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[Bobby18120]

ISO 140 F/4 1/1250 300mm

 

ISO 250 F/5 1/1600 300mm

 

5 years into animals photography and still learning!

There is some things I dislike with my pics, first of all my cam settings was raw large with neutral o

Auto white balance on /+1 exposure /auto ISO.Looks like the pics are HDR (NOT REALISTIC) OR YOU NAME IT.

I made some editing in lightroom because my cam didn't gave the proper expose.

I don't blame my D500 or my Sigma, I think it's me!

 

Please anybody there can give me some answers

[Merco_61]

Have you tried using another raw converter? I ditched Lightroom as it took far too much time for me to get a natural-looking starting point. I get much better results with Capture NX-D, even if I have to live with it's quirks. Nowadays it is reasonably fast on my first-generation quad-core i7 MBP with 16 GB RAM. That wasn't the case with earlier versions of the software.

 

Another raw converter that lots of nature photographers use here in the Nordic countries is PhotoNinja. It works well together with either Photo Mechanic or LR as a DAM solution.

[Bobby18120]

Have you tried using another raw converter? I ditched Lightroom as it took far too much time for me to get a natural-looking starting point. I get much better results with Capture NX-D, even if I have to live with it's quirks. Nowadays it is reasonably fast on my first-generation quad-core i7 MBP with 16 GB RAM. That wasn't the case with earlier versions of the software.

 

Another raw converter that lots of nature photographers use here in the Nordic countries is PhotoNinja. It works well together with either Photo Mechanic or LR as a DAM solution.

I will def give this a try, if u said do. Still got the raw files !

There is a 2 week free trial at photoninja, I'm looking forward to test it tonight

Thank you so much! 

[ScottinPollock]

I whole heartedly agree with Peter that Nikon's raw converter is better than Adobe's (at least as far as Nikon files are concerned). I have always started my workflow for photos I really care about in Nikon Capture... until a few months ago.

 

Now I can honestly say DxO PhotoLab gives me better results. The noise reduction is the best I have seen to date, and the individual camera/lens profiles apply sharpening and geometry correction that give an exceptional starting point that more often than not requires nothing else. I get instant pop that takes much more effort to create using other tools.

 

They have a free trial so give it a whirl

[Bobby18120]

I whole heartedly agree with Peter that Nikon's raw converter is better than Adobe's (at least as far as Nikon files are concerned). I have always started my workflow for photos I really care about in Nikon Capture... until a few months ago.

 

Now I can honestly say DxO PhotoLab gives me better results. The noise reduction is the best I have seen to date, and the individual camera/lens profiles apply sharpening and geometry correction that give an exceptional starting point that more often than not requires nothing else. I get instant pop that takes much more effort to create using other tools.

 

They have a free trial so give it a whirl

Scottin I already own DXO it's a great program but still applying 2 much contrast automatically..

The best of the best for Noise. 

Thank you

[ScottinPollock]

DXO it's a great program but still applying 2 much contrast automatically..

 

Turn off Smart Lighting, apply ClearView 50%... save new Preset.

 

[Bobby18120]

You guys think if I set my cam settings minus contrast and sharpening would fix the issue?

[ScottinPollock]

Not if you shoot raw. In camera settings only affect jpegs.

[Bobby18120]

Turn off Smart Lighting, apply ClearView 50%... save new Preset.
 

What's your opinion about this one? !
Does it look Natural? I think it's 2 much

[ScottinPollock]

What's your opinion about this one? !
Does it look Natural? I think it's 2 much

 

Well note I was working from the already processed jpeg. It looks more natural to me... but I wasn't there. The original look washed out to me.

Another option would be to dial back contrast and dial up the micro contrast. DxO's micro contrast setting is epic.

[Bobby18120]

Well note I was working from the already processed jpeg. It looks more natural to me... but I wasn't there. The original look washed out to me.Another option would be to dial back contrast and dial up the micro contrast. DxO's micro contrast setting is epic.

You got a point

[Merco_61]

The in-camera settings are discarded by all raw converters except Capture NX-D. It uses the settings as a starting point. You can still change them in post, but they are used. Both Picture controls and the deviations from the set Picture control that would normally be applied to a jpeg SOOC are there when you open your raw file in Capture. This means that you can make your own Picture controls using Picture Control Utility 2 and upload them to the camera to get a consistent starting point that suits your taste.