Bird Portraits - Post Yours!

[K9Kirk]

Reddish egrets prowling for fish.

123218-studio-25-1 by Kirk Behymer, on Flickr

 

[RichardB]

But she was still not into him

That's funny! Although I'm sure the moonstruck male wouldn't agree.

 

[pcs]

I use Topaz Studio 2. It's not a sharpening setting, just a picture size adjustment. You know how sharp pictures look on your cameras tiny screen? It's sort of mimicking that by reducing the percentage of a picture and making it smaller. Say, going from 100% down to 70% it makes it harder to spot any flaws. Give it a try.

Sorry, still not sure what/where you change that. Maybe it's a setting my software does not have.
When I've finished processing I export 2 versions, one full resolution jpeg and one reduced to 1600px long side for uploading on the web, C1pro takes care of the right amount of export sharpening for that size and use(print or screen, I use the basic setting).

I do think your photo's have a very good sharpness/crispness to them but seems to me it's more because you have a good eye for the right light.

 

[Jack Dawe]

Pukeko, Rotorua, New Zealand. This is just a subspecies of Purple Gallinule.

 

[K9Kirk]

Sorry, still not sure what/where you change that. Maybe it's a setting my software does not have.
When I've finished processing I export 2 versions, one full resolution jpeg and one reduced to 1600px long side for uploading on the web, C1pro takes care of the right amount of export sharpening for that size and use(print or screen, I use the basic setting).

I do think your photo's have a very good sharpness/crispness to them but seems to me it's more because you have a good eye for the right light.

Thank you! I like to think I have a good eye. All I can say is mine is found under "Edit" and then you click resize and switch from pixels to percentage. It doesn't change the number of pixels; it just compresses everything to make the pic appear smaller on the screen. Maybe your software doesn't have that. I play around with the clarity a lot to find the right amount of detail to where it looks natural/sharp but not overly sharp, and then I use other sharpening tools to refine it. Too much clarity and your pic will take on a crinkled appearance. It's a common mistake when overcompensating for the lack of sharpness in the original pic, usually due to a slow s.s. or camera shake. I forgot to mention, I usually process mine to be 2000 or more on the long side and then upload them from "flickr." Then I do a copy paste from flickr to this sight. You can post pics with more detail that way. GL, I hope that helped.

 

[K9Kirk]

A marbled godwit on North Beach @ Ft De Soto. Taken with the world-famous GE Toaster Cam! Just kidding, taken with the old EOS T-6, and my s.s. was too slow. Newb mistake.

12312108-studio25jpeg by Kirk Behymer, on Flickr

 

[pcs]

Thank you! I like to think I have a good eye. All I can say is mine is found under "Edit" and then you click resize and switch from pixels to percentage. It doesn't change the number of pixels; it just compresses everything to make the pic appear smaller on the screen. Maybe your software doesn't have that. I play around with the clarity a lot to find the right amount of detail to where it looks natural/sharp but not overly sharp, and then I use other sharpening tools to refine it. Too much clarity and your pic will take on a crinkled appearance. It's a common mistake when overcompensating for the lack of sharpness in the original pic, usually due to a slow s.s. or camera shake. I forgot to mention, I usually process mine to be 2000 or more on the long side and then upload them from "flickr." Then I do a copy paste from flickr to this sight. You can post pics with more detail that way. GL, I hope that helped.

Thanks, now I understand what you're doing. This is pixel-editor work, not a raw converter thing. Probably PSE has it to but use that very seldom, just for cloning or making templates and stuff.
Maybe I'll try playing with sharpening settings in DxO PR and C1Pro first but mostly I'm ok with the sharpness I've got.
I upload direct to here, don't have a Flickr account.

 

[Capn Jack]

Eared dove in Aruba

JAK_0694 by Jack Silver, on Flickr

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

 

[K9Kirk]

Thanks, now I understand what you're doing. This is pixel-editor work, not a raw converter thing. Probably PSE has it to but use that very seldom, just for cloning or making templates and stuff.
Maybe I'll try playing with sharpening settings in DxO PR and C1Pro first but mostly I'm ok with the sharpness I've got.
I upload direct to here, don't have a Flickr account.

The sharpness of your pics looked fine to me as well. No need to make them sharper unless that's what you really want. Just a tip, something I do to help with sharpening, I zoom in to 200% when editing so I can see the fine detail much better when the final product is viewed at 100%. They always look a tad better. GL!