I have seen the dust spots, no need to point them out to me, sorry...
This is one place I have shot, there is a tree w bare branches. It is a cool place to see a bird. It is in this photograph, it has to be, but even I cannot see it. This was taken with my 17-40 mm lens. No birds this day, Sunday I think it was.
Turning the other way, this is where the birds in the marsh would roost, all summer. It was why I got an annual pass. There were two very distant birds on this day. I have deleted any of those shots, very bad. But I did get one of the place, a part of the place. It will be the second shot down.
I took these with the idea of showing you all some of my shooting places and the type of wide open spaces we in the eastern part of the USA can face, as far as birds are concerned. Some of us are hoping it will stay this way. It won't. Even now, there are new homes across this wide creek, when I came to this area 20 years ago, there was nothing. This is Boone Hall Plantation.
ginger
For those of you who have seen the photo of Bill in the people thread, he was sitting looking at this scene.
I wonder where the birds are. I went by the shrimper's place yesterday, Tues, and there were no birds there either.
ginger (Except for some unusual circumstances, not in the period of the assignment, I have needed my 400 mm lens.)
I like the comp on this shot
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Its very effective to have the osprey coming out of the right hand corner. The portrait orientation works well also. The colors in the shot are good also. I might have tried getting a little more detail out of the osprey in my post work.
Thanks Harry. What...more sharpening? <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/eek7.gif" border="0" alt="" > <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/rolleyes1.gif" border="0" alt="" > Just because NOBODY can ID that bird...you think it needs some more detail work?<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/ne_nau.gif" border="0" alt="" > :uhoh <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/headscratch.gif" border="0" alt="" > Yeah...not much I can do to it as it's motion blur. Shutter speed was about 1/4 my normal BIF standards...in an attempt to gain some DOF in the landscape. A compromise of course. :cry I tried to catch the bird at it's apex of it's turn...when it was almost motionless. I'm not sure what kind of bird that was....but I'd almost bet the house and camera it was NOT an osperey. I've never seen one at this park. There were a lot of terns and seagulls around as well as egrets,ducks,swans and flamingos. We can rule out the later. I had found an area on the edge of the pond at Jungle Gardens that had a high traffic of BIF. They seemed to make the rounds or do laps in this circular pond (island in middle). I just had to wait for something to fly into view. It's one of those shots I'll keep...but won't be framing to hang on any wall.
Thanks Harry. What...more sharpening? Just because NOBODY can ID that bird...you think it needs some more detail work? :uhoh Yeah...not much I can do to it as it's motion blur. Shutter speed was about 1/4 my normal BIF standards...in an attempt to gain some DOF in the landscape. A compromise of course. :cry I tried to catch the bird at it's apex of it's turn...when it was almost motionless. I'm not sure what kind of bird that was....but I'd almost bet the house and camera it was NOT an osperey. I've never seen one at this park. There were a lot of terns and seagulls around as well as egrets,ducks,swans and flamingos. We can rule out the later. I had found an area on the edge of the pond at Jungle Gardens that had a high traffic of BIF. They seemed to make the rounds or do laps in this circular pond (island in middle). I just had to wait for something to fly into view. It's one of those shots I'll keep...but won't be framing to hang on any wall.
Cheers
MM
I meant some of the shadow detail under the wing could have been brought out a tad in your post work.
It sure looks like an egret to me. If you would rather have it be a gull than a raptor I'll go along with your call.
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This shot is OK. Usually with the bird heading towards the left you usually want to compose the shot with the subject more to the right. In this case you would have lost some of that groovy water trail if you didn't have it more to the left. Its a tough call but I would have lost some of the water trail to frame the subject more to the right. I think the shot would have been more effective if he had more space to his left.
I think this is a much stronger shot. The goose is not dead center and he has room to travel. The reflection is great and the background really gives you a feel for the location. You have more land in this shot and it works to give the shot some context. Nicely done.
Harry http://behret.smugmug.com/NANPA member How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
I meant some of the shadow detail under the wing could have been brought out a tad in your post work.
