Glowing Eagle

morris · Apr 29, 2003

ISO 400, 1/450, f 8.0

This photo of Mel the eagle was taken at the Queens Zoo in New York City with my Fuji S602 + B-300 at 357mm equivalent. I rotated Mel 45% in PhotoShop to create this dramatic look.

Comments and suggestions welcome.

Morris

Shari B · Apr 29, 2003

Morrie,

Awesome! Looks just like he posed in a studio for you! Great pic!

Shari

bs · Apr 29, 2003

I really like the shot, composition and lighting is great......but, is there anyway to reduce the noise? I think it degrades the image.

brenton.

morris said:

morris · Apr 30, 2003

Thank you Shari.

Morris

Shari B said:
Morrie,

Awesome! Looks just like he posed in a studio for you! Great pic!

Shari

morris · Apr 30, 2003

Thank you Brenton,

It was a very tricky exposure with the eagle looking at the sun which was the source of illumination. I exposed for the sun lit white feathers and then used curves to bring up the detail in the shadow areas out of the mud. I know that noise bothers some people more than others and I think this is the case hear.

Morris

brenton said:
brenton.

morris said:

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Martín Crespo · Apr 30, 2003

Hi Morris.
Fantastic capture,lighting and sharpness here.
It's a pitty thet the shadow zone looks noisy a bit,
with respects--
Martín Miguel Crespo
http://www.ISO1600.com
http://www.LatinPhotography.com

morris · Apr 30, 2003

Thank you Martín,

Yes I agree. Bright sunlight is a challenge to shoot eagles in. I had to exposed for the bright head and then bring up the dark areas with the curves and the noise came out of the mud.

Morris

Martín Crespo said:
Hi Morris.
Fantastic capture,lighting and sharpness here.
It's a pitty thet the shadow zone looks noisy a bit,
with respects--
Martín Miguel Crespo
http://www.ISO1600.com
http://www.LatinPhotography.com

Greg VdB · May 1, 2003

I like this one very much morris, besides all the things pointed out by others, I love the eye. And (surprisingly) in this one the noise doesn't botter me, so it's not only person-related but also pic-related.

regards
--
Greg Van den Bleeken
http://www.pbase.com/gbleek
gregvandenbleeken.instantlogic.com

morris · May 1, 2003

Thank you Greg,

Morris

Greg VdB said:
I like this one very much morris, besides all the things pointed
out by others, I love the eye. And (surprisingly) in this one the
noise doesn't botter me, so it's not only person-related but also
pic-related.

regards
--
Greg Van den Bleeken
http://www.pbase.com/gbleek
gregvandenbleeken.instantlogic.com

junxu95 · May 1, 2003

Morris

very cool shot!

It would be a perfect one if filterate nose in background a bit.

morris said:
ISO 400, 1/450, f 8.0

This photo of Mel the eagle was taken at the Queens Zoo in New York
City with my Fuji S602 + B-300 at 357mm equivalent. I rotated Mel
45% in PhotoShop to create this dramatic look.

Comments and suggestions welcome.

Morris

--
Ed

yp79260 · May 1, 2003

morris ...I like the shot...I think what you did by rotating improved this photo immensely.

As far as noise...It doesn't bother me. If given a choice between getting this shot with the higher ISO and not making this shot because of shutter speed not being high enough due to light...I'd take the noise anytime. You can always PS out the noise but you can't always PS in sharpness or details...thanks for sharing...Yvonne

Dave W131213 · May 1, 2003

Morris,

I agree with yp on this one. Great shot. Though we usually want the perfect noise free exposure, this is not always possible due to conditions or equipment.

I must admit that when I first looked at the photo I did not even notice the noise as I was "wowed" by the effect of the subject, composition, sharpness, and overall pleasing nature of the photo. My view was drawn to the eyes, forehead and beak of the bird. If you were attempting to convey the power and concentration of the animal, you succeded, at least for me.

At times we probably get too wrapped up in the technical details of photography, and are unable to focus on the artistic merit of the photos. I am as guilty of this as anyone.

Please accept a pat on the back from me. Excellent job.

Paul Larson · May 1, 2003

Dave W said:
Morris,

I agree with yp on this one. Great shot. Though we usually want
the perfect noise free exposure, this is not always possible due to
conditions or equipment.

