Fantastic shots, Joel & Bob! Bob, I really like the second one, it has more pop to it!
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Fantastic shots, Joel & Bob! Bob, I really like the second one, it has more pop to it!
Bob your model was a real pro :p
Great shots.
Very cool, I like the first one and second one best...........great details and nice BG's too, good to see you got some time to shoot:)Quote:
Originally Posted by bob williams
This female American Robin must have a nest full of chicks, she was gathering worms and May Flies from my yard and looks like she was trying to make as few trips as possible!
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yum-yumQuote:
Originally Posted by joel eade
Not as good as a green chile cheeseburger and a cold beverage after a morning shoot at the Bosque!Quote:
Originally Posted by bob williams
Now that's my kind of "yum-yum"Quote:
Originally Posted by Joel Eade
Female Eastern Bluebird, she looks like she might be molting?
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Attachment 798 Thought I'd throw this one up there. Thanks everyone for helping me learn.
Wow, the downsizing really take the sharpness out. Any hints on how to size/reduce and still retain the sharpness?
In photoshop when you use image size make sure and utilized the bicubic sharpener option and make the image 1024 pixels wide.Quote:
Originally Posted by blitzn
Following that you may need to run Unsharp Mask at 500% 0.2 pixels 5 threshhold.
Wow what an awesome picture of an awesome bird, amazingQuote:
Originally Posted by blitzn
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Eastern Bluebird
1D MKIV
700mm
Tripod + Wimberly II Gimbal
ISO 1600
f/5.6
1/320
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....83428525-5.jpg
Pretty bird, nice perch, and beautiful shot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joel Eade
Thank you.Quote:
Originally Posted by conropl
American Goldfinch
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....17648786-5.jpg
Joel, I think you have outdone yourself on this one. Now I love the previous shots with the awesome subject isolation, but this one with a touch of nature in it also is outstanding!
Edit: just notice how thin the DOF was on this shot. Still awesome though.
Joel, Love the comp on this goldfinch shot; The seperation between subject and back ground is outstanding and the background is buttery smooth.....but the quality seems below your normal standards---at least on what I am viewing. The bird seems to lack your normal detail (although the eye is tack sharp) and blown whites in the flowers tend to distract from the subject. Please try and work this shot again--It has the potential to be a "Home and Gardens" cover shot.
Bob
Red-tailed Hawk that let me get rather close. 7D & EF 70-300L at 300mm, cropped in to a 7mp frame. (looks better enlarged)
http://riverview.smugmug.com/photos/...-Vtf97Df-M.jpg
Nothing like the excellent images on this thread but I got a few images of swans and cranes last week when I went to photograph deer :)
http://qwrad.files.wordpress.com/201...pg?w=620&h=326
http://qwrad.files.wordpress.com/201...pg?w=620&h=189
http://qwrad.files.wordpress.com/201...pg?w=620&h=383
http://qwrad.files.wordpress.com/201...pg?w=620&h=350
If you are interested to see some more photos from the same day you can see them in my blog
Thanks for viewing and keep up the good work everyone!
EDIT: Added links to the big versions on the images.
Thanks Jayson and Bob.....you guys are right, should have used higher f-stop to get to flowers in focus more and prevent the highlights from being too hot...not much I can do except try the setup again...the Blackberry blooms won't be here long.Quote:
Originally Posted by bob williams
I like your composition on this one ... I would probably remove the lamp if it were mine, nice image.Quote:
Originally Posted by thekingb
I like the 3rd one...great pose with landing gear down...needs to be a touch brighter.Quote:
Originally Posted by qwRad
Thanks Joel. You are right I should have processed it a bit brighter (and overall the processing could have been a lot better on all of them) but it is kind of faithful to the grey gloomy day it was. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Joel Eade
Good idea. I'm not a photoshop wiz, although I'm growing more comfortable with Pixelmator and have cloned out some parts before. I'll have to give that a try. Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joel Eade
Robin and worm
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....00242875-5.jpg
1D MKIV
700mm
ISO 1000
f/5.6
1/200
580 EXII +Better Beamer at 1/128th power
Her is one from this afternoon:
Says Phoebe
http://rwilliamsimaging.com/img/s3/v43/p838261917-5.jpg
I know, he has a stick protruding from his head, but I didn't feel like editing it out.
Really nice shot Bob! Great pose with outstanding detail and the maple leaves are cool too.Quote:
Originally Posted by bob williams
Thanks JoelQuote:
Originally Posted by Joel Eade
Eastern Bluebird....there is a nesting pair in my back yard and they are feeding their young now so they are coming to the feeder very frequently.
http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....68246515-5.jpg
This page of the thread is awesome! Great captures everyone. Here are a couple of my humble submissions.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FRyuTUHO5B...22315+copy.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x2bvUlIvq2...22359+copy.jpg
Jayson, I really like the second one of the Robin---I love it when the you can capture the subject and the natural surroundings, yet still keep the subject the primary focus of the shot. You did that well, here. I also appreciate the effort required for the first shot---I'm guessing you were on your belly in the grass to get that shot:rolleyes:
Nice job on both.
Bob
A few from Horicon Marsh in Wisconsin. Great Blue Heron and Tree Swallow.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5200/...2a602173_c.jpg
photo by thekingb, on Flickr
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7179/...bc200454_c.jpg
photo by thekingb, on Flickr
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5324/...2c6bb8f6_c.jpg
photo by thekingb, on Flickr
@thekingb - nice shots! Looks like you had a little better luck this time out there! I was there a few weeks ago but it was still pretty empty ...a few cranes, pelicans, ducks and maybe a couple gbh's. I'm hoping to go again in about a month, it should be pretty active by then! I hear the snowy owl is still hanging around out there!
Thanks! It's such a special place. I've seen so many types of duck also -- red head, blue winged teal, pied billed grebe, coot, etc. They're just outside the range of my 70-300, so the shots aren't great. I'm trying for some early morning shots tomorrow. 500mm would be really nice here!Quote:
Originally Posted by ddt0725
Some from today:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7219/6...6b9616b7_c.jpg
_MG_2449 by westmichigan, on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8150/6...ef37f568_c.jpg
_MG_2455 by westmichigan, on Flickr
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8012/7...ed701022_c.jpg
Northern Shoveler-2602 by westmichigan, on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7188/6...1d32efd5_c.jpg
Northern Shoveler-2713 by westmichigan, on Flickr
Wow...those Tree Swallow's are cool...very well done!Quote:
Originally Posted by thekingb
Great flight shots on the Bald Eagles.....I would love a chance like that!Quote:
Originally Posted by conropl
Ok so this was from phone - but a white phase sparrow is not exactly common - it seems to have taken up residence at our local starbucks
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When I get my camera back from Canon I will take a proper picture and post.