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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
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:
No PP, or at least not this PP. Too much sharpening that makes the grass hurt your eyes.
Yah, too much dat sharpening ting.
First picture don't need much, maybe yust a tiny tweak in curves?
gotta agree, #2 seems oversharpened:D
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 :)
What Phil said. Mongo has found that he may be oversharpening lately and it is easy to do without noticing at first.
i actually prefer the second one - cant say why - maybe the colouring of the duck looks better
Thanks Mongo and milsey :)
Milsey its a cygnet (baby swan) not a duck :)
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Thanks Ruth and Mick :) Yeah am being very careful now on what sharpening I am doing if using that lens :)
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!
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 :)
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