Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Wandering Albatross- east of the Tasman Peninsula.jpg

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Wandering Albatross
  • I don't think 1/3200 is needed for large birds like this in flight. Perhaps a fast speed was chosen because of the certainty of camera shake - unstable platform, high wind? Frank, you are right that the R6 allows you to try ISO 3200 or even 6400. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:33, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • Another learning: I had been using an old version of Topaz Denoise for years. When I recently switched to the new Topaz Denoise AI, I realized how much the performance had actually improved. Did anyone else have a similar experience, or are you using other tools? --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 14:28, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • I use Topaz Denoise AI on auto setting for every image. Can't be bothered to play around. I have stopped using Topaz Sharpen AI. Sharpening artefacts are too intrusive. I sometimes give a light 'brush' of sharpen on the eye area in Photoshop CS6 afterwards. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:41, 4 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  • FWIW about 1/2500 is the empirically derived minimum for big birds sitting on a boat in swell using a 500 or a 600. That still results in motion blurred shots some of the time though. I usually go for the maximum available for small birds moving relative to the frame.
Confirmed results:
Result: 21 support, 0 oppose, 0 neutral → featured. /--A.Savin 21:37, 8 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
This image will be added to the FP gallery: Animals/Birds#Family_:_Diomedeidae_(Albatross)