1st Wildlife Shoot

James SJames S Registered Users Posts: 439 Major grins
edited November 22, 2008 in Wildlife
Well my first major venture into some wildlife photography. Shot at Berry College in Rome, GA. This was a shoot to show a friend how to work his new camera and to try out my new Sigma 50-500mm F/4.0-6.3

These are straight from the camera:

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I suck at Photoshop so any editing tips are greatly appreciated. The Deer shots were taken early so color is lacking there. Maybe I will convert those to black and white. These were all taken on a mono pod. Will post more later once I go through them.
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  • roentarreroentarre Registered Users Posts: 497 Major grins
    edited November 21, 2008
    They are simply stunning shots.

    :ivar
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  • CatoCato Registered Users Posts: 287 Major grins
    edited November 22, 2008
    1st one put a big smile on my face...:D Looks like it's worth some PP time, imo.

    3 & 5 are tough because of the strong backlighting.
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  • James SJames S Registered Users Posts: 439 Major grins
    edited November 22, 2008
    Thanks for the kind words. I will edit some and re post in a few days. Any suggestions on how to edit are greatly appreciated.
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  • gagodfathergagodfather Registered Users Posts: 73 Big grins
    edited November 22, 2008
    nice work
    very nice work man!!!!! looks like you may have got bitten by the berry college wildlife bug like me. lets get together and shoot some there. i know a few areas where most people dont go. shhhhh dont tell everyone about our wildlife photography heaven.:D thumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gif
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited November 22, 2008
    You did very well for your first try at wildlife. If you check out the tutorials here you can pick up lots of tips on technique and editing.
    Harry
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  • 4Mallko4Mallko Registered Users Posts: 17 Big grins
    edited November 22, 2008
    A very good first time out. You already know how expensive photography can be but I have a feeling your expenditures are about to go up. mwink.gif There is no escaping now.
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  • James SJames S Registered Users Posts: 439 Major grins
    edited November 22, 2008
    4Mallko wrote:
    A very good first time out. You already know how expensive photography can be but I have a feeling your expenditures are about to go up. mwink.gif There is no escaping now.

    Nah I can't spend more. The bank(wife) already claims too many withdrawals!
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