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I can see where they might think that, but I've had Osprey/Blue Sky photos with no extra sharpening applied look like that. (Of course, there is usually some sharpening applied during post processing.) The important question is what do you think about its sharpening?One photographer complained that the Osprey in the sky was over sharpened. What do you think?
TonyB, were there more chicks on the nests earlier in the year? Our guide thought the Ospreys are late to nest and mate this year due to the damage from the hurricane last year.Love the owl shot coming out of the tree. And that osprey stare is great.I was there on Saturday. We also saw the barred owl, osprey and a bald eagle. Although, prior trips that were earlier in the season had more bird activity and volume, I came away with more than enough shots to keep me busy in Lightroom and Photoshop for a while.
In that case, you might apply some slight "de-focusing" application to the sky to lessen the effect, in addition to a slight feathering of the Osprey's outline, but only if you think you need to. I'm certainly not competent enough to do so in post processing workflow, but I do need to learn how some day.Actually, that Osprey in a blue sky shot is a sky replacement done with ON-1. I suspect I could remove the halo with proper feathering, but I didn't have the knowledge or want to spend the time. The sky was actually 100% blue. The clouds really improved the shot in my estimation.
Both South Padre Island and Laguna Seca Ranch are spots I want to visit, but never have. I believe that there are participants of the forum that have, and that know the areas well. I've already started planning my 2024 trip to the Florida SW coast in mid-March to Mid-April. I'm hoping to spend at least two days at Fort Desoto. When are you planning to visit Dick's lake?I am doing Dick's lake next year and am trying to find a time to go back to the Alligator Farm but I have a trip scheduled to South Padre Island and Laguna Seca Ranch in the Rio Grande Vally in late April so I might not have a 2024 slot for the alligator farm.
Interesting that the .tiff file that I processed in ON-1 doesn't show the halo around the bird. Using photoshop to create the .jpg came our better but still not as good as the tiffThere might be a spot with us at Laguna Seca Ranch? Do you want me to ask? We are there 19-20-21 April 2024. We will do south Padre Island either before or after. Dick's Lake Monday, February 19 through Friday February 24.
tom
On photographer didn't like the shot because he wanted the background blurred. However, to me the shot of the owl taking off from that tree and not a Owl-in-flight shot because that is what I saw and the tree belongs in the shot.Love the owl shot coming out of the tree. And that osprey stare is great.I was there on Saturday. We also saw the barred owl, osprey and a bald eagle. Although, prior trips that were earlier in the season had more bird activity and volume, I came away with more than enough shots to keep me busy in Lightroom and Photoshop for a while.
Hi, Tom. I already have work comitments in April and May of next year, so LSR is out for me unless things change later on.There might be a spot with us at Laguna Seca Ranch? Do you want me to ask? We are there 19-20-21 April 2024. We will do south Padre Island either before or after. Dick's Lake Monday, February 19 through Friday February 24.
tom
Back in 2005 when I started with digital photography, one of the things that other folks always mentioned is that when an image is over-sharpened, it shows a halo effect around the edges. This halo is apparent in your osprey picture. Having looked at the video in this linkOne photographer complained that the Osprey in the sky was over sharpened. What do you think?
I just saw this today, and I'm glad I did! What a great presentation and explination of photo halos, their cause and how to set adjustments to minimize them.Back in 2005 when I started with digital photography, one of the things that other folks always mentioned is that when an image is over-sharpened, it shows a halo effect around the edges. This halo is apparent in your osprey picture. Having looked at the video in this link
I guess it's sometimes too simplistic to talk about an image being over-sharpened. It may actually be a case where the sharpening is appropriate, but Radius or Threshold settings may be out of balance.
I've been hyper-sensitive to sharpening halos in my own images ever since. They tend to be especially obvious in images like this where there is a strong contrast between the bird's wing edges and the sky.