Butterfly + Canon 24-105 f/4L

[Bluedog]

Canon EOS 30D Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM 1/160s f/5.6 at 105.0mm iso100 handheld

as always comments are welcomed and thanks for looking

http://www.pbase.com/smith_xt/image/67437235/original.jpg

[forno]

WOW, what a shot:cool: :cool:

Is it a touch over exposed?

[Vich]

Very nice Tony!

[Bluedog]

WOW, what a shot:cool: :cool:

Is it a touch over exposed?

thanks but not on my calibrated monitor.

[Bluedog]

Very nice Tony!

Thanks Vich

[forno]

thanks but not on my calibrated monitor.

furry muff:D


You have been doing this longer than me;)

[timmciglobal]

Looks good to me :)

Tim

[Bluedog]

furry muff:D


You have been doing this longer than me;)

If you don't have your monitor calibrated its worth it to at least get a Pantone Huey from B&H Photo. Type in PSAUG in the search box on their home page and from the list on manufactures choose Pantone for $20 off the Huey at $59.95.

[cwphoto]

Superb 'dog. That's one healthy lens in the hands of someone who knows what he's doing.:)

[aparmley]

Canon EOS 30D Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM 1/160s f/5.6 at 105.0mm iso100 handheld

as always comments are welcomed and thanks for looking

http://www.pbase.com/smith_xt/image/67437235/original.jpg

Nice capture Toney - exposure looks spot on here.

[coldrain]

Very nice photo :). And the colours are great.


Superb 'dog. That's one healthy lens in the hands of someone who knows what he's doing.:)
Not just in the hands of someone who knows what he is doing... I am sure it would be quite a lens in my hands too :eek:

[Bluedog]

Thanks a bunch guys _ it is a stellar lens, just think if it was an 18-105.

[Vich]

Thanks a bunch guys _ it is a stellar lens, just think if it was an 18-105.

Just think if it was mounted on a 5D.

[aparmley]

Just think if it was mounted on a 5D.

Duh, it'd be a 24-105?

What the hells wrong with this guy?

LMAO. . . :D

[Vich]

Duh, it'd be a 24-105?

What the hells wrong with this guy?

LMAO. . . :D
Hey, peanut gallery! LMAO. Yoooouu know whatta mean.

Tony's been drooling over a 5D the last few months and I thought it an excellent opportunity to share the envy. Ahe?

[aparmley]

Hey, peanut gallery! LMAO. Yoooouu know whatta mean.

Tony's been drooling over a 5D the last few months and I thought it an excellent opportunity to share the envy. Ahe?

I know, I couldn't help the obvious comment there. 5D envy eh. . . wow - good luck with that guys cause, "it'll cost yaa!" :D

[JTL]

Wow, nice work, dog! Even though your skill made the shot, it's going to help sell a lot of 30Ds! :D

[adam75south]

very nice shot

[JMWallace]

Lovely!!! It looks like it should be in National Geo or the National Audubon Society Field Guide to Butterflies!!! GREAT capture Toney!!

[24Peter]

Absolutely beautiful shot! :)

[Vich]

Tony:

I recall now that you have some nice photo-editing software/techniques. What did you use for PP on this one?

[noyjimi]

I like it! Can you remove that stick or whatever it is right underneath the flower?

[Bluedog]

Thanks alot for the compliments and getting these responses makes me feel good thinking my monitor is calibrated.



Tony:

I recall now that you have some nice photo-editing software/techniques. What did you use for PP on this one?

The 5D would surely be nice but I've gotta refrain myself from it. Saving for a trip up to Glacier National Park now.

Technique: mines pretty simple here. I try to do must editing (WB, highlights and colors) in the RAW application being Adobe Lightroom beta 4 used here with the output resized 700x466 72 ppi 16 bit tiff. From there opened in PSE4 using the Shadow and Highlights option I did a little tweaking then adjusted the Hue and Saturation slightly to bring up the Red Channel and tone down the Greens. Lastly no USM but the default one click Sharpening option, which I have discovered works really well in PSE4. Pretty much all resized images for web posting are going to need some type of sharpening to bring out the detail. And one other thing converted to 8 bits then saved as a JPG.

[krzkrzkrz]

AMAZING !!

Do you think the Canon Rebel XTi 400D is capable of taking shots like this, considering that it would us the same lens?

Addtionaly, did you use any software (i.e. Photoshop) to edit the photo in any way?

Regards,
krz

[Bluedog]

AMAZING !!

Do you think the Canon Rebel XTi 400D is capable of taking shots like this, considering that it would us the same lens?

Addtionaly, did you use any software (i.e. Photoshop) to edit the photo in any way?

Regards,
krz

Certainly it would _ the process and software is mentioned above: shot in RAW - processed with Adobe Lightroom beta 4 and finished in Photoshop Elements 4.

[Vich]

Thanks alot for the compliments and getting these responses makes me feel good thinking my monitor is calibrated.




The 5D would surely be nice but I've gotta refrain myself from it. Saving for a trip up to Glacier National Park now.

Technique: mines pretty simple here. I try to do must editing (WB, highlights and colors) in the RAW application being Adobe Lightroom beta 4 used here with the output resized 700x466 72 ppi 16 bit tiff. From there opened in PSE4 using the Shadow and Highlights option I did a little tweaking then adjusted the Hue and Saturation slightly to bring up the Red Channel and tone down the Greens. Lastly no USM but the default one click Sharpening option, which I have discovered works really well in PSE4. Pretty much all resized images for web posting are going to need some type of sharpening to bring out the detail. And one other thing converted to 8 bits then saved as a JPG.

I've been noticing real degradation when converting to JPG using RSP. Haven't tried TIFF much, mainly due to always working on my laptop where my 4200RPM, badly fragmented, drive and older single threaded processor, not to mention all the junk software, really slows things down. That new 7200RPM drive may open new possibilities.

You seem to have a great nack for sticking to basics. Good raw and general photo editors, minimize compression loss, color balanced screen, professional printing, and not short-cutting PP quality. In other words, not short-cutting on the important stuff. Of course; adding your considerable photography talent, nice lens collection, and Canon's CMOS DSLR. I'd like to see what you'de do with a 5D, but you're not suffering and it'll surely be half the price in a year.

I really like your subtle increase of red channel and backing off on the green, as well as shadow tweeking. It suits this photo nicely. PP really is a big part of today's photography - not replacing talent on the original capture, but a necessary 2nd step. Well done.