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Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Canon

01/07/2005 07:15:39 PM · #1

With the addition of a new 250gb hard drive I now have plenty of working space :) I have been working hard lately on organizing my images so I could get back to working on all the photos I have taken in the last few months.

I was going through my old archived images and came across a shot I really liked at the time but was not quite sure know how to salvage it. With some recent tips I have learned in photoshop I made a quick 10 min pass at it today and came up with this version:

I think with a little more time I could create a version I really like.

All comments and suggestions are welcome as usual :)

parrothead

Canon EOS-40D

01/07/2005 07:29:07 PM · #2

I think that the shot is really nice. Just imo its a bit too soft, and the whites on the cub are a little blown out. I do like the overall feel of it though, and the imperfections may be reduced in photoshop? I just bought one of those hard drives myself, but still havnt gotton to organize anything. I am terrible about that! I need to do it as I go, but I am so far behind, its rediculous!

01/07/2005 07:45:34 PM · #3

Brian

Thanks for taking the time to comment. Luckily this shot was taken in RAW mode so I can go back and work from the original.

The version I show above was processed from a converted jpg I had worked on previously and it is less than perfect :)

We were lucky the day of our visit the mother and her two new cubs were all out and feeling very frisky. They did not set still for long I had to shoot from the hip on most of the shots we got that day.

Originally posted by parrothead:

01/08/2005 12:30:59 AM · #4

I went back to the original RAW file and cropped the image to 8x10 horizontal and processed it again.

Remake

First Image

Comments or suggestions?

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR

01/08/2005 08:19:14 PM · #5

"Bump"

Anyone else care to comment?

OFreasier

Kodak LS443

01/08/2005 08:57:30 PM · #6

I posted comments on both versions. I love the little details in the first version, but the second crop is better in my opinion because the blurring of the cub isn't as much of a distraction and it's nice to see more of the interaction of the cub and the mother. Overall a really gorgeous shot!

Arcanist

Nikon D810

01/08/2005 09:01:23 PM · #7

I like the second crop much better Robin, tho I still think the first is great too. I was not a fan of the blurr action at the bottom of the vertical, I think if that alone was reduced in the vertcrop, it would be a far better end product. A very slight burn where the cub meets the parent (fur) may also help to make the twain, two.

Message edited by author 2005-01-08 21:02:33.

Flash

Nikon D700

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED

01/08/2005 09:07:50 PM · #8

Robin,

I am a fan of much of your work. In this case, my preference is for the original. I like the brightness better as well as the "portrait" layout.

BTW, I have errantly forgotten to congratulate you (and other Texan's) on your 2 second victory in the Rose Bowl. Heart wrenching loss for me, but a deserved win for you.

Flash