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07-04-2013, 08:46 PM
Joel Eade

This is a juvenile, newly fledged Pileated Woodpecker.....the adults bring the youngsters to the back yard feeders:)

http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....35302450-5.jpg
07-05-2013, 03:30 PM
Joel Eade

Young Blue Jay in the rain

1DX
700mm
ISO 3200
f/5.6
1/320

http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....96419610-4.jpg
07-09-2013, 02:25 AM
Dave Throgmartin

A couple of gulls and then a chickadee in flight.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2856/9...0155e867_b.jpg
2013_05_29_2081_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2826/9...438bc50c_b.jpg
2013_05_29_2047_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3768/9...fa2b74d7_b.jpg
2013_05_28_1791_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.
Dave
07-09-2013, 05:13 AM
ahab1372

Great shots Joel, nice that you give the youngsters a chance :-)
David, I like the fluffy background for the chickadee.

I am working my way through shots from the past months (deleting by the hundreds as I go), every now and then I find one that I like.
I took this one on my way back home from work, just stopped for 20 minutes at a little creek:
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2817/9...ebc0359b_b.jpg
102_MG_1105 by ahab1372, on Flickr

T3i, EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS @300mm, ISO 200 f/5.6 1/800s
07-11-2013, 10:10 PM
Jayson

Joel, stunning. That's all to say. Glad to see the little guys are getting some time at your feeders.

Dave, nice grabs on the gulls. We had some stop over here for a while during migration, but I didn't get much to photograph. The flying chickadee is cool. I like how the wings are blurred. I think it gives a better feel than if they would have been frozen.

Arnt, nice quacker!

Here is my feeder...without the awesome setup. I have a couple goldfinches and some house finches stopping by. I suppose I should try to make it look more natural.

http://www.alderimages.com/img/s8/v76/p1740070310-4.jpg

http://www.alderimages.com/img/s8/v80/p1740371147-5.jpg

and a robin to catch the ones that fall to the ground.

http://www.alderimages.com/img/s8/v78/p1816339030-5.jpg
07-14-2013, 08:41 PM
Andy Stringer

Great shots everyone. I spent the day at a bird reserve and caught my first sighting of an osprey. This was one of three that were patrolling the sky.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5535/9...0a600e3d_b.jpg
Osprey by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr

The mute swans are raising their cygnets. They are still too young to fly, but that doesn't stop them trying.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3789/9...36f1dc21_b.jpg
Mute Swan and Cygnets by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr

I also saw this grey heron performing a delicate balancing act.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3736/9...ed70297d_b.jpg
Grey Heron by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr
07-14-2013, 10:27 PM
Joel Eade

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave Throgmartin

A couple of gulls and then a chickadee in flight.

2013_05_29_2081_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr

2013_05_29_2047_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr

2013_05_28_1791_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.
Dave

Cool flight shot on the Chickadee....a tough one to get.
07-14-2013, 10:28 PM
Joel Eade

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jayson

Joel, stunning. That's all to say. Glad to see the little guys are getting some time at your feeders.

Dave, nice grabs on the gulls. We had some stop over here for a while during migration, but I didn't get much to photograph. The flying chickadee is cool. I like how the wings are blurred. I think it gives a better feel than if they would have been frozen.

Arnt, nice quacker!

Here is my feeder...without the awesome setup. I have a couple goldfinches and some house finches stopping by. I suppose I should try to make it look more natural.

and a robin to catch the ones that fall to the ground.

Thanks. Nice detail in the House finch, I think the reds on that species are tough to do well and you nailed it.
07-14-2013, 10:29 PM
Joel Eade

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy Stringer

Great shots everyone. I spent the day at a bird reserve and caught my first sighting of an osprey. This was one of three that were patrolling the sky.

Osprey by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr

The mute swans are raising their cygnets. They are still too young to fly, but that doesn't stop them trying.

Mute Swan and Cygnets by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr

I also saw this grey heron performing a delicate balancing act.

Grey Heron by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr

Congrats on the Osprey sighting and a good flight shot as well!
07-14-2013, 10:30 PM
Joel Eade

Quote:

Originally Posted by ahab1372

Great shots Joel, nice that you give the youngsters a chance :-)

102_MG_1105 by ahab1372, on Flickr

T3i, EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS @300mm, ISO 200 f/5.6 1/800s

Thanks. i like the top view of the duck with the water rippling around it....interesting perspective on this one.
07-16-2013, 07:46 PM
dsiegel5151

I was down in the Bosque last week and got to see the Wood Rail that has never been found in the United States before. I haven't gone through all my photos yet but will post sometime this week. Warning: I didn't get very close so the photos will be more for my personal documentation more than anything.
07-17-2013, 08:24 PM
dsiegel5151

As promised:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7362/9...59bf940c_b.jpg
07-17-2013, 10:04 PM
Jayson

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joel Eade

Thanks. Nice detail in the House finch, I think the reds on that species are tough to do well and you nailed it.

