First Post

AguadulceAguadulce Registered Users Posts: 88 Big grins
edited January 16, 2009 in Wildlife
Hello to everyone,

New to the forum and photography, I have been lurking and learning for several months, some brilliant photos and talented people on this forum.

Thought I would post a few recent shots, and ask for your comments. These were taken in my yard and have only been cropped/resized. I am new to post processing also.

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C&C Welcome

Regards from Central America
Michael
Cheers,
Mike

Comments

  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2009
    Bienvenido Michael. I love the parrot. Great color and strong eye contact. The high key background works well with the lizard. Looking forward for more from Panamá.
    Stephen
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2009
    Welcome thumb.gif

    Your yard Hmmm........well that beats the He... out of mine rolleyes1.gifmwink.gif

    2nd parrot shot does fine for me clap.gif
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2009
    Welcome Michael. wave.gif Good set of images for your first post, especially #2 and #4. thumb.gif
    Harry
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  • PrescottPhotogPrescottPhotog Registered Users Posts: 1,174 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2009
    Aguadulce wrote:
    Hello to everyone, New to the forum and photography, I have been lurking and learning for several months, some brilliant photos and talented people on this forum.Regards from Central America, Michael

    Hi Michael.. I really like #2 and #4, excellent shots. Welcome to the forum..thumb.gif
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  • AguadulceAguadulce Registered Users Posts: 88 Big grins
    edited January 11, 2009
    Maestro, bfjr, Harryb and PrescottPhoto,

    Thank you for the welcome and taking the time to comment.

    I may have cheated on #1 and #2 the parrot lives in a mango tree in the backyard, she is 12 years old and was given to me when the original owners got tired of her. She can fly, but hangs around for the free lunch.

    Hope I did not break any rules about photos of pets.

    Panama is a great place for photographers, animals, birds, flowers and landscapes. One of the reasons I am trying to improve. I am using a Canon 10D with a 50mm 1.8 and last week I bought the 100mm 2.8 macro (lots of bugs in my yard).

    Here is a few more,

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    Regards,

    Michael
    Cheers,
    Mike
  • CoreheadCorehead Registered Users Posts: 210 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2009
    How about a full-sized shot of your avatar, there. Toucans are pretty rare in Texas :D
  • AguadulceAguadulce Registered Users Posts: 88 Big grins
    edited January 11, 2009
    Corehead wrote:
    How about a full-sized shot of your avatar, there. Toucans are pretty rare in Texas :D

    Hello,

    The Toucan photo is not mine, it is from this site:

    http://stri.org/english/site_tools/photo_of_the_week/archive.php


    They have excellent photos of the animals and plants of Panama. They are downloadable for desktops, etc.

    I have seen Toucans, but they live at the higher elevations, where it is cooler. I live at about 30 meters above sea level.

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    Regards,

    Michael
    Cheers,
    Mike
  • SciurusNigerSciurusNiger Registered Users Posts: 256 Major grins
    edited January 11, 2009
    The lizard on the fence and the close-up of the parrot are wonderful! I also like the lizard in the tree. They all have a proper focal point, nice light balance, and great DOF.

    Very nice!
    Garnered Images Photography

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  • AguadulceAguadulce Registered Users Posts: 88 Big grins
    edited January 12, 2009
    SciurusNiger wrote:
    The lizard on the fence and the close-up of the parrot are wonderful! I also like the lizard in the tree. They all have a proper focal point, nice light balance, and great DOF.

    Very nice!

    Thanks for the comments, most of the iguana (lizard) on the fence shots came out as silhouettes, he had the sun behind him. I thought the iguana in the tree looked like a little space man. :D

    For a beginner, there are so many things to think about when taking a photo, ie. DOF, background, composition, exposure etc, you set the camera and discover the animal has left. I suppose like anything it will get easier with practice.
    Cheers,
    Mike
  • KurtPrestonKurtPreston Registered Users Posts: 285 Major grins
    edited January 12, 2009
    Love #2 and #4, I would prefer just a *bit* more DOF on #1 :)
  • CoreheadCorehead Registered Users Posts: 210 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2009
    Well, next time you're out in "the jungle", and happen upon a toucan...

    ...remember those D-grinners of us up here in Texas who don't see many of those around here.

    As for the D-grinners further up North (Hi Ziggy: how's that frozen cornfield treating you?): a toucan would just freeze in mid-flight! :lol
    Aguadulce wrote:
    Hello,

    The Toucan photo is not mine, it is from this site:

    http://stri.org/english/site_tools/photo_of_the_week/archive.php


    They have excellent photos of the animals and plants of Panama. They are downloadable for desktops, etc.

    I have seen Toucans, but they live at the higher elevations, where it is cooler. I live at about 30 meters above sea level.

    1024.jpg

    Regards,

    Michael
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