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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 46 |
Oct 23 |
Reply |
Thanks, Sylvia, for the comment. |
Oct 29th |
| 46 |
Oct 23 |
Reply |
I don't know the dates but if you Google Comedy Wildlife Photos you can find date and sign up for the notices. The 2023 contest is over, and the voting has started. I get their notices every year and enter but no winner for me. It's a really big deal and makes all the National publications and news. |
Oct 24th |
| 46 |
Oct 23 |
Reply |
Thank you, Marilyn, for the comment. The crop worked well I thought, and the perch is something I place around me backyard feeders. As I mentioned to Maria the Wren was not well trained and so I had to go with what I could get concerning the head turn. |
Oct 24th |
| 46 |
Oct 23 |
Reply |
Thanks, Jack, for the comment. I have placed perches close to my backyard feeders just for the purpose of birds landing and posing for me. Much easier than chasing them in the wild. Although I do that too. |
Oct 24th |
| 46 |
Oct 23 |
Reply |
Thanks Maria. It was not too heavy of a crop, but I did want to get rid of the yellow foliage and as you say give the Wren some where to go but keep the Wren positioned on a 1/3 intersection line. It was not a well-trained Wren, so I had to go with the head tilted a little away from the camera. |
Oct 24th |
| 46 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
Marilyn, this image is so extreme that I cannot think of anything that could add to your photo story more than what you have done. I have seen thousands of Brown Pelicans in my life and have never witnessed anything like this. I am sure I have seen them on Key Largo as well, Been there a few times. Maybe there are a few technical issues you could work on by why? This photo is about the gaping mouth of the bird and nothing else and you have captured that. If this were my image, I would consider entering it into next year's Animal Comedy contest. Just think up a good caption to go with it. A winner. |
Oct 24th |
| 46 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
Hi Silvia, very nice capture of GBH action. I used to work at a golf course here on Hilton Head and always had my camera with me. The birds around the golf courses are used to people and golf carts. It makes for some nice Bird and gator photography. I like your image, but I am not so sure about cropping tighter. Maybe if the bird was really tack sharp and had a lot of feather detail it would work. But you have cropped a lot already and cropping closer would not help in that case. In this image I think the bird's environment is just as important to the scene as a head shot of the bird and the fish. |
Oct 24th |
| 46 |
Oct 23 |
Reply |
I forgot to mention that I cloned some of the rock formation back it to the area that I removed the blurred one from. That is not legal in PSA competition by the way. |
Oct 24th |
| 46 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
Thanks, Maria, for choosing this image. It is a bird we don't see in the US. We have the Crested Cormorants here and I take a lot of shots of them. You have the same problem as I do sometimes. Great subject with that dreaded nothing kind of sky. I think you have done well with the image. I agree with the folks about the left bottom of the image being a little distracting, so I removed it and cropped in just a little from the left. Whie doing that I darkened the sky and added some vibrance to it. See what you think. The sky was really bright and attracted your attention away from the subject. |
Oct 24th |
 |
| 46 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
Hi Lisa. This is a fantastic action shot. Great timing catching the GBH just before forcing the fish down the throat. The bird and the fish are both sharp with good detail. The only thing that bothers me is the blue colorcast of the image. That was not in the original image, so I am not sure where it came from in the editing process. Anyway, I hope you don't mind I gave it a try to remove the blue cast. I edited in LRC using a lot of dodge and burn and also the dehaze tool a lot. |
Oct 24th |
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4 comments - 6 replies for Group 46
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| 67 |
Oct 23 |
Reply |
Thanks, Micael for the compliment. We had a lot of Buttonbush here in the low country. And more Gulf Fritillary's than I can count. |
Oct 24th |
| 67 |
Oct 23 |
Reply |
Thanks Susan. My study in photography and PSA judging rules tell me the subject is always the most important aspect of any photo. If you subject is good enough you can excuse some technical aspects of the rest of the image unless they are really distracting from the photo. I appreciate your critique of the photo. |
Oct 24th |
| 67 |
Oct 23 |
Reply |
Thanks Cindy. We are thinking along the same lines. The overall composition of the image is what makes it for me. The orange dolor of Butterfly is bold enough to override any minor distractions. |
Oct 24th |
| 67 |
Oct 23 |
Reply |
Thanks, Bud, for the comment. I see what you are saying about the square crop. That may have been Ok. My intent with the crop I chose was with the compositional effect of the image. Cropping with a 1-to-1 ratio would have worked and put the butterfly in the center if the image. I guess it boils down to personal likes and dislikes. |
Oct 24th |
| 67 |
Oct 23 |
Reply |
Thanks Larry. I don't do a lot of Butterflys, but I do love them when they are intact and happen to land of an interesting plant of flower. We have a lot of the Bottenbush plants in the Low Country and I always check them out when I am close.