Thanks!
07-24-2013, 11:47 AM
conropl

Quote:

Originally Posted by dsiegel5151

I was down in the Bosque last week and got to see the Wood Rail that has never been found in the United States before. I haven't gone through all my photos yet but will post sometime this week. Warning: I didn't get very close so the photos will be more for my personal documentation more than anything.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dsiegel5151

As promised:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7362/9...59bf940c_b.jpg

Did you start this craze?:)
See yahoo artical:
http://news.yahoo.com/tropic-bird-go...073710442.html
07-24-2013, 06:18 PM
dsiegel5151

I wish. The craze was already started when I got down there.
07-29-2013, 02:35 PM
Vern

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Attachment 1928 Attachment 1929

Caught some hummers this weekend. Unfortunately, the males were too shy to approach the set-up (see below, 2X430EX, 1X580EX, camera mounted 600EX, all at 1/16 power + 5DMKIII w 300 2.8II +25mm extension tube, f11 at 1/200, ISO 360). Hopefully they will cooperate next weekend.

Attachment 1930

(not sure why that posted rotated - it isn't on my screen.)

Any ideas for catching them fighting? I got a few, but all OOF. Stochastic success is the likely answer. I thought of a wider lens, but don't want to lose the limited DOF w nicely blurred background. Maybe the 100 2.8 macro? I'll experiment.
07-29-2013, 03:26 PM
Joel Eade

Nice shots Vern.....excellent detail.
07-29-2013, 07:32 PM
Vern

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joel Eade

This is a juvenile, newly fledged Pileated Woodpecker.....the adults bring the youngsters to the back yard feeders:)

http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....35302450-5.jpg

Just back on the site after a busy few weeks - beautiful shot Joel. The detail in the dark feathers is really nice. Any special tricks in processing?
07-30-2013, 12:50 AM
Joel Eade

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vern

Just back on the site after a busy few weeks - beautiful shot Joel. The detail in the dark feathers is really nice. Any special tricks in processing?

thanks.....I have been using Nik Color Efex Pro which works very nicely.....especially the tonal contrast and detail extractor. I use them on a separate layer and usually blend it in only slightly....these help with details but you have be careful not to over do it. Also getting the exposure as bright as possible without clipping the whites will help tremendously.
07-31-2013, 11:41 AM
Kayaker72

Just finished up processing my shots of the loons from a few weeks ago...here are a few others I liked:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7460/9...34dd7b33_b.jpg
small-4969 by kayaker72, on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7318/9...26aa1c92_b.jpg
small-4972 by kayaker72, on Flickr

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3750/9...b2524b1f_b.jpg
small-5033 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing....Brant
07-31-2013, 01:44 PM
Joel Eade

I love the pose on the adult flapping it's wings. Nice low angle too. On my monitor it looks like the whites on the breast may be blown a little. Gorgeous bird!
08-01-2013, 11:11 AM
Kayaker72

Thanks Joel. It is odd, in that I think you are right and the top half of the breast may be blown out. But LR does not indicate it is blown out (only a very small section of the wing turns red). But I can't pull any detail out of the top half of the breast even with dropping the exposure -5 EV. I am open to suggestions.
08-01-2013, 02:42 PM
Jonathan Huyer

I love the loon photo and I'm not sure that the bright white breast is a distraction or problem. But I think that an effective way to avoid it would be to use in-camera exposure compensation when shooting. The same trick applies when taking photos of bald eagles -- if you want detail in the white feathers, dropping the exposure works great. Here's one I did at -1 stop:

http://www.huyerperspectives.com/Nat...A39Q8799-L.jpg
08-01-2013, 05:34 PM
Joel Eade

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kayaker72

Thanks Joel. It is odd, in that I think you are right and the top half of the breast may be blown out. But LR does not indicate it is blown out (only a very small section of the wing turns red). But I can't pull any detail out of the top half of the breast even with dropping the exposure -5 EV. I am open to suggestions.

Try selecting that area and placing the selection on a separate layer (crtl+J) then change the blend mode for that layer to linear burn and adjust the opacity to taste.
08-01-2013, 05:35 PM
Joel Eade

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonathan Huyer

I love the loon photo and I'm not sure that the bright white breast is a distraction or problem. But I think that an effective way to avoid it would be to use in-camera exposure compensation when shooting. The same trick applies when taking photos of bald eagles -- if you want detail in the white feathers, dropping the exposure works great. Here's one I did at -1 stop:

Agreed....beautiful Eagle shot too!
08-01-2013, 07:18 PM
Kayaker72

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joel Eade

Agreed....beautiful Eagle shot too!

