Activity for User 931 - Walter Swett - wms2905@gmail.com

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75 Jan 21 Reply Thanks for the feedback. Jan 20th
75 Jan 21 Comment This is a beautiful bird, one I don't think I've ever seen before. I find this to be a very nice image. I like the crop, lighting, depth of field, colors and textures. Jan 19th
75 Jan 21 Reply I really like this image. For me, the lighting and colors are pleasing, it is a very nice crop, the eyes are sharp and there is a nice catchlight. I think you did a good job in post processing to bring out the shadow detail without over doing it. Great job. Jan 16th
75 Jan 21 Reply I agree that this is another great image. I too like the "walking on water" aspect of the image. I find the lighting and colors pleasing and think it tells a story. I agree with Kerry that a slightly tighter crop at the top might be better. What do you think about a crop that brings the top border down to the green grass? Jan 16th
75 Jan 21 Comment I really like the subject of this image and how the wings of the birds are translucent with the back lighting. I agree with Janice and Kerry about the sharpness and Kerry that a little more space in front would have been nice.

For me personally, birds in flight are always a challenge. I recently attended a Zoom Seminar sponsored by Georgia Nature Photographers Association on capturing birds in flight. The speaker was Jim Zuckerman (www.jimzuckerman.com). He made the following suggestions for camera settings - Manual exposre; Shutter speed -1/3200 most birds will be sharp-1/4000 small, fast flappers-1/2000-1/2500-big slow birds; f/11; Auto ISO with no limits set and deal with noise in post processing. Haven't gtried his suggestion yet, but the examples he showed us were pretty nice.
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75 Jan 21 Reply I agree with you on the stick remaining, that was why I left it. Thanks for your feedback. Jan 16th
75 Jan 21 Reply Thanks. I took this image during an October trip to the North Georgia Mountains. The full sized image is much sharper than this one, so I suspect it is the size reduction that has contributed to the softness. Jan 16th

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