Another Newbie

[DMN]

Hi all

I have been lurking here for a while.

There are a lot of great shots here and good advice.

I am new to photography and still have a long way to go.

My equipment is a Canon 20D, 100-400L ISM USM, 70-300 ISM and 17-85 IS USM.

I will try to post a test shot.

Thanks

Dan

[mountaindew]

Dan,

That's a nice shot. However, it looks a little bit out of focus. Unless you've cropped the picture? Did you use the 400mm lens on that?

[mmeyer]

Welcome Dan, I'm sure you'll find this place as helpful as I do. It is a great place to hang out.

[DMN]

Mountaindew,

It was cropped quite a bit and was the 100 lens.

I am not sure I am posting them correctly, if I right click on the image and show full quality it looks a little better, should I be posting differently? Iwill try a couple others later.

Thanks

Dan

[MN Shutterbug]

Welcome aboard, Dan. You'll find a ton of assistance on this site. All you need do is ask.

[Dbl]

Welcome Dan I look forward to seeing more of your work. If you want assistance feel free to ask.

[DMN]

I Thought I would post a couple more pics that were uploaded with a little more resolution. C and C welcome.

Thanks

Dan

[DMN]

Dbl and others,

I would welcome all help, I am new to Photobucket also, but this is what I have done so far:

From Photoshop Elements 5 I export the file as a level 12 JPEG

For size I pick 600 x 800

Is this a correct method, the first eagle post was a level 6 Jpeg

On another subject I shoot Raw and don't fully understand sharppening in Raw and also with Unsharp Mask in Elements.

Thanks

Dan

Thanks

Dan

[yakfisher]

Nice rooster! If your shooting RAW and editing with elements. After you have make the color and lighting adjustments you can click on the details tab and then make some rough adjustments to the sharpness. If you just need to sharpen small areas, it is best to do it in the enhance menu after you have opened the raw file.

[JayinMN]

Welcome aboard, that pheasant shot is perfect! The squirrel is a good capture too. I like that pose. You'll find alot of good advise here.

[MN Shutterbug]

You have sure improved since your first photo.

[DMN]

Thanks to all, I will be around.

Dan