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Oct 24th |
| 67 |
Oct 23 |
Reply |
I have not tried the new AI but I do a lot of cloning and content aware so I will most decently give it a try. This looks good to me. |
Oct 13th |
| 67 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
Well David I am not much of a nighttime photographer so can't help a lot on the subject. I too think with the equipment you have a good image. I also think the long shutter speed of 30-sec. is about 10-seconds longer than you needed. I always try my first shots at faster speeds and then add seconds to get to the best Sutter speeds needed to get as good of a sharp focus as possible. |
Oct 12th |
| 67 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
Reall cool shot Bud. I like that menacing look on the face of these guys. I too would have liked to be able to see more of the underside of the wing and the fish. You are blessed to have so many of these birds in your area. Great image. |
Oct 5th |
| 67 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
I don't mind telling you that is the skinniest Balck Bear I have ever seen. It looks like it is too late in the year for it to have just come out of hibernation so that's not the answer. Maybe just a young inexperienced bear. Hopefully he will fatten up before winter. What a great moment you captured of the look on its face. He looks surprised to see you as I'll bet you were to see the bear that close. I think it is a great photo with great story. |
Oct 5th |
| 67 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
Wow Cindy I too love the little monkey, He is sharp, great lighting and that thoughtful look on its face is as good as it gets. I really wish its surroundings were nicer and not so cluttered. The poor little guy seems to be caught between two worlds competing for our attention. You have done exactly what we all would have attempted and captured a perfect shot of the monkey. I would follow Larry suggestions with the foreground leaves and as for the bright spots in the background I think you have done as well as could be expected without cloning those spots out. It's still a great picture and one I am sure hold a ton of memories. |
Oct 5th |
| 67 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
Well Susan this crowed is killing me. I for one sort of like this behemoth of the bird world. I know exactly what you are saying about losing you balance panning straight over your head. Can be very daring for old guys like me. I like the shot and catching one bring in a new piece of furniture for the nest is very nice and certainly adds to the story telling quality of the image. I think the halo issue has been ci=overed so I won't go there. I think you may be able to add some detail to the black part of the wings using the dehaze tool in lightroom. Just something to try. Keep shooting those action shots. So much fun. |
Oct 4th |
| 67 |
Oct 23 |
Comment |
I do agree with everything the folks said about the sky Michael. It is very dramatic and has all the elements you could ask for. Well, a bolt of lightning would have been nice. My issue would be that I have never been to the badlands and may have had trouble taking my eyes off the Badlands themself. As Larry said there is nothing bad about shooting a little flat, but I do think you could have taken the post work a little farther. I do like what Cindy did with adding some exposure to the foreground, so I added some things to her redo to see what you think. I increased the shadows, the texture and the clarity just enough to get some contrast and depth to the badlands. With that little bit of sunset, I added a little warmth and dehaze to the foreground. Anyway, Michael, I think it is a great photo, well done. |
Oct 4th |
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6 comments - 6 replies for Group 67
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10 comments - 12 replies Total
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