What about my bokeh?

cdonovancdonovan Registered Users Posts: 724 Major grins
edited April 12, 2007 in Wildlife
My first birdie capture worth saving and wondered what you folks thought! Right outside my back door..down and to the left of the niger seeds!!!:D

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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2007
    Great shot, and great bokeh, bokeee, bokehhhaaeha, whatever you call that thing. I love your frame, share a secret? :D
    Marina
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  • SuperJaredSuperJared Registered Users Posts: 155 Major grins
    edited April 11, 2007
    Love the creamy sweet bokeh. Though I disagree with ShepsMom; The frame detracts from the image.
  • windozewindoze Registered Users Posts: 2,830 Major grins
    edited April 11, 2007
    cdonovan wrote:
    My first birdie capture worth saving and wondered what you folks thought! Right outside my back door..down and to the left of the niger seeds!!!:D

    n512173196_46733_864.jpg


    Beautiful IMHO,


    thanx for sharing!


    troy
  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited April 11, 2007
    Pretty much as good as it gets...great photo...really.thumb.gif
  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited April 11, 2007
    Very nice! thumb.gif How did you get him to pose for you?
    Glenn

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited April 11, 2007
    Excellent shot with fine bokeh. clap.gif
    Harry
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited April 11, 2007
    sensational
    **If I keep shooting, I'm bound to hit something**
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  • cdonovancdonovan Registered Users Posts: 724 Major grins
    edited April 11, 2007
    Wow Thanks everyone for your wonderful comments! I am smiling all over the place! I figured that posting here would be the best feedback I could find...you guys always amaze me with your birds...the winged onesrolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif

    I wondered superjared, what about the boarder did you find distracting...I really value everyones opinions!

    Raptor Captor...although I can't go into full details about the how and why about my new found secretsmwink.gif ...lets just say this included a stake out, a bird feeder and a half empty bag of niger seeds.

    I have to request for landing space in the mornings at my back door...these fellows and the robins are everywhere,,and this is good news, cause it means that spring really is on it's way!:D
  • Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
    edited April 11, 2007
    Excellent, Colleen.

    Don't chickadees stay all year at your place? They stay here. Robins have arrived here too, so spring must be coming!

    Really lovely shot.

    ann

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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited April 11, 2007
    Very nice shot. It's extremely crisp and the detail is incredible!
    Stephen
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  • SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
    edited April 12, 2007
    Great capture
    Great bokeh....nice shooting! Out your window eh? Don't even have to set up a blind rolleyes1.gif
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  • cdonovancdonovan Registered Users Posts: 724 Major grins
    edited April 12, 2007
    ShepsMom wrote:
    Great shot, and great bokeh, bokeee, bokehhhaaeha, whatever you call that thing. I love your frame, share a secret? :D
    'Of course I'll share...

    I duplicated the background then selected the top layer...using the move tool and holding the shift button I pulled the top layer in to be smaller than the bottom.

    Then selected the bottom layer and did various blurrs, probably a gaussian and then a motion...then just dropped a shadow, put a black stroke and outer glare (i think!)

    Simple! I just love the effect!:D
  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited April 12, 2007
    Cool, thanks for sharing it! thumb.gif
    Marina
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