Post your best bird shots!

Rich,


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Here's what I came up with playing around a little.

Yes, the bird does look less blue to me., sometimes when you change one setting, it will mess up another one, so, now I would try to up the exposure slightly. Just play around a little with exposure, WB, Contrast, vibrancy and saturation. Take a look at how each of the settings affects the image. If there's noise then de-noise first. Another interesting setting is blackpoint. I find that less is more when it comes to adjustments.


Rich

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Bob,


Very interesting and creative stuff there. It looks like it could be the cover for a Stephen King Novel.


Rich
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Thanks Rich, this was really justthe bad result of a bad idea--thought I would share it . I was hoping someone else would share any experiences of miserable failures, but I guess we don't really want to talk about those. So for now,lets keep those wonderful bird shots coming.


Bob

Bob,


I like your birds in the dark, I think if you worked with some filters in pp you could make it look like a painting, very artsy to me.


Joel

This is from by backyard, a backlit setup to get the "high key effect"


1D MKIII + 300mm 2.8L + 1.4 TC + 580 EXII + Better Beamer





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Another shot of a Black Capped Chickadee with 1D MKII + 300mm 2.8L + 1.4 TC + 580 EXII + better beamer in my backyard setup





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wow, you guys and gals really crank out some amazing images!

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These are the best I have to date. C&amp;C more than welcome. Captured these in the park sitting in the car. 7D, 70-200L f/4 IS, Kenko 1.4x TC

Hi Joel,


I like the sharpness, exposure and the contrast in the 2nd shot. Nice catch light in the eyes using the better beamer.


Rich