+1...and a great example of exposing for detail in the whites. I've tried doing this with egrets, but I have to admit, my "norm" when shooting is to be 2/3 to 1 stop overexposed according to the in camera meter. This tendency of mine probably resulted in the uber white breast on the loon. This particular shot happened too quickly for me to think about my settings, but I was shooting in M mode and the settings were probably set to be a slight overexposure. Thanks for the feedback and thoughts....
08-01-2013, 08:03 PM
neuroanatomist

Post your best bird shots!

Great loon shots, Brant!

RE the LR highlight alert, it might be inaccurate. Although I don't use LR, I can tell you that DxO's highlight alert seems quite accurate...but their shadow alert misses blacks and lights up bright solid colors (RWB epaulettes, snowy egret lores).
08-03-2013, 03:50 PM
cls

Post your best bird shots!

A bit OT, but regarding LR highlight warnings I've learned the hard way that they only look at the ProPhoto color space. And a photo without "ProPhoto warnings" can have one or more blown color channels after sRGB export. I've found sRGB softproofing to be a better way to see what LR will generate.
08-05-2013, 11:18 PM
Watchmen24

I don't have many bird shots but this is my best...

I call it

Lonesome Dove
http://i1294.photobucket.com/albums/...pse81c84db.jpg
08-11-2013, 07:41 PM
conropl

Yesterday, when taking some sunrise shots, this Green Heron showed up next to me and start pulling fish out of the lake. So I set up to see if I could catch him in action. This is a collage of 5 shots taken at high speed (8 photos per seconds) with 7D and 100-400 L. (1/400 sec, f/5.6, ISO 400, and focal length at 400mm).
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5489/9...a3494973_b.jpg
Green Heron Fishing by westmichigan, on Flickr
08-11-2013, 11:44 PM
sedwards

great blue heron while i was fishing today.
T4i with 75-300 III . 300mm f6.3, 1600 shutter iso 400
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3698/9...cd35d56e_b.jpg
IMG_8953 by sedwards679, on Flickr
08-12-2013, 12:25 AM
Dave Throgmartin

I believe this is a red-tailed hawk taken with a 60D and 70-200 f/4 L USM with 1.4x II extender. The hawk was on a power line less than a mile from my house!

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3772/9...f98aa7e2_c.jpg
2013_08_11_4152_upd_8x10_tight by dthrog00, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing
Dave
08-12-2013, 12:29 AM
conropl

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave Throgmartin

I believe this is a red-tailed hawk taken with a 60D and 70-200 f/4 L USM with 1.4x II extender. The hawk was on a power line less than a mile from my house!

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3772/9...f98aa7e2_c.jpg
2013_08_11_4152_upd_8x10_tight by dthrog00, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing
Dave

Wow... very clean, sharp shot.
08-12-2013, 01:27 AM
Joel Eade

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave Throgmartin

I believe this is a red-tailed hawk taken with a 60D and 70-200 f/4 L USM with 1.4x II extender. The hawk was on a power line less than a mile from my house!
2013_08_11_4152_upd_8x10_tight by dthrog00, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing

Dave

Yes, correct identification. Beautiful image too, I love raptors. It's a common species around where I live but it's very uncommon that I can very close for a good image. Well done!
08-12-2013, 01:28 AM
Joel Eade

Quote:

Originally Posted by conropl

Yesterday, when taking some sunrise shots, this Green Heron showed up next to me and start pulling fish out of the lake. So I set up to see if I could catch him in action. This is a collage of 5 shots taken at high speed (8 photos per seconds) with 7D and 100-400 L. (1/400 sec, f/5.6, ISO 400, and focal length at 400mm).

Green Heron Fishing by westmichigan, on Flickr

Very cool action sequence.:o
08-13-2013, 12:40 AM
conropl

Thanks Joel.:)
08-15-2013, 02:17 AM
Dave Throgmartin

I really like Pat's action sequence.

For the 4th day in a row, a red-tailed hawk has been on the power line or pole on my way home. This time photographed with the 6D. I think the 6D did a better job than the 60D did.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2888/9...1299c5f5_c.jpg
2013_08_14_2819_upd_8x10 by dthrog00, on Flickr

I've been shooting DSLRs for 5 years and hardly had any even decent hawk pictures before and now it appears I can take all of them that I want. What an amazing opportunity!

Dave
08-15-2013, 01:40 PM
Joel Eade

Gorgeous bird....great detail and color on this shot!
09-07-2013, 02:43 AM
Dave Throgmartin

This guy has been around so much I'm calling him "our neighborhood hawk"! Here I tried to get some shots during the golden light and liked this one.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7380/9...3862dc7f_b.jpg
2013_08_19_2866_LR_upd_8x10 by dthrog00, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.
Dave
09-07-2013, 09:38 PM
Jonathan Huyer

Wow that's ridiculously sharp..! The lighting is perfect and the glint in the eye tops it all off.

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