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Ian McLachlan

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This frame is just after the static bird I I sent a few night ago took off . I have looked at a number of of combinations of light B/G or darker as suggested by Steve and others and chose this one but I notice that the B/G looks darker than on my screen, but the bird itself looks about right [to me]. Very keen to get this right .Thanks for previous advice. This is one flight frame of head turn and wing position so at 70 fps the a9iii was more than useful.

A9iii
1/4000
f6.3
200/600at 312mm
iso2500
evening light
hh
not baited;relying on optimism
 
Hi Ian, kudos (great word) on getting this, and I like the fact the frame shows it calling with the open beak. My only reservation is that it has passed you, it's more ahead, something Artie picked up on some of mine & Jon's images, but hey, it's a Peregrine in flight!!! 👌

Overall it is a bit dark and could easily take a bit more exposure and to my eye a touch of red light overall is skewing the colour, but you were there so have a far better idea on colour., but it does though have a nice evening light, so...

You could double process something I have suggested moons ago, export the file to Ps as a Smart Object, duplicate it making sure you do that correctly and so the second layer when double clicked will take the file back into ACR where you can address the subject or BKG, then mask in Ps. There are some areas of masking/cloning in the BKG, visible at full size which you might like to address.

Have you thought of a 16x9 framing from the bottom up, retains the same width, so the eye hits the RoTs, could be an option?

I notice that the B/G looks darker than on my screen

Are you:
- Shooting in Adobe RGB
- Is you raw converter and Ps in the same Working Colour Space ie Adobe RGB/ProPhoto
- In Ps under Edit Colour settings are they correct or factory default
- If you are using Lr or Ps to Export are all the correct check boxes checked?

Very keen to get this right

The only way would be to supply the Raw, but what you see and anyone else see's is all down to perception IMHO. :)

TFS
Steve
 
An impressive capture, I feel the background is a little too dark and very smooth (maybe too much NR?) the subject is well focused and the colours perhaps a little orange/yellow, perhas this was the lighting conditions. The double processing of the raw file that Steve mentioned is indeed a useful feature.
It's a super capture well worth investing a little more time on.....I would look forward to seeing an alternative version!
 
Hi Ian, kudos (great word) on getting this, and I like the fact the frame shows it calling with the open beak. My only reservation is that it has passed you, it's more ahead, something Artie picked up on some of mine & Jon's images, but hey, it's a Peregrine in flight!!! 👌

Overall it is a bit dark and could easily take a bit more exposure and to my eye a touch of red light overall is skewing the colour, but you were there so have a far better idea on colour., but it does though have a nice evening light, so...

You could double process something I have suggested moons ago, export the file to Ps as a Smart Object, duplicate it making sure you do that correctly and so the second layer when double clicked will take the file back into ACR where you can address the subject or BKG, then mask in Ps. There are some areas of masking/cloning in the BKG, visible at full size which you might like to address.

Have you thought of a 16x9 framing from the bottom up, retains the same width, so the eye hits the RoTs, could be an option?



Are you:
- Shooting in Adobe RGB
- Is you raw converter and Ps in the same Working Colour Space ie Adobe RGB/ProPhoto
- In Ps under Edit Colour settings are they correct or factory default
- If you are using Lr or Ps to Export are all the correct check boxes checked?



The only way would be to supply the Raw, but what you see and anyone else see's is all down to perception IMHO. :)

TFS
Steve
 
Thanks for comments .I am away from my screen for a few days starting now. Will have another go at it .

I thought catch light and the head turn gave me a 'different angle' and all that colour on her back And she's looking at me !

Thanks again
 
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This frame is just after the static bird I I sent a few night ago took off . I have looked at a number of of combinations of light B/G or darker as suggested by Steve and others and chose this one but I notice that the B/G looks darker than on my screen, but the bird itself looks about right [to me]. Very keen to get this right .Thanks for previous advice. This is one flight frame of head turn and wing position so at 70 fps the a9iii was more than useful.

A9iii
1/4000
f6.3
200/600at 312mm
iso2500
evening light
hh
not baited;relying on optimism
20241203-A9301219-LR-Edit-LR-Edit-3-LR-Edit-LR-Edit-3-4.jpg
20241203-A9301219-LR-Edit-LR-Edit-3-LR-Edit-LR-Edit-3-4.jpg
 
Hey Ian such a cool capture , the subject might have past you ... but gave you a super cool look over the shoulder . So it does work well for me .
BG does look nice and distant enough to make the subject stand out , could be improved by either darkening or brightening .... what ever one likes more !!!
In all versions ... I think the difference is not big enough between subject and BG . But this is down to personal preference .
Something to play with

Pretty cool work in the field

TFS Andreas
 

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