Activity for User 842 - Bruce Benson - bensonsoccer2@gmail.com

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59	Jan 22	Reply	Isaac, I have to admit an error in posting this image. I did not have the raw file handy to see and while examining it after some of the comments was looking closer at it and noticed that there was an extra finger sticking out from behind the blue players leg. I searched and found the raw file which revealed another player which I had cloned out. I is a fairly old image so did not remember masking and cloning. I thought I should bring this to every ones attention. I guess I did a pretty good job in removing the extra player. If you look just below the blue players ankle you can see the extra hand. Bruce	Jan 19th
59	Jan 22	Comment	Isaac, great example of a picture within a picture. My club members always point that there are several pictures in most photos and to look for them. You looked before you shot and captures a unique image. All four hoofs are in the air adding to the interest. I like this image a lot. Bruce	Jan 7th
59	Jan 22	Comment	Ronald, you have accomplished something I have never been able to do to get the subject sharp with the background blurred. A striking sports image. Well done. Bruce	Jan 7th
59	Jan 22	Comment	Gerald, I also have to agree with the vertical version. It seems to be more dramatic to me. The white and red of the planes really pops with the blue sky. I photographed the Blue Angels a few years ago and the blue planes seemed to get lost in the sky. Both versions have great vertical lines across the frame and the smoke accents this. Well done. Bruce	Jan 7th
59	Jan 22	Comment	Hans, my first impression before reading the other comments was the same as Isaac, that the patterns are really interesting but the planes are so small in the frame that they do not have much impact. It still an interesting image. Bruce	Jan 7th
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72	Jan 22	Reply	Thanks Mary, The background trees were quite a way in the distance, and the reason I love my 400 2.8 lens. It really creates some great background. Bruce	Jan 21st
72	Jan 22	Comment	Hi Maria, really cool unusual duck to show. The long tail is interesting. My only suggestion is to dodge the eye a bit and I also added a slight amount of saturation to the beak. Bruce	Jan 19th
72	Jan 22	Comment	Laura, welcome to the nature study group. I am sure you will learn a lot about not only how to process you images but how to get the best images right out of the camera. I hope my comments are not over the top for what you want but just take them for what they are worth and remember you only have to please yourself. A little information about how you process and shoot will be helpful. Do you shoot in raw format? Do you process in photoshop camera raw? Did you use a tripod? First of all, your crop was the best you could do from the image you took. You have a nice image but will try to give you some hints on how to make overall better ones. 1. The flower over powers the bird and obstructs much of the head. 2. The left half of the bird is in shadow so does not show any details. I photograph a lot of hummingbirds in my back yard and will try to give you some hints on getting the best images. Try not to shoot when the beak is all the way into the flower so the head is not hidden. Try putting out some feeders so you know where they will come and you can already be set up for when they appear. I set up my tripod about 10 feet away and pre focus on one of the holes then plug the other holes with gum or a stick. Wait for one to come to feed wait until it backs up away from the feeder to shoot. They will usually go back three or four times before leaving. I put colorful flowers in the background and shoot with a small F Stop so they are blurred out. I will include on of my images with the feeding tube included as an example. Some frames will have the tube in them so I clone them out of the image. I hope this is not to much information. I do use live flowers sometimes but try to chose ones with small petals. Best of luck and hope this might help you make your best images. Bruce	Jan 9th
72	Jan 22	Comment	Laura, thank you so much for your kind words. I am sure this forum will help you learn a lot and learn to love nature photography. Will make some comments about your hummingbird on your post. Bruce	Jan 9th
72	Jan 22	Comment	Adrian, A very Peaceful scene indeed. Todays phone cameras are absolutely amazing. My wife consistently kills me with her phone photos. I do like the increased saturation from Isaac. Bruce	Jan 7th
72	Jan 22	Comment	Isaac, My screen is showing the bear as quite sharp. The bush makes a nice vignette around the head making it stand out. The background is pretty busy but the bear being white draws you eye right to the head. The catch light in the eyes is also nice. I would like to visit Churchill someday but not sure about having to stay in the Rover. Bruce	Jan 7th
72	Jan 22	Comment	Mary, I also visited Costa Rica and did not see an Olingo. You did a great job processing this one especially handling the noise using the 7DII at 6400 ISO. You got a nice pose showing action and managed to not crop the tail. Well done. Bruce	Jan 7th
72	Jan 22	Reply	Wow Maria, perfection is a real ego booster. I will share some of my images from the same shoot and other species later. Thanks a million. Bruce	Jan 7th
72	Jan 22	Reply	Thanks Isaac, I spent about six hours in the blind with manual focus set to the plain the birds were coming in and using my cable release so did not have to keep my eye in the viewfinder. I got many varieties of birds and poses to choose from. This is normally an exercise to disappointment for me to try this, but it worked out this time for me.	Jan 7th
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