CalvinFold
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Posted three new images to my gallery. These mostly show some new techniques, or extreme examples of existing ones, that I use:
Granted, could get better photos from a DSLR with less post-processing, but I have more time than money, so if I can squeeze a photo via other methods and tools, so be it.
- Northern Pintail (female): The exposure and balance was good on this one, so mostly just my usual Camera RAW filter pass to add +25 Clarity. Wanted to post it zoomed-in (larger) so used Topaz DeNoise, which to my awe did a good job of toning-down the noise on the water without ruining the detail on the duck. That Photoshop plugin is going to get a more regular place in my routine going forward. :t:
- Anna's Hummingbird: An example of "rescuing" a silhouetted, backlit photo into a passable photo. This uses Smart Objects and the Camera RAW filter in Photoshop (replacing my previous technique of using Camera RAW via DNG files). As always, the source file is a JPEG with low compression and low noise reduction.
- Another Anna's Hummingbird: This time I tried to use my new flash (Canon Speedlite 430EX II), and novice that I am, just over-flashed in a big way. Managed to make it passable with the same technique: Camera RAW filter. You should have seen the leaves, which were almost completely blown-out...eeeew. NOTE to self: since the flash has a cycle-time delay anyway (so can't burst shoot), really should use RAW for flash photography.
Granted, could get better photos from a DSLR with less post-processing, but I have more time than money, so if I can squeeze a photo via other methods and tools, so be it.