Female Goosander Photo - Please Advise (1 Viewer)

Julian Mole

Well-known member

• Feb 26, 2009

• #1

Hi,

This afternoon I managed to get half an hour to go and photograph some Female Goosanders on the River Cherwell in Oxford.

I used my new 100-400 L lens, despite the overcast conditions I managed to get a few reasonable shots. I have attached the best photo I took, showing the full frame and my cropped and sharpened version.

I would really appreciate any tips for future attempts at photographing these birds (I shall be going back on a day with better light) plus any critique on how I've crop the original image.

Thanks. : )

 

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Julian Mole

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• Feb 26, 2009

• #2

PS. Just realised that if I sharpen the 800x500 image it brings back some of the detail lost by resizing.

Had previously; cropped at full size, sharpened and then resized.

 

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Nikon Kid

Love them Sula Bassana

• Mar 1, 2009

• #3

I do the sharpen and some other processing at the 800x600 jpg in AE6

Any trimming/cropping done at the raw stage in DPP

But hey I am learner at this

 

Julian Mole

Well-known member

• Mar 2, 2009

• #4

Hi Nikon Kid,

Thanks for the reply. :t: (my only one! ||)

It seems I may have posted this question in the wrong place, either that, or everyone's too busy talking ABOUT their equipment, RATHER than how to take good bird photos?

Or is that being too harsh? : )

 

JohnZ

Well-known member

• Mar 2, 2009

• #5

Yes probably a bit harsh but fair ! I would be very happy with either of your cropped shots.

 

Julian Mole

Well-known member

• Mar 2, 2009

• #6

JohnZ said:

Yes probably a bit harsh but fair !

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JohnZ said:

I would be very happy with either of your cropped shots.

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Thanks JohnZ.

 

yorkiechris

Chris Cox

• Mar 2, 2009

• #7

I would always do any sharpening last. Nice photos though - I would be happy with those.

:t:

Chris

 

Julian Mole

Well-known member

• Mar 3, 2009

• #8

Thanks, Chris. |=)|

 

jayuk

Well-known member

• Mar 3, 2009

• #9

hi
is this a male bird Goosander took it with a Nikon D40 300 sigma lens
i,m still not good with the names on water fowl

 

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StuartReeves

Local rarity

• Mar 3, 2009

• #10

jayuk said:

hi
is this a male bird Goosander took it with a Nikon D40 300 sigma lens
i,m still not good with the names on water fowl

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Close; your bird a male Red-breasted Merganser.

 

jayuk

Well-known member

• Mar 4, 2009

• #11

hi
thanks you.. will rename photo lol

 

Julian Mole

Well-known member

• Mar 4, 2009

• #12

Nice photo, Jay. :t: Thanks for sharing.