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bfjr
Jul-20-2005, 06:55 PM
1st question: is the 300F4 sharp....weeeelllll I think so :D
http://bfjr.smugmug.com/photos/29181000-L.jpg

flying prehistoric B52
http://bfjr.smugmug.com/photos/29179567-L.jpg

Here Ginger, blue skys with clouds :D
http://bfjr.smugmug.com/photos/29179687-L.jpg

Tern with fish
http://bfjr.smugmug.com/photos/29179877-L.jpg

GBH in a Palm tree
http://bfjr.smugmug.com/photos/29179764-L.jpg
ginger_55
Jul-20-2005, 07:43 PM
Some very cool shots, with the blue sky color, Ben. But the tern w the fish, it is outstanding, IMO.

I suppose I could ask why fluffy white clouds are grey where you live, but then, ..............I do have green algae.

Very good, though. I like the way you shot up at the GBH, too.

ginger
jwear
Jul-20-2005, 10:53 PM
is that first shot a sea cull :scratch :dunno did you use usm -- i have no idea what that is but everyone talks about it ,it looks like a seacull or is thaty an osprey :huh nice shots old man thanks for the pm :thumb
bfjr
Jul-21-2005, 05:58 AM
[QUOTE=I suppose I could ask why fluffy white clouds are grey where you live, but then, ..............I do have green algae.
ginger[/QUOTE]lo

Geeeezzz some people are tough to please :rofl :lol4 :D
bfjr
Jul-21-2005, 06:06 AM
is that first shot a sea cull :scratch :dunno did you use usm -- i have no idea what that is but everyone talks about it ,it looks like a seacull or is thaty an osprey :huh nice shots old man thanks for the pm :thumb

USM (unsharp mask) in photoshop, used on raw files after conversion (usually a tiff file) used for "local contrast enhancement". Don't worry about the names.
Just set the sliders to:
top one - 40-60
2nd one - 20
bottom one - 2
and watch the magic :thumb
these are not hard #'s just a starting point :thumb

Just started using this myself (all of the above shots), thanks Harry !!
Hope that helps, buddy :D
Harryb
Jul-21-2005, 08:19 AM
Excellent shots Ben. That 300mm is a really fine lens. It works very well with the 1.4 TC also giving you a reach of 420mm.
bfjr
Jul-21-2005, 10:16 PM
Excellent shots Ben. That 300mm is a really fine lens. It works very well with the 1.4 TC also giving you a reach of 420mm.
Evening Harry and Thank you
Ok 1.4 it is but I'll still be 200mm short :lol4