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    Mervin, this is for you

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    I finally got the Pitta! Shot this on a hot Sat afternoon from 2 to 5 pm.
    Shot about 250 pictures using RAW. I only liked about 10 % of it.
    Blue-winged Pitta Pitta moluccensis
    Canon 20D 400mm f5.6 = 1.4TC. 1/30 f5.6 ISO400 AV mode flash-0.33EV

    Canon 20D 400mm f5.6 = 1.4TC. 1/60 f5.6 ISO400 AV mode flash-0.33EV

    Canon 20D 400mm f5.6 = 1.4TC. 1/50 f6.3 ISO400 AV mode flash-0.33EV

    Thanks for viewing

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    Congrats Richard! You finally got it!

    ck

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    ck,
    Thanks, yah finally got it, so happy.
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    Steady lah Brudder ~!

    For the 1st pix, a little more space for the top and bottom would be more ideal.
    And the bird should be place more on the left.

    3rd pix- bird more to the left too.

    ANyway I feel that 1st and 2nd pix can be further improve with a round of sharpening.

    Hope you dont mind.

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    mervin,
    Thanks for the comments, the re-post photo is much sharper.
    I only did 1 round of sharpening, must remember to do more sharpening.
    This is my re-do
    Last edited by trident; 1st Feb 2009 at 16:13.
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    congrats trident, how far from the subject were you?

    I like the exposure on the first 2 pix, but I don't like your sharpening. you mask and blurred the background? mervin's sharpening looks much more natural even though the artefact is quite clear especially in the background. actually I still prefer the first pix (in terms of sharpening and artefact) however I am not a sharpening junkie.
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    Congrats Richard!!!
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    Nice shots Richard but I do agree with Choy on the sharpening and bg blurring. The bg is fine!

    Too much sharpening makes the shot look gritty and the highlights over contrasty plus loss in tonal values.

    Hope you don't mind but this about as far as I'd go. Then again it's personal taste.

    Last edited by StanChung; 1st Feb 2009 at 17:52. Reason: [wrong picture]
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    Richard,
    I agree that your sharpened post looks a bit weird. Did you do any blurring before sharpening? I think a lot of the details on the birds and the background are gone. The details on the birds are important. Try to only blur the background.
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    Stan, Choy, Paul,
    Thanks man, need all the advise I can get, that's the main thing about
    forum. So many people to share their knowledge.
    The bird was about 5-6 meters from us.
    I blur the background just for a lark hehe
    Great job Stan
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    Mervin, Richard, you guys are couples in your previous lives ah. Whats with the for you Richard and for you Mervin thingy?

    Very nice shots lah Richard. You guys keep feeding him he's going to grow fatter everyday and will become a PR there liao.
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    hehehe just like song dedication, this one bird photo dedication

    yah feed some more become so fat that fellow cannot fly home

    I hope the attention can now shift to the other pitta that was spotted
    last weekend.
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    Very solid! Congrats Richard!

    Cheers!
    Cheers!

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    benetay,
    Thanks.
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