Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It would be like waking up in an old David Lynch "Twin Peaks" episode :-) Scott bruce wrote: > Imagine awakening to see that looking at you ............... > > B. > > On 25-feb-2006, at 14:42, Douglas Herr wrote: > >> on 2/25/06 5:32 AM, Don Dory at don.dory@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> Doug, >>> Two points or so. First, this is a wonderful shot at 72dpi. >>> Second, it is >>> good to know that you are human too and require a tripod with an 800mm >>> lens. >> >> >> at 1/15 sec hand-held would be pushing my luck a bit ;-) >> >>> Third, I suspect with some PS sharpening tricks this could in fact be >>> made into a reasonably sharp image at 11X14, the feathers and bars >>> provide >>> edges that can be enhanced pretty easily with any artifacts buried >>> in the >>> feather detail. >> >> >> I'd like to see what can be done. I've uploaded a 100% crop of the >> owl's >> face to http://www.wildlightphoto.com/temp/leow01crop.jpg. The file >> will be >> here for only a few days. This file is level 10 .jpg, no PS work >> other than >> color corrections and dust spotting. >> >>> >>>> Without further ado, my Long-eared Owl photo: >>>> >>>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/strigidae/leow01.html >>>> >>>> Hardware, etc: Leicaflex SL2, 560mm f/6.8 Telyt, 1.4x APO- Extender-R, >>>> Provia >>>> 400F film. Exposure was probably 1/15 sec with mirror pre-release. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Doug Herr >> Birdman of Sacramento >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act)