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| 73 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
Dave, The lens part was easy, we were in a great BIG RED rig. And I was a really long distance away. I put the camera on the tripod before ever stepping out of the rig so little in the way of carrying. The 200-500 is too heavy! Ive since switched to Sony A7r4 and use a 100-400 for all the birds. I will occasionally use a teleconverter to get to 580mm, but I find that using the 400 and cropping gets just as good results! The image is 60MB so have lots of room for cropping as long as you. nail the focus. But I am doing mostly birds now without the travel (because of COVID and ill husband). In Florida the landscapes are very limited....but I will travel again! And if you have the chance...Iceland is incredible! The waterfalls and Glacier are spectacular. |
Mar 26th |
| 73 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Our month is all about the color RED ! This is a striking image and Lighthouses are one of my favorite subjects. When I lived in Maryland I loved to visits all the Screw Pile Lighthouses, which were unique to the Chesapeake Bay. And one of our fave places in Florida is Sanibelk Captiva that just went through a horrible Hurricane. The Sanibel Light house survived which is amazing given the devastation elsewhere. It is their symbol now of revival.
Love the composition, the color and the ICE!! Beautiful and print worthy! |
Mar 14th |
| 73 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Beautiful!! Perfect reflection and the rocks are amazing!!! Don't get much better than that! |
Mar 14th |
| 73 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
It is a shame you did not get good light, that would have been a great opportunity. But Mother nature has her own plans! Those waves look pretty choppy. Im not sure I would have been willing to race in those conditions.
I like the composition and I like the sense of place (location). You did not say how you process it......did you try some Dehaze to minimize the haze?
I played with it a little in LR and then took it through Denoise AI. See what you think. |
Mar 14th |
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| 73 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
all I can say is WOW!!! hope you are not getting the horrible rains now, stay safe! |
Mar 14th |
| 73 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Photographing landscapes with snow can be quite a challenge! I frequently have blown out highlights when I do, you have managed that nicely. I'm curious, are the individuals ice fishing? The pop of red brings you eyes back to the pine trees immediately, despite the snow. and then you travel directly to the men , so the composition is pleasing.
won't it be nice t travel again?
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Mar 14th |
5 comments - 1 reply for Group 73
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| 94 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
If you get there this momma is right after you come in on the left side in one of the stand alone trees. There is the hand bar in that area. But she is down nearer the water. I was there last week, but stifling, I had a new camera AND just had Carpel tunnel surgery on my left hand so manipulating was not in the realm of possibility. But there are several nests of Tricolors, Great Egrets, and still some Great Blue Herons. And of course the ever present in spring.....Wood Storks. A bit overwhelming! |
Mar 20th |
| 94 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
there is a shadow from the branch in front of her...part of the challenge of trying to shoot through slats of a wooden boardwalk. no wy to choose another spot. |
Mar 11th |
| 94 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
And the one taken since I submitted |
Mar 11th |
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| 94 |
Mar 23 |
Reply |
I tried your idea and the problem is I end up with an irregular shape. I've included it but I honestly don't like it as well unless I make it a really weird size which I generally shy away from. I'm also including one that I took last Friday, A different day than the first since I know where she lives, and I have cropped it much closer, but don't like the light quite as well. It is unfortunate but it is through the boards of the boardwalk (on the side) and very limited ability to move the camera other than zooming in or out. |
Mar 11th |
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| 94 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
I've encountered Baboons in Africa and was always amazed how mean they can be and then you see a mother nursing her baby and you wonder how that matches up with their reputation. I'm sure you worked at getting the right settings on this one giving you the ability to capture in camera all of them sharply. I suspect I would have had to try several times to get the right F stop! Nice job and love that the tree draws you into the frame and draws your eyes to each of the Baboons. Very nicely done! |
Mar 11th |
| 94 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
I'm not sure how you managed to combine a gorgeous landscape and a beautiful bird, but the result is stunning!!!! I'm jealous, not sure where you hail from but I get the impression it is "Down Under". One of the places that is still on my list to visit is Australia and New Zealand. Covid put quite a damper on traveling and I am anxious to resume traveling and seeing some of the places Ive not yet visited!
Just magnificent! |
Mar 11th |
| 94 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Judy, beautiful shot of the Hawk and his dinner. Pretty big snake for what is one of the smaller hawks. Not sure if they are nesting yet in your area, but they are building nests on East Coast right now. So it might be a meal for two. I just love how intense he is and your image shows his focus. Love the cropping and composition. Beautiful ! |
Mar 11th |
| 94 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Snowy Egrets are so much fun to watch and photograph! I just got a new Sony A-1 and the learning curve is a little steep, It took forever to get through the menu system. But it is a fantastic camera, and the first thing I tried was a Snowy dancing over the water looking for fish. They were one of the few that came out OK, so much contrast between the dark water and the bird I could keep it latched on....
This is a great image and captures the spirit of Snowy Egrets perfectly. The eye and the feet stand out nicely and love the wing position. Nice job!
BTW - my second favorite bird to watch dancing in the water is the Reddish Egret, which I have to go north or west to photograph. They don't like SF heat apparently. You have lots of them on your side of the coast. Hope you get to photograph them as well. |
Mar 11th |
| 94 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
What a unique and beautiful Woodpecker! And the debris from the pecking adds action to the image. Love the image.
You did not say how you processed the image but I'm assuming you used Denoise or Sharpening AI. I would suggest you back off a little on the sharpening. I'm sure he was moving fast and with a shutter speed of 1250 , you probably had some blur. So I would still use sharpening but I would just pull it back some. |
Mar 11th |
| 94 |
Mar 23 |
Comment |
Love the title, and a great shot of this little guy. And yes, I would back off a little on the darkening. I also would back off on the vibrance (I think, but may be saturation or just too much lightening of the overall image ) of the green. I think the green in the original is more realistic. But that is me, since I shoot a great many birds I'm often confronted with the subject being too dark and when I lighten the image the green gets to light. You might just try choosing the subject in LR and lighten just that...it also might take away the highlights being so blown out in your edit. I love the image and the reinforcement that many of these wild animals we shoot are quite sentient. |
Mar 10th |
6 comments - 4 replies for Group 94
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