It was an easy shot to work with; your exposure and focus were good, and the dark areas weren't terribly noisy despite the high ISO. I might've tried for a lower ISO in exchange for a slower shutter speed, but it was a fine capture just as it stands. Great job. On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 7:39 PM, Dana Swan <danaswan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Nice. I like the way that the Bittern stands out from the background. I > couldn't quite get that. > > On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 7:17 PM, J. K. Cliburn <jcliburn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Here's my result (scaled down to 800x600). I used UFRaw to read the >> raw file and do some initial processing (saturation, contrast), then >> exported to Gimp for finish work (set white point, increased blue a >> little, cropping, scaling, unsharp mask). >> >> Jay >> >> On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Dana Swan <danaswan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > >> > My take on the Bittern photo from NEF 158 that I just posted. >> > -- >> > Dana Swan at Toccopola, Mississippi. >> > There are two kinds of men in this world. >> > Those who can grill and those who think they can grill. B. Flay. >> > > > > > > -- > Dana Swan at Toccopola, Mississippi. > There are two kinds of men in this world. > Those who can grill and those who think they can grill. B. Flay. >