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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 67 |
Feb 20 |
Reply |
I think you nailed it! Nicely adjusted on the Left side and darkening the side appears to have done a great job at eliminating the side light and highlights. |
Feb 21st |
| 67 |
Feb 20 |
Reply |
Thank you so much Jason. Fall is my favorite time in the park. |
Feb 21st |
| 67 |
Feb 20 |
Reply |
Thank you Richard. I have a few shoot from the river's edge, but none that I would post. I have a panoramic I did with National Park Mountain in a vertical format from the river's edge,but with a more wide angle view, so not so much down the valley. |
Feb 15th |
| 67 |
Feb 20 |
Comment |
Thanks Larry. I might to finally invest in an upgrade for LR and PS. Next month I'll revisit the sunset shot from this spot that same day. |
Feb 11th |
| 67 |
Feb 20 |
Reply |
Larry, I truly appreciate this insight regarding settings. I have done too many times and ended up deleting multiple images since they came out blurry and there was no chance in salvaging them. One thing I have done when I know I'm out shooting wildlife is to take both cameras with me. I will usually leave one set up with fast shutter 1/1000 - 1/2500 and ISO 800-1000, and the other I'll use for other shots if needed. Thanks for the enlightment. |
Feb 9th |
| 67 |
Feb 20 |
Comment |
I would have been just like you here Rich. Fumbling for the right camera and lens. I can honestly say I have never seen Nighthawks, so this is a good lesson for me as well. I have a lot of finchs, doves, swallows, red and yellow breasted black birds, but this would be a treat.
Your post production is really nice and with just a little of the green edging still visible, I think it still works well. Lighting is nice and you even were able to get some catch light in the eye of the chick on the right. All their eyes are open, bonus points! There is some loss of sharpens, especially along the edges of the wings on the chick on the left as well as the mother's tail. However, your focus points is on the underside of the mother's beak, which still allows for the clarity of the foreground and feathers.
I look forward to see more the next they visit your neighbor's house. |
Feb 9th |
| 67 |
Feb 20 |
Comment |
WOW Jason! Intense for sure and you captured this well. I think I would have froze with fear seeing this coming at me. This is wildlife at its finest for sure. The composition is well done and you have captured the hippo's intense frustration and spirited charge. Lighting is a little lighter on the left, but understandable due to the side lighting and with that, it casts nice shadows along the mouth from the teeth. Unlike Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf... This is a definite "My What Big Teeth you Have."
I would have liked to see just a little bit more along the top edge of the image and not cropped down so much, maybe another .25-.5 inch above the back of the hippo. You POV is keenly placed and places the viewer with the subject, eye to eye. Technically, I love the colors, saturation, light, reflection in the water along the capture of the water droplets. Stunning shot! |
Feb 9th |
| 67 |
Feb 20 |
Comment |
Great image Madu. You definiately added more with the story and the patience your guide had to wait it out to see what happened next. Your post producation is nice and the colors are definitely deeper and richer. The cropping doesn't appear to have created a lot of loss in clarity either, although I may have left a little more to the overall shot and given the sense of solitude on the plains.
Tying in what Larry mentions, I do notice your original is a bit softer, but the post image appears sharper and clearer. I have gotten to the point of contributing this to the variables in computers and monitors
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Feb 9th |
| 67 |
Feb 20 |
Comment |
Michael, Jealous, Jealous, Jealous is all I can say....
Not really. I am in awe of this intimate portrait and I hope you have it printed and hanging in your home.
Being able to be this close is something spectacular and sereal at the same time and you have captured a moment that will live with you forever. You captured her eyes beautifully and the falling snow against her fir is striking. I love the transition of color from her head to the shoulder. Crisp, clean, sharp, beautiful light. It's all there my friend.
Last year, 2019 we did see a sow and cubs, but shooting them at 600 mm was still difficult. We are looking at going back this year as well if we can. This time it will just be my wife and I, so we can drive the entire road. We ended up at Eileson and headed back down. |
Feb 9th |
| 67 |
Feb 20 |
Reply |
Barb, I completely agree. Larry has been an excellent faciliator and mentor for us in Group 67. |
Feb 9th |
| 67 |
Feb 20 |
Comment |
"Only a Canon" them are fightin' words Larry ;).
What a magnificent capture and one that would have left my heart pounding and my pants soaked......
This dramatic event is one that I think we all dream of capturing and wishing we were there with you at the time. The detail is spot on and ability to crop this down is pristine. You captured the gator's eyes and the intensity I see is worth a MILLION words. I agree with Jason, the grass is part of the scene and nothing you could / can do to remove them. It is the subject that ultimitely "drowns" them out and they fade away from the foreground.
The color, sidelighting and reflections along with the water droplets are sharp and not over saturated. Well done Sir! |
Feb 9th |
6 comments - 5 replies for Group 67
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6 comments - 5 replies Total
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