Pat, great catch. Love it when the little guys get close enough for a portrait. Very good focus...
Another one by me, in this pose he looks almost fake!
Cheers,
John.
Last edited by FastGass; 03-23-2012 at 05:27 AM.
Amateurs worry about gear, pros about the pay, masters about the light, and I just take pictures!
John, Nice work with this little guy. I really like the background and backlight. Even the post seems to work here. The only improvements I can offer is to darken the hotspot at the base of the tail if possible, bring up the dark area under the eye and reduce the headroom just a tad. This really is a nice shot.
Bob
Bob
IMG_4599 by Denise Trocio, on Flickr
IMG_4675 by Denise Trocio, on Flickr
IMG_4637 by Denise Trocio, on Flickr
These are my first posts here, so any feedback is welcome. I am a total novice at PP, but want to make that more of a focus going forward. What (software) is recommended?
Shot with 7D and 100-400.
Last edited by DanoPhoto; 03-24-2012 at 11:01 PM.
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1DX | 16-35L II | 24-70L II | 50/1.2L | 70-200/2.8L IS II | 100L Macro | 100-400L II | 300/2.8L IS II | 1.4x III TC | 2x III TC | 580EX II | MT-24EX | lots of stuff
Here's a couple of more from a sunnier day this week.
This little guy is fast, so not many "in flight" keepers.
There is beauty in simplicity.
1DX | 16-35L II | 24-70L II | 50/1.2L | 70-200/2.8L IS II | 100L Macro | 100-400L II | 300/2.8L IS II | 1.4x III TC | 2x III TC | 580EX II | MT-24EX | lots of stuff
Sandhill Crane in flight. 7D and EF 70-300L.
High res below (the hosted images are so poor here!)
http://db.tt/CLbYIwIl
Last edited by thekingb; 03-24-2012 at 10:58 PM.
A couple birds from today:
Common Grackle:
House Sparrow:
Last edited by dsiegel5151; 03-25-2012 at 12:47 AM.
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That has to be one of the best Common Grackle pictures I have ever seen! If the lighting is just right on them, they actually look pretty! Nice job!
Thanks Denise. It's still ugly bird month in my yard. Lighting was about as good as it could get for Grackles and Cowbirds today. Unfortunately, I couldn't get a Cowbird to sit high on a perch, so the only decent one I have is slightly marred by my out-of-focus blind (fence with hole in it) at his/her feet:
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