On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 7:38 PM, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In a thread about the shutter shock fix firmware update and E-P5 size vs.
> GX7, Mike G. commented on the advantage of the 5 way IBIS of the Oly.
>
> All the fern shots are at 600 mm eq. on the GX7, with its 3 way IBIS. All
> at 1/320 sec. I had one other at 1/160, which is not quite as sharp, but
> it's hard to tell if slightly imperfect focus or a tiny bit of motion blur.
> Compounding the confusion, there was a light, off and on, breeze lazily
> moving these long fronds, which I tried to time to avoid.
>
> Simple point; the GX7 IBIS is no slouch with long tele.
>
> So Close, Yet So Far Moose
>
> On 5/19/2014 5:18 PM, Moose wrote:
>
>> There have been several posts and threads recently about bird shots,
>> IBIS, long teles, telephoto speed, vacation lenses and so on. I'm
>> responding to the first here, and will likely be nattering on in specific
>> reply to others.
>>
>> Here are the images for all so far. All taken with the Oly 75-300, on GX7:
>>
>> California Jay <http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/tech/Oly75-300/
>> CaliforniaJay.htm>
>>
>> Probable first winter Golden Crowned Sparrow. <
>> http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/tech/Oly75-300/GoldenCrowned.htm>
>>
>> Fern fiddle head I <http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/tech/Oly75-300/
>> FiddleHead1.htm>
>>
>> Fern fiddle head II <http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/tech/Oly75-300/
>> FiddleHead2.htm>
>>
>
>
Thanks for posting your images, Moose. I enjoy seeing the effect you
achieve with sharpening, probably more than any other PP technique that
marks your style.
I think I'd prefer the jay about halfway between the original and what you
end up with. The sharpening seems overdone. The blue feathers at the back
of the neck look unreal at 100% and stair-steppy in the crop. I think the
removal of the shadow might have been successful if I hadn't seen where the
shadow was. What you patched it with doesn't look quite right to me. But
I also actually like the shadow, and I like the original quite a lot. A
lot of your PP work on this image, at least, seems like gilding the lily to
me, but it is your vision and your style, I realize, and there is a wow
factor to it. It sets your images apart from others' in way which may or
may not be photographic -- I can't really decide.
The sparrow is very sharp but I don't find the photo as a whole very
interesting, whereas the ferns are very nice. Again, the effect of the
sharpening is excellent to my eyes and doesn't go as far as the jay
sharpening. I'm not sure what you're up to in altering the backgrounds. I
don't find one background much more interesting than another, though none
is displeasing to me. I guess that's an aspect of PP that just doesn't
interest me.
Anyway, thanks again for sharing your work.
Joel W.
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