Comments on: Canon EF 100-400L IS II La Jolla Versatility and Fine Point Photo Editing (selecting your keepers) Practice

By: Anthony

Anthony — Tue, 29 Nov 2016 04:40:14 +0000

1-Which image features the best exposure?
Image #3

2-Which head angle do you like best?
Image#1. 1 & 3 are about the same angle, but I like #1 the best. The head takes up most of the frame from top to bottom…exaggerates the length of the bill.

3-Which image design do you like best and why?
I like the richness of Image #1. Maybe the darker contrast is appealing. Also #3, while nicely exposed, may have some highlights blown that need fixing. Although it is hard to tell with the small .gif

4-Which single image would you choose to optimize, i.e., which do you think is the best overall? Why?
#1, #1, #1….composition and length of bill in the frame is key. Everything else wrong with #1 can be fixed very easily.

By: Barry Ekstrand

Barry Ekstrand — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 15:30:08 +0000

1) The histograms of all 3 images show data across all 4 quadrants, without blowing out either the leftmost blacks or rightmost whites, so I say all 3 are acceptable. Image #3 shows more exposure on the subject but to my eye / my monitor it looks like there is more exposure change in the background than the bird itself. Either way, effectively it is a tie for me, take your pick from an exposure standpoint.
2) I like the head angle of #3 the best. Like #1 the head is looking more to the right, but slightly less downward tilt in #3.
3) #3, it is centered vertically slightly better for this portrait view.
4) For the reasons above, I like and would optimize #3.