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Miaow
22-08-2009, 7:33pm
ok just wondering on these which prefer and why?

no PP
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q86/miaow65/fball1a.jpg

PP
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q86/miaow65/fball1.jpg

Philr
22-08-2009, 7:47pm
For me the green looks greener in the first. And maybe the PPed one is possibly a little over sharpened?? both look good though:th3:

jev
22-08-2009, 7:48pm
No PP, or at least not this PP. Too much sharpening that makes the grass hurt your eyes.

Miaow
22-08-2009, 7:52pm
Thanks Phil & Jev :)

jim
22-08-2009, 7:55pm
Yah, too much dat sharpening ting.

First picture don't need much, maybe yust a tiny tweak in curves?

dbax
22-08-2009, 8:04pm
gotta agree, #2 seems oversharpened:D

Miaow
22-08-2009, 8:07pm
Thanks Jim and David :)

I gather the tammy's real sharp if didnt need to sharpen after :) Using 90mm on these

Its funny cause i usually have to sharpen a heap - these today didnt :)

mongo
22-08-2009, 8:42pm
What Phil said. Mongo has found that he may be oversharpening lately and it is easy to do without noticing at first.

milesy
22-08-2009, 8:52pm
i actually prefer the second one - cant say why - maybe the colouring of the duck looks better

Miaow
22-08-2009, 8:53pm
Thanks Mongo and milsey :)

Milsey its a cygnet (baby swan) not a duck :)

David
22-08-2009, 9:49pm
First one because it dosent need much and the PP one is overcooked, like most others said. :). Good to see you giving the Tammy a workout...good quality lens for the price eh :th3:

etherial
22-08-2009, 9:51pm
Yes #1 for me too, a baby swan would feel soft, the sharpening makes me feel its a bit harsh. Maybe somewhere inbetween would be the go.

Miaow
22-08-2009, 10:05pm
Thanks David and Mic :)

David, yeah tammy is nice and sharp so far hasnt been off camera lol :)

Yeah i wass a little worried the babes lost their fluff with the sharpen

Gypsy
23-08-2009, 11:10pm
I say no PP with this shot.

I think the original is sharp enough to begin with.... PLUS the cygnet (nearly said duck! haha) looks all soft and fluffy. Looks a bit spikier or something when it's sharpened.

Miaow
24-08-2009, 5:34am
Thanks Gypsy - yeah I should really have gone with my initial thoughts and not sharpened really on these babies..

old dog
24-08-2009, 7:50am
the feathers look fluffier in the pp`d one Cat.

Miaow
24-08-2009, 11:10am
Thanks Graeme :) I think that may be cause the pp has brought out more shades in them?

Whisky_Mac
24-08-2009, 12:56pm
Yep, the unsharp masking is a bit too high.

Miaow
24-08-2009, 5:46pm
Actually it's interesting cause I usually sharpen way more than i did on that one - i only did a lightish sharpen - i gather its the soft feathers plus the tammy sharp... Never done a pic of the babies before using the tammy till now

RuthJ
10-09-2009, 1:13pm
The textures, grass and down in the first look spot on. I think sometimes there's a tendency to oversharpen....just because we can. I know I've done it.

landteacher
10-09-2009, 10:34pm
Yeh, first one look just fine. PP looks like the 'sig' has been into the hair gel. Cathy I have a Tokina 12-24 mk11 that does the same thing if you try to apply any sharpening, great straight from the camera.:th3:
Mick.G.

Miaow
11-09-2009, 5:14am
Thanks Ruth and Mick :) Yeah am being very careful now on what sharpening I am doing if using that lens :)

GGR80
14-09-2009, 1:48am
I prefer the first shot as it depicts the softness of the fully little duckling.

mikew09
14-09-2009, 1:54am
I am with the majority here - great shot, but the first one looks nice and fluffy soft like the little fellow should be.

wazonthehill
15-09-2009, 7:28pm
it's a little duckling
It is meant to be soft and fuzzy
so the sharpening looks wrong to me in the second
(but on a parent bird, I guess I would go the other way)
I usually prefer the detail in a sharpened shot
But not for fuzzy little ducks!

Miaow
15-09-2009, 9:19pm
yeah on the cygnet i think the sharpening didnt work.... learny my lesson since then with this lens - is a lot sharper than thekit ones had been used to previously :)