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| Group |
Round |
C/R |
Comment |
Date |
Image |
| 14 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
Cockatoos are such photogenic birds. Sorry to hear the corellas are so destructive. Australia is my favorite place to see large, colorful birds...you are lucky to have so many.
Can't think of any improvements to your shot |
Jul 4th |
| 14 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
Good save on a mediocre original photo. I'd take it one step further and clone out the light object behind the tail. It's too bright and adds nothing. Robins really are beautiful birds that don't get enough photo love. Nice colors.
Also you might try cropping out the blurred something in the foreground. |
Jul 4th |
| 14 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
Very lovely iris with good blurred grey background. I was given a number of these by a friend, and I'm thrilled to know the name. |
Jul 4th |
| 14 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
one aging implement is sort of boring, but your grouping is very impressive. Texture and tone very nice. |
Jul 4th |
4 comments - 0 replies for Group 14
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| 21 |
Jul 24 |
Reply |
thanks |
Jul 16th |
| 21 |
Jul 24 |
Reply |
I'm not sure what you mean. How does one give a ray of light? |
Jul 12th |
| 21 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
We don't get purple martins out here in the west. They are such great insect eaters, I wish we had them. Detail good, insect in beak a nice added touch, lighting good, colors perfect. Didn't realize judges don't like "bird on a stick" since unless they are in flight, that's where they sit. |
Jul 11th |
| 21 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
That you managed to get them both in focus is masterful. I agree that the white bird is a bit blown out, but that's hard to fix. Water and reflection are nice. Mudflats an unfortunate fact of life. |
Jul 11th |
| 21 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
I think the images got switched. The one labeled original is great and probably the one you meant to submit. |
Jul 11th |
| 21 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
Wow! Those cranes are terrific. Assume that's snow that's being kicked up? You must have been there in winter. Wonderful shot. Goodness, 1/2500 shutter speed. Don't know if my cameras even go that fast. |
Jul 2nd |
| 21 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
Maybe they blew off course and ended up at your lake. Lucky you. Pretty geese. I love the water colors and texture as a background. |
Jul 2nd |
| 21 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
Such ugly little not-duckings, but so wonderful a capture. Mom (or dad) is a protective presence. Good color, good focus, good cropping. All in all a great shot. |
Jul 2nd |
| 21 |
Jul 24 |
Reply |
It does remind me of a painting, but no, it isn't. All is real but I did edit out a flower that was out of focus. Thanks for your comment. |
Jul 2nd |
6 comments - 3 replies for Group 21
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| 94 |
Jul 24 |
Reply |
Now that I see the whole photo, I'd leave all 5 flying ones in (odd numbers supposedly better. You can extend the sky above.) Then decide how many of the nesting ones you want to keep. Cloning out the others flying was a good decision. |
Jul 18th |
| 94 |
Jul 24 |
Reply |
I was 5 weeks in the Botswana bush. My advice on cameras is take 2 bodies, and 2 lenses and forget the rest. You won't have time to be switching lenses and don't want to get dust in them anyway. Keep the weight as minimal as possible. Leave the tripod and take a beanbag. You won't often be out of the truck.
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Jul 18th |
| 94 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
I didn't even know what you meant by ICM, but I've looked it up and maybe will give it a try sometime. I have seen some good ones using trees as the subject. |
Jul 18th |
| 94 |
Jul 24 |
Reply |
The cub is standing on its hind legs. This is a very normal pose for curious cubs. Probably why it's semi-hidden behind the tree. Why it is ignoring me, I have no idea.
I don't see any area around its head with no pixels. Not sure what you are seeing. I did isolate the bears in order to tone down the original overexposed background. That's why the mom's back looks lighter. |
Jul 16th |
| 94 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
Interesting, where are you now? |
Jul 15th |
| 94 |
Jul 24 |
Reply |
Sounds like a wonderful trip. Hope to see more images from the north country. |
Jul 12th |
| 94 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
Well it does evoke colors of NM. Personally I would have liked a bit more detail in the sweep. |
Jul 12th |
| 94 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
Well I'd say from a rocking boat you nailed it! Gannets are one of my favs. Such lovely birds. Your colors and focus are great and the rookery looks busy. You could clone out the ones that are cut off at the edges. Chopped birds, not a good feature. |
Jul 12th |
| 94 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
Very good DOF and focus. Wish you hadn't cut off the reflection. Whole photo is too light in my opinion and needs to be toned down a bit offering more contrast with the background. |
Jul 12th |
| 94 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
Hmm, having my camera club over on Sunday for a hummer shoot. (I live close to Boulder). Hummers are tricky because they are so fast. Sadly the temperature is supposed to reach 100. However, I have a couple of issues with your hummer. The foreground wing has too obviously been isolated from the processing. The background is too busy to get a good look at the bird. Good focus and definition on the face and flower. Perhaps you could crop for those? |
Jul 12th |
| 94 |
Jul 24 |
Comment |
Interesting that you switched photos from the first one posted. I don't have a problem with the angle. No safari lets people out of the truck. Background a bit too bright. Since the focus and colors are so great, have you thought of cropping it to a square featuring the darling face in the middle? Tail fades out to nothing anyway. Just a thought. It's a very cute cub. |
Jul 12th |
7 comments - 4 replies for Group 94
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17 comments - 7 replies Total
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