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22-Jun-2019 Traveller

The Shot Made in Heaven

Canon EOS 77D
1/400s f/11.0 at 81.0mm iso400 full exif

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Canon Image Challenge26-Jun-2019 02:23
Mr T. I put 2 in pending. One done with Lightroom,one with Capture One. The one with LR attempted to get the sky close to what you have. The with C1 was warmed up quite a bit. It was really fun to play with -- thanks.

Jim
Canon Image Challenge26-Jun-2019 02:22
Dave - thanks - I had checked the wrong lenses box. All mine were with the 24-70 lens.

Jim
Canon Image Challenge26-Jun-2019 01:38
Is this the only Eligible image so far not taken with a 100mm macro lens?

Dave
Canon Image Challenge25-Jun-2019 03:59
I posted a fairly large jpeg over in Pending if you would like to play around with it. Thanks, Traveller
Canon Image Challenge24-Jun-2019 21:07
Just an FYI - some of the newer software allows you to selectively mask and select by color. That is one of the things I like about Capture One - it handles color very well. In this case, you could also do some luminosity masking, as the rim and ball are much darker than the sky.

Jim
Canon Image Challenge24-Jun-2019 19:44
Thanks, Gentlemen, I was shooting into the sun...always a little problematic, I had very bright sky and the sun was off frame just a bit to the right. I did dodge the ball quite a bit to brighten it...but at some point it begins to look fake....so I struck a balance between the subject and sky and dodged the ball as much as I thought possible.

Maybe if I had Paul's masking skills I could have isolated this more and done better, but also maybe not. (thanks Jim for the constructive criticism)

Traveller
Canon Image Challenge24-Jun-2019 12:15
Very nice capture. The background is beautiful.
I too am a B-ball fan, with the NCAA's right at the top.

I'd like to see a version with the rim and ball a tad brighter - just curious as to how that would compare.

Jim
Canon Image Challenge24-Jun-2019 11:47
Great timing and background, basketball is my favorite sport. So much that I was even watching Big 3 basketball yesterday, for a while anyway. NCAA March Madness I could watch all day.
Paul