Redheads and Mallard Ducks

Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
edited March 14, 2007 in Wildlife
Here are a few shots taken this morning at the local park here. Enjoy!

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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited March 11, 2007
    I think these are some of your best yet. The clarity and crispness of these shots are outstanding. Great work!
  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited March 11, 2007
    Maestro wrote:
    I think these are some of your best yet. The clarity and crispness of these shots are outstanding. Great work!

    Thanks Maestro for the kind words, and I'm glad that you liked them. I was trying out a different way to sharpen my images, and it sure worked out fine for me, just need to tweak my process just a bit.

    Thanks again for the comments and kind words.
  • liteaceliteace Registered Users Posts: 19 Big grins
    edited March 11, 2007
  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited March 11, 2007
    I'm speachless, what lens? Can you share your magic about sharpening?? I use unsharpen mask, but it's nothing like your pictures. But of course, i'd be ashamed of posting mine after seeing these!!!

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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited March 11, 2007
    wow.......fantastic seriesbowdown.gifbowdown.gif
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  • destesdestes Registered Users Posts: 62 Big grins
    edited March 11, 2007
    Yes, please let all know your sharpening secrets. Seeing images like these reminds me of the "laser prints" of the space shuttle you used to be able to get back in the early 80's. I especially like the one of the duck landing. The clarity and crispness almost hurts the eyes to look at. Amazing.clap.gifclap.gifclap.gifclap.gifclap.gif
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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited March 11, 2007
    Really awesome series, well done.

    Thanks for sharing,

    Dick.
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  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited March 11, 2007
    Excellent captures Dennis! clap.gif
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  • Albert DicksonAlbert Dickson Registered Users Posts: 520 Major grins
    edited March 11, 2007
    Absolutely Stunning
    Triple Wow!!! bowdown.gif
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited March 11, 2007
    very clean sharp shots thumb.gif
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  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited March 12, 2007
    I concur with the WOW wings.gif Those first two redheads are outstanding thumb.gif
  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2007
    liteace wrote:
    Fantastic detail wow
    Graham

    Thanks for the comments on these images. Glad that you liked them.
  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2007
    ShepsMom wrote:
    I'm speachless, what lens? Can you share your magic about sharpening?? I use unsharpen mask, but it's nothing like your pictures. But of course, i'd be ashamed of posting mine after seeing these!!!

    bowdown.gifbowbowdown.gifbowbowdown.gifbowbowdown.gifbow

    Thanks for the comments on these images. These was taken with the Canon 400mm L f/5.6 lens. OK I was palying around with sharpening tools that I had, and I seem to get into doing this from time to time. One never seems to be happy with the process.

    I purchased Focus Magic some time ago just in case that I needed to save an image. Well playing around, I decided to just use Focus Magic and Unsharp mask to process the image. That was it. Very simple!
  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2007
    dbaker1221 wrote:
    wow.......fantastic seriesbowdown.gifbowdown.gif

    Thanks for the comments on this series of image. Glad that you liked them.
  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2007
    destes wrote:
    Yes, please let all know your sharpening secrets. Seeing images like these reminds me of the "laser prints" of the space shuttle you used to be able to get back in the early 80's. I especially like the one of the duck landing. The clarity and crispness almost hurts the eyes to look at. Amazing.clap.gifclap.gifclap.gifclap.gifclap.gif

    Thanks for the comments and the kid words. I'm glad that you liked the images.

    Focus Magic and unsharp mask is all that I used and to tell you this was done as a test only, but I was suprised of the out come and decided to post the images to see what others on here thought, and was shocked with the comments on these images.

    Thanks.
  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2007
    Really awesome series, well done.

    Thanks for sharing,

    Dick.

    Hi Dick, thanks for the comments and kid words on these series of images.

    Again thanks.
  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2007
    Excellent captures Dennis! clap.gif

    Thanks for the comments on these images, glad that you liked them.
  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2007
    Triple Wow!!! bowdown.gif

    Thanks for the triople wow, glad that you liked these images.

    Regards.
  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2007
    jwear wrote:
    very clean sharp shots thumb.gif

    Thanks for the comments and the kid words on these images.

    Best regards
  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited March 14, 2007
    BigAl wrote:
    I concur with the WOW wings.gif Those first two redheads are outstanding thumb.gif

    Thanks for the comments and the kid words BigAl. Yes I just love those Redhead Duck shots and I reallt want to get a print of one of them.

    Best regards.
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