Sunset at Tucson Wetlands

dlplumer

Coot at sunset




Egret Reflecting




The Last Bit of Sun

Ric Grupe

Hi Dan,

I like this one...but was wondering if it looked that purple when you took it? I think the white balance may need some tweaking.




In this edit all I did was use the white balance tool and selected the shadow area on the "white" tail feathers. Then increased contrast a tad and upped the sat on the golden color.



BTW...my wife said she liked yours better! Dumb blondes!

dlplumer

Ric Grupe wrote:

Hi Dan,

I like this one...but was wondering if it looked that purple when you took it? I think the white balance may need some tweaking.




In this edit all I did was use the white balance tool and selected the shadow area on the "white" tail feathers. Then increased contrast a tad and upped the sat on the golden color.



BTW...my wife said she liked yours better! Dumb blondes!

Thanks much Ric. I did it intentionally. Clearly not as realistic as yours, but I like to employ some artistic choice sometimes (like I did with the Stilts ). Obviously your wife, is the artist in the family, and you are the realist

Ric Grupe

dlplumer wrote:

Thanks much Ric. I did it intentionally. Clearly not as realistic as yours, but I like to employ some artistic choice sometimes (like I did with the Stilts ). Obviously your wife, is the artist in the family, and you are the realist

Fair enough.

Sometimes (usually, in my experience) people just want a pat on the head and really don't care about another point of view based on other considerations. Can't learn much that way!

BTW the "sucks" reply on the Stilt was poking fun at your words not your image.

dlplumer

Ric Grupe wrote:

Fair enough.

Sometimes (usually, in my experience) people just want a pat on the head and really don't care about another point of view based on other considerations. Can't learn much that way!

Well, I sincerely do appreciate your perspective and coaching. I have learned a lot from you

Harryb

Nice set of shots. I prefer Ric's version of the coot but I'm famous for my lousy taste.

dlplumer

Harryb wrote:

Nice set of shots. I prefer Ric's version of the coot but I'm famous for my lousy taste.

Thanks Harry. I think I like his version better also.

spechtal

I love the second egret, something quite surreal about it.

I learned from Rick's comments too.

dlplumer

spechtal wrote:

I love the second egret, something quite surreal about it.

I learned from Rick's comments too.

Thanks a lot Angela

Maestro

Both the coot and egret are very nice.

dlplumer

Maestro wrote:

Both the coot and egret are very nice.

Thanks Stephen. How come you haven't been posting lately?

Maestro

dlplumer wrote:

Thanks Stephen. How come you haven't been posting lately?

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Oh man, just been busy. Work is keeping tied up at the moment. I haven't been able to get away and do as much photography as I would like. I actually have quite a bit of pictures from this summer that I still need to process, plus I have been taking some shots off and on around the house. However, I am still trying to plan my next get-away for some dedicated bird photography. Perhaps this Thanksgiving I can get myself somewhere. I will already be in the Austin area visiting relatives so maybe one of those days I can escape to the Texas Hill Country.