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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 67 |
Apr 19 |
Reply |
Michael, can you say more about your your suggestion to "back off" the cropping? Are you suggesting a more crop or less crop? As I look at the tree limbs in the BG and dead grass in the FG, it looked to me that Cheryl made the right crop to avoid the big distractions (front and back). So, I'm curious about your thoughts about cropping for this image (which is often a challenge for me). |
Apr 9th |
| 67 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
Bird encounters like this one are always so much fun. I like the "pose" of the bird looking your way. You took the shot with a high shutter speed of 1/3000 sec. When shooting birds, I typically use a shutter at about half that speed. Just curious, was as your choice of shutter speed to capture the moving bird or for exposure control? From your original, I can't tell if it was sunny or cloudy. Again, just curious re your shot strategy. I like the post-processing, and I am reminded to get Topaz. |
Apr 9th |
| 67 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
"Be Prepared" is the motto of the Boy Scouts, but this should be a motto for all photographers. You caught the moment and got an extraordinary image. I've had my share of surprise and close encounters with animals and have fumbled with the 2 seconds needed to adjust focus and exposure. You got this encounter right! Your post-processing really does bring out the bird and lizard colors and softens the BG highlights. With an image like this, there are several options for cropping. I might have gone for a portrait, but your crop really calls attention to the roadrunner with prize in mouth, creating two primary subjects. You've got incredible detail on both the bird and the lizard and it tells the story well. Nice job! |
Apr 9th |
| 67 |
Apr 19 |
Reply |
You live in a great area for bird photos. Happy trails! |
Apr 4th |
| 67 |
Apr 19 |
Reply |
You live in a great area for bird photos. Happy trails! |
Apr 3rd |
| 67 |
Apr 19 |
Reply |
Good lessons, indeed. I recently traded in my sports car for an SUV (never thought I'd see that day). Part of the SUV strategy is to throw lots of camera equipment into the cargo area and get out for better shooting opportunities. Your tips and those from others in the group are lessons I hope to apply - often! |
Apr 3rd |
| 67 |
Apr 19 |
Reply |
That would have been great fun to meet up there - had I only known! My wife and I had just flown in from Boston and went with friends for a 90 minute visit before the park closed. I believe you are right about the island I was shooting. I've never been in a place with so many opportunities for bird photos. It was frustrating to have so little time. And I did get anhingas. Unfortunately, no 12 foot George shots. One image of a male anhinga in a nest will likely be my May submission. What a great park to have in your neighborhood! |
Apr 3rd |
| 67 |
Apr 19 |
Reply |
Ha! Looks like the more-old guy caught the less-old guy!! |
Apr 3rd |
| 67 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
Nice image with all of the birds mostly pointed in the same direction. I was in a conservation garden frequented by flamingoes that were tightly clustered with heads moving and pointing in all directions. The images I got looked chaotic and lacked any coherent pattern of uniform behavior. So, I can appreciate that you were able to capture the flock coherently grouped as you did. Maybe in future submissions you'll show us the other 500-600 birds! |
Apr 3rd |
| 67 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
I really like both images and would have a hard time choosing between the two. The Heron in the center of the frame gives your image that sense of immediacy. I am a bit confused though about the original versus the crop. The crop has a foreground of water reeds, but the original does not have that foreground. If the original included the reeds in the foreground, it would be interesting to see the the full image as a landscape framed by the foreground reeds. Again, I like both images. Your color editing is moody and wonderful. Nice shot! |
Apr 3rd |
| 67 |
Apr 19 |
Comment |
Larry, I marvel at your stories of how you got the shot - and of course, the resulting shot that you alway get. I admire and learn from your camera technique, as well as your editing skill in removing the branch. Your adventure of wading into the cold lake reminds me of my trip to Zion NP and my two-mile hike up the narrows of the Virgin River. I didn't trust myself to risk my DSLR in the water, so I used my iPhone resulting in photos that were just snapshots. Your greater effort clearly leads to greater rewards. |
Apr 3rd |
| 67 |
Apr 19 |
Reply |
Yeah, I thought of every strategy to move the Wood Storks out of the image, but there they were and I couldn't do much about it. Because of the distance of the scene and the setting sun, I couldn't see the scene with my naked eyes. Through the lens, I could see that all birds were in motion and I had several shots of the chicks interacting with their dad in more interesting ways. But in those frames, the storks were moving around, which made them look like one indistinct blob instead of two distinct birds. So, as you say, shooting in the wild is a challenge (especially with a park ranger intent on closing the park) and the secondary storks drove my image selection of the Herons as primary subject. Still, it was amazing to watch the bird-life in the bush. |
Apr 3rd |
| 67 |
Apr 19 |
Reply |
Thanks for the feedback, Madhusudhan. I expect that the focus is soft because of shooting at 600mm equivalent with a camera that has a crop factor of 2.73. I agree with your suggestion to tone down the brightness of the two Wood Storks in the foreground. I need to move on to PS (using LR exclusively) in order to to spot-editing. But you've given me good ideas for next steps. |
Apr 3rd |
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