PP or not?

**Miaow** · 22-08-2009, 9:33pm

ok just wondering on these which prefer and why?

no PP

PP

**Philr** · 22-08-2009, 9:47pm

For me the green looks greener in the first. And maybe the PPed one is possibly a little over sharpened?? both look good though

**jev** · 22-08-2009, 9:48pm

No PP, or at least not this PP. Too much sharpening that makes the grass hurt your eyes.

**Miaow** · 22-08-2009, 9:52pm

Thanks Phil & Jev

**jim** · 22-08-2009, 9:55pm

Yah, too much dat sharpening ting.

First picture don't need much, maybe yust a tiny tweak in curves?

**dbax** · 22-08-2009, 10:04pm

gotta agree, #2 seems oversharpened

**Miaow** · 22-08-2009, 10:07pm

Thanks Jim and David

I gather the tammy's real sharp if didnt need to sharpen after

Using 90mm on these

Its funny cause i usually have to sharpen a heap - these today didnt

**Gypsy** · 24-08-2009, 1:10am

I say no PP with this shot.

I think the original is sharp enough to begin with.... PLUS the cygnet (nearly said duck! haha) looks all soft and fluffy. Looks a bit spikier or something when it's sharpened.

**Miaow** · 24-08-2009, 7:34am

Thanks Gypsy - yeah I should really have gone with my initial thoughts and not sharpened really on these babies..

**old dog** · 24-08-2009, 9:50am

the feathers look fluffier in the pp`d one Cat.

**Miaow** · 24-08-2009, 1:10pm

Thanks Graeme

I think that may be cause the pp has brought out more shades in them?

**Whisky_Mac** · 24-08-2009, 2:56pm

Yep, the unsharp masking is a bit too high.

**Miaow** · 24-08-2009, 7:46pm

Actually it's interesting cause I usually sharpen way more than i did on that one - i only did a lightish sharpen - i gather its the soft feathers plus the tammy sharp... Never done a pic of the babies before using the tammy till now

**RuthJ** · 10-09-2009, 3:13pm

The textures, grass and down in the first look spot on. I think sometimes there's a tendency to oversharpen....just because we can. I know I've done it.

**landteacher** · 11-09-2009, 12:34am

Yeh, first one look just fine. PP looks like the 'sig' has been into the hair gel. Cathy I have a Tokina 12-24 mk11 that does the same thing if you try to apply any sharpening, great straight from the camera.

Mick.G.

**Miaow** · 11-09-2009, 7:14am

Thanks Ruth and Mick

Yeah am being very careful now on what sharpening I am doing if using that lens

**GGR80** · 14-09-2009, 3:48am

I prefer the first shot as it depicts the softness of the fully little duckling.

**mikew09** · 14-09-2009, 3:54am

I am with the majority here - great shot, but the first one looks nice and fluffy soft like the little fellow should be.

**wazonthehill** · 15-09-2009, 9:28pm

it's a little duckling
It is meant to be soft and fuzzy
so the sharpening looks wrong to me in the second
(but on a parent bird, I guess I would go the other way)
I usually prefer the detail in a sharpened shot
But not for fuzzy little ducks!

**Miaow** · 15-09-2009, 11:19pm

yeah on the cygnet i think the sharpening didnt work.... learny my lesson since then with this lens - is a lot sharper than thekit ones had been used to previously

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