A Filipino Picture Wing Fly. manual, monopod, maybe close to my lens's limit

[JBW]

[Saorsa]

That's a good shot and while I don't usually like a lot of OOF area in a picture this one puts some sense of scale to the fly and is so bland that it actually provides a decent frame for a well composed presentation.

[JBW]

That's a good shot and while I don't usually like a lot of OOF area in a picture this one puts some sense of scale to the fly and is so bland that it actually provides a decent frame for a well composed presentation.

Plus the benefit to the nose and soul of shooting surrounded by Oregano.

[Saorsa]

Plus the benefit to the nose and soul of shooting surrounded by Oregano.

You were sitting on a Pizza???????????????

[JBW]

You were sitting on a Pizza???????????????

not quite, our herb garden.

[rpcrowe]

Brian, did you do any post production sharpening in this image?

[JBW]

Brian, did you do any post production sharpening in this image?

I f I knew what the term meant I could give you a direct answer.

Here's what I did and it was all done in Capture 1 Sony Pro.
(1) cropped
(2) exposure
(3) white balance
(4) scaling to 800 width
(5) sharpening using lens profile.
(6) colour balance
(7) layers where among other things I applied sharpening, clarity and structure to individual areas .

Now just because curious people need to know: what exactly is post production sharpening? please and thank-you

[TonyW]

This is a good image. It's nice to meet challenges like this in getting to the limits. The focus is just in the right place. If I were a bird, this would be quite appetising.