Jack,
Despite the criticism, it's a once in a lifetime catch.
Regards,  Bob S.

On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 8:29 PM, Jack Davis <jdavi...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Thanks, Ann. Your valued comments justify your crushing sense of 
> responsibility.
>
> Jack
>
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> From: Ann Sanfedele <ann...@nyc.rr.com>
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> Subject: Re: PESO: Red Tail - Bruce
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> On 1/8/2013 20:54, Bruce Walker wrote:
>> Jack, I grabbed your original and toyed in Ps -- hope you don't mind.
>> There's only so much one can do with a 900px image, but just for grins
>> I did some "nature retouching". :-)
>>
>> Here's my attempt; see what you think:
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/5ukowkramcjnm8v/RedTailHawk%28bmw%29.jpg
>>
>> I'll remove it after Ann has rendered her verdict. :-)
>
> LOL!  I thought Jack's original post was better to my eye.... I can't
> remember the buzz word for that little halo effect that happens when you
> fiddle too much to get a sharper image... or fiddle with brightness and
> contrast too much...
>
> The original was terrif, I thought
>
> ann (slumping under the weight of responsibilty)
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 4:29 PM, Jack Davis <jdavi...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> Bruce, at your urging, I applied "despeckle" filter in addition to "reduce 
>>> noise" filter and bumped the contrast a bit more.
>>>
>>> I see some smoothing.
>>>
>>>  Jack
>>>
>>> http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=666
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Bruce Walker <bruce.wal...@gmail.com>
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>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 10:47 AM
>>> Subject: Re: PESO: Red Tail
>>>
>>> That's a hell of a pose, Jack. Great capture!
>>>
>>> Shame about the softness from noise. I'd try bumping up the contrast,
>>> let the shadow tones darken up, and increase the Clarity some
>>> (assuming Lr). Or use the high-pass filter & Overlay layer trick to
>>> sharpen it up some.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Jack Davis <jdavi...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> Posting this due to the hawk's completely accidental dynamic pose. 
>>>> Actually had forgotten to set continuous shutter, so only got a couple 
>>>> shots in.
>>>> The hawk was very dark due, I'm sure, to the spot metering having caught a 
>>>> bit of the bright sky.
>>>> Not displeased, however, at what the K-5's DR allowed me to bring out.
>>>> Shot 1/7/13
>>>>
>>>> C & C welcome
>>>>
>>>> Jack
>>>>
>>>> K-5, 1/5000, ISO 800, f/8
>>>>
>>>> http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=665
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