I must admit that when I first looked at the photo I did not even
notice the noise as I was "wowed" by the effect of the subject,
composition, sharpness, and overall pleasing nature of the photo.
My view was drawn to the eyes, forehead and beak of the bird. If
you were attempting to convey the power and concentration of the
animal, you succeded, at least for me.

At times we probably get too wrapped up in the technical details of
photography, and are unable to focus on the artistic merit of the
photos. I am as guilty of this as anyone.

Please accept a pat on the back from me. Excellent job.

Dave you took the words right out my mouth......

Morris nice job
--
Paul

morris · May 2, 2003

Thank you Ed.

Morris

Ed Xu said:
very cool shot!

It would be a perfect one if filterate nose in background a bit.

morris said:

ISO 400, 1/450, f 8.0

This photo of Mel the eagle was taken at the Queens Zoo in New York
City with my Fuji S602 + B-300 at 357mm equivalent. I rotated Mel
45% in PhotoShop to create this dramatic look.

Comments and suggestions welcome.

Morris

Click to expand...

--
Ed

John35198 · May 2, 2003

what type of background was there for the background to look black? Never understood how people get that effect in their photos.

Great shot though!

John M Samuels
D-30

morris · May 3, 2003

Thank you Yvonne,

I agree with you on the noise. To me it dose not bother me at all as the nose is not in the area of attention. Had the face looked like this the photo would not work.

Morris

yp said:
morris ...I like the shot...I think what you did by rotating
improved this photo immensely.

As far as noise...It doesn't bother me. If given a choice between
getting this shot with the higher ISO and not making this shot
because of shutter speed not being high enough due to light...I'd
take the noise anytime. You can always PS out the noise but you
can't always PS in sharpness or details...thanks for
sharing...Yvonne

morris · May 3, 2003

Thank you Dave,

One of the tricks of this image is controlling where the viewer’s eyes go. I’m starting to wonder which noise the people that are complaining about. If they see noise in the background, then there monitor may not be calibrated correctly. If they are complaining about the noise on the back of his head, then either I failed to guide there eyes or they are looking around at detail that is not critical to the image, but is critical to guiding they eye to the left.

Morris

Dave W said:
Morris,

I agree with yp on this one. Great shot. Though we usually want
the perfect noise free exposure, this is not always possible due to
conditions or equipment.

I must admit that when I first looked at the photo I did not even
notice the noise as I was "wowed" by the effect of the subject,
composition, sharpness, and overall pleasing nature of the photo.
My view was drawn to the eyes, forehead and beak of the bird. If
you were attempting to convey the power and concentration of the
animal, you succeded, at least for me.

At times we probably get too wrapped up in the technical details of
photography, and are unable to focus on the artistic merit of the
photos. I am as guilty of this as anyone.

Please accept a pat on the back from me. Excellent job.

morris · May 4, 2003

Thank You Paul,

Morris

Paul Larson said:
Dave W said:

Morris,

I agree with yp on this one. Great shot. Though we usually want
the perfect noise free exposure, this is not always possible due to
conditions or equipment.

I must admit that when I first looked at the photo I did not even
notice the noise as I was "wowed" by the effect of the subject,
composition, sharpness, and overall pleasing nature of the photo.
My view was drawn to the eyes, forehead and beak of the bird. If
you were attempting to convey the power and concentration of the
animal, you succeded, at least for me.

At times we probably get too wrapped up in the technical details of
photography, and are unable to focus on the artistic merit of the
photos. I am as guilty of this as anyone.

Please accept a pat on the back from me. Excellent job.

Click to expand...

Dave you took the words right out my mouth......

Morris nice job
--
Paul

morris · May 4, 2003

Thank you John,

The background was a gray bolder that was in the shadows. Since I exposed for the bright white head, the camera dose not see much of the bolder.

Morris

John said:
what type of background was there for the background to look black?
Never understood how people get that effect in their photos.

Great shot though!

John M Samuels
D-30

John35198 · May 4, 2003

Thanks for the reply Morris.

I was veiwing the picture on a lousy monitor at work and all I saw was black.

Reviewing on my laptop (which isn't much better) I can see the texture of the background.

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