PP or not?

[Miaow]

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]

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]

No PP, or at least not this PP. Too much sharpening that makes the grass hurt your eyes.

[Miaow]

Thanks Phil & Jev :)

[jim]

Yah, too much dat sharpening ting.

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

[dbax]

gotta agree, #2 seems oversharpened:D

[Miaow]

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]

What Phil said. Mongo has found that he may be oversharpening lately and it is easy to do without noticing at first.

[milesy]

i actually prefer the second one - cant say why - maybe the colouring of the duck looks better

[Miaow]

Thanks Mongo and milsey :)

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

[David]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Thanks Gypsy - yeah I should really have gone with my initial thoughts and not sharpened really on these babies..

[old dog]

the feathers look fluffier in the pp`d one Cat.

[Miaow]

Thanks Graeme :) I think that may be cause the pp has brought out more shades in them?

[Whisky_Mac]

Yep, the unsharp masking is a bit too high.

[Miaow]

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]

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]

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]

Thanks Ruth and Mick :) Yeah am being very careful now on what sharpening I am doing if using that lens :)

[GGR80]

I prefer the first shot as it depicts the softness of the fully little duckling.

[mikew09]

I am with the majority here - great shot, but the first one looks nice and fluffy soft like the little fellow should be.

[wazonthehill]

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]

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 :)