of proper sharpening :jose
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