Thanks for the feedback. These are not the ones I expected, which is why this is good for me to know.
Woody's 2017 Wildlife, Nature and Other Stuff
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Thanks for the feedback. These are not the ones I expected, which is why this is good for me to know.
Nice Woody I've only heard them never seen one yet!!!
oldguyrich
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I know you are gonna hate this question...["another wannabe joker.."] but- referring to your 3 eagle photos a while back...
I don't understand how you get this amount of sharp, crispness in your shots. Would you attribute to the camera model, experience or good post production methods? I know you shoot these in RAW, but do you also get a raw/jpeg photo at the same time? if you do, could we see one of these shots pre-editing? My photos never get this level of perfection. I hope you'll let us amateurs get an actual look behind the magic curtain. Thanks
I don't understand how you get this amount of sharp, crispness in your shots. Would you attribute to the camera model, experience or good post production methods? I know you shoot these in RAW, but do you also get a raw/jpeg photo at the same time? if you do, could we see one of these shots pre-editing? My photos never get this level of perfection. I hope you'll let us amateurs get an actual look behind the magic curtain. Thanks
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Thanks for the kind comments, but there is no magic curtain. I have been a photographer since I was a little kid, so experience is a factor in any of my images. There are plenty of photographers out there with more skill than me, though.
A nice camera helps, but any modern DSLR with a good lens could have equaled the image quality of the eagle shots. I didn't do anything fancy, here. I found a spot to shoot that had good light and a clear view, and was lucky that the bird stuck around while I fired off shots. I always use a pretty fast shutter speed for birds, partly because they move unpredictably and I want to be ready, but also because I am not as steady as I wish I was. Basic Lightroom processing was all I used for the shot below. I used a little brush work to lighten and darken specific areas (dodging and burning.)
Roll over the pictures with your mouse and you can see the EXIF data.
If you have any specific questions, anyone here on the forum will be happy to help. Just ask and go out and take a lot of pictures!
Before Lightroom processing:
And after:
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oldguyrich
Senior Member
Thanks so much for the thorough answer. Your lightroom ability is amazing. You really answered my questions well. Thanks.