Dragon

Harmony · Feb 22, 2009

Please click on the resize bar and view it at full view!

Thanks!

sabbath999 · Feb 22, 2009

I like it.

I like beardies too

Overread · Feb 22, 2009

You have the focus spot on where it should be

and the angle and look I really like!
I would prefer to have seen the tip of the nose in focus (So a smaller aperture used) but looking at the background areas I suspect that you were already limited with lighting options at the time. Certainy good work getting the eyes!

Harmony · Feb 22, 2009

Thank you for the comments, Overread and Sabbath!

The noise is quite prominent, heh? ISO was at 640 and aperture at 1.8, so I was really doing the best I could!

Overread · Feb 22, 2009

harmony when you do a noise removal try setting the
"reduce colour noise" to something like 26% - that should help reduce the red noise that is present in shots

Harmony · Feb 22, 2009

You're assuming I do a noise removal!

Are you familiar with GIMP? Could you maybe talk me through how to do that?

Overread · Feb 22, 2009

sorry I have no idea how GIMP works

Harmony · Feb 22, 2009

I'm mad at you, now.

(Just kidding! :hug:

lockwood81 · Feb 23, 2009

Wow talk about a shallow DOF...nice capture.

rubbertree · Feb 23, 2009

oh he's cute!
I'd bump the light up a bit also.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3354/3304335540_12019b4041.jpg

Harmony · Feb 23, 2009

Thank you for the comments!

I know I was amazingly lucky to get the focus where I did, he's a little imp and never stops moving! I guess he was trying to pacify me, and it worked - his cute look got him an extra hour running around on my floor! :mrgreen:

Thank you for the edit - I like it much better. I think I'll run the photo through a noise reducer and then get it blown up... He'll be pleased, methinks!