Shikra

[Mangru Minz]

Image taken near Ayodhya nagar lake side, Bhopal.

Canon 1d3,400mmDO plus 2x tc at f/8, 1/1000 sec, Iso-800, FF Image

[Mrudul Godbole]

Lovely stare. Nice perch. Nicely captured. Thanks for sharing.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Nice piercing looks. Did you click it handheld or tripod? Somehow I had expected a sharper image since this is full frame. Which 2x TC are you using? Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice to see this ground level image of a shikra... immature bird.
TFS
Roopak

[Mangru Minz]

Nice piercing looks. Did you click it handheld or tripod? Somehow I had expected a sharper image since this is full frame. Which 2x TC are you using? Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

I'm using Canon 1.4x II and 2x III and this was taken hand held . This bird was sitting on a perch and then it fly down for prey , I had move further and hide myself and managed to shot . Generally I use canon guideline for optimisation of image.

(As Suggested by Canon)
Image quality—sharpening: EOS-1D Mark III
Regardless of how the camera’s focusing system is set-up, there are
aspects of image quality for Canon’s EOS-1D Mark III that need to
be established and optimized by each photographer or organization.
Particularly for shooters working in a JPEG workflow, the in-camera
sharpening levels are vital. Furthermore, even though the EOS-1D
Mark III is one of the finest digital SLRs in the world in terms of
digital “noise” at high ISO settings, there’s an additional noise
reduction setting some users should experiment with.
Anti-aliasing filter and inherent sensor sharpness — EOS-1D Mark III
The EOS-1D Mark III has a multi-layer low-pass / IR-cut filter positioned immediately in front of its CMOS imaging sensor.
This filter enhances the camera’s ability to generate proper color, and minimize problems with moire. In doing so, it slightly
reduces the apparent sharpness of the image.
To counter this, users need to expect to apply some additional sharpening to EOS-1D Mark III files to optimize the inherent
detail in its 10-million pixel sensor, and the lens’s detail as well. This can be done using in-camera sharpening, within whichever
Picture Style setting you choose, or alternatively it can be done afterward in the computer.
Suggested in-camera sharpening settings
For JPEG shooters: Picture Style Neutral or Standard > Sharpness level 2 or 3
(keeping it at level 2 will minimize the effect of any noise at ISO 1600 or above)
For RAW shooters (if processing images in Canon’s Digital Photo Professional software):
Picture Style Neutral or Standard; Sharpness level 0~3
• If further optimizing images in Photoshop, in-camera sharpness should ideally be left at zero
• If no further image-editing is anticipated, raise in-camera sharpening to level 2 or 3
• For RAW shooters who process in another company’s software, the in-camera sharpening settings
are ignored — expect to do any sharpening during RAW file processing, or in image-editing software after processing.
In all instances, rely on the recommendations of your photo desk if you shoot for any news or photo organization. If the Photo Desk says that sharpening will be done at time of processing, we strongly suggest setting in-camera sharpening to “zero” unless testing by your organization leads to other instructions from your photo desk.
Suggested starting points for Unsharp Mask sharpening in the computer
For shooters who anticipate making further sharpening adjustments in Adobe Photoshop™ or similar software programs,
always bear in mind that ideal sharpening settings will be very much dependent upon subject matter, lighting, ISO setting used,
and of course the intended type and size of final output. As a typical, initial starting point for sharpening using Photoshop’s Unsharp
Mask command, you might want to consider the following :
High ISO images (no initial in-camera sharpening) Low ISO images (no initial in-camera sharpening)
Amount — 250% Amount — 250%
Radius — 0.3 pixels Radius — 0.3 pixels
Threshold — 4 levels Threshold — 1 level