I gotchya. Wasn't disagreeing (imagine that) with the suggestion. The bird did need some work/details. Photographer error in the capture. That's my story...and I'll stick to it. :
Thanks for taking the time to comment, Harry. Are we suppose to cretique the other shots? I avoid this usually...as my post ...though intended to be constructive...seem to be taken negatively. Do I/we take a crack at your work? Just want to participate as intended. :argue :beatwax :smack :gun2
I gotchya. Wasn't disagreeing (imagine that) with the suggestion. The bird did need some work/details. Photographer error in the capture. That's my story...and I'll stick to it. :
Thanks for taking the time to comment, Harry. Are we suppose to cretique the other shots? I avoid this usually...as my post ...though intended to be constructive...seem to be taken negatively. Do I/we take a crack at your work? Just want to participate as intended. :argue :beatwax :smack :gun2
MM
I meant osprey, just have egrets on the mind, what's left of it anyhow.
Feel free to comment on any of the shots. The idea of the assignment is hopefully try something a bit different and then just talk about it. It was different from my normal "style" of shooting as I like getting close-ups of my subects. I kept shooting wide open which really didn't work for the assignment. I had to keep reminding myself to step down the aperture.
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My birds are so far away that I don't have to stop down the aperture at all.
If the background goes a little out of focus, it is still a background. The problem with the shrimp place is I can get too much background. To the point of not seeing the bird for the background.
On the marsh they are half way to Florida or California, so 5.6 is just fine.
ginger
I did get a shrimp boat today. In McClellanville. You will see it. Not that great IMO. Lots of birds but of the very small variety.
When I saw that boat coming I did switch to my 70-200 lens, worked fine.
F 11, I think it was. That was not to keep the background in focus, that was to just keep the boat and maybe a few birds in focus.
I'm back after a LOOOONG time overseas working - I'll post some new pics sometime soon, I promise.
Birdman, I think it is a White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus), the angle is a bit tough, but the leading edge of the wings, the face and the tail are right.
It's a very nice shot, all most surreal in the perfection of the composition. IMHO the contrast is just a bit hot, but the color looks very nice.
I just love this shot. Having been a single father and being the current grandfather of 4 grandchildren I can verify that children are wildlife. Since it's a shot of "wildlife" in the air it meets the assignment criteria. I would have liked to see some more context but what the hell its a great pic. I just love taht expression on her face. Wondeful capture Steve.
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Thank you PC for posting some non-birds shots. ou get points for imagination.
I like the comp here a lot. I like how the hurdles lead from the upper righ corner on a diagonal with the dog leaping out. It gives you a real sense of motion and direction. The shot is dynamic. I love the open mouth and the tongue of the dog sticking out. The half of the timer bothers me towards the upper right and the shot would have been better with all of the timer or none of the timer in it. I also might have tried to bring out some of the shadow detail of the dog out in my post work.
Another excellent shot that's well composed. I would have cloned out some of the distracting elements in the upper left.
Two excellent, imaginative shots.
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First Jeff you have to get a photo sharing site for yourself.
I like the shot. Very moody. I like the comp very much with the bird on the lower right headed for the setting sun. I think the shot would have been stronger if the bird was more distinct. I would have tried to focus more on the bird and have the background softer.
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A very effective shot Ben. I love the colors and the comp is effective. I think you made a smart comp decision in not trying to get the whole of the setting sun in the image but just getting a bit of it in with the reflection. A lot of folks would have tried to get the whole sun in the shot and would have ended up with a dynamic range way too wide to process effectively.
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This is one place I have shot, there is a tree w bare branches. It is a cool place to see a bird. It is in this photograph, it has to be, but even I cannot see it. This was taken with my 17-40 mm lens. No birds this day, Sunday I think it was.
Turning the other way, this is where the birds in the marsh would roost, all summer. It was why I got an annual pass. There were two very distant birds on this day. I have deleted any of those shots, very bad. But I did get one of the place, a part of the place. It will be the second shot down.
I took these with the idea of showing you all some of my shooting places and the type of wide open spaces we in the eastern part of the USA can face, as far as birds are concerned. Some of us are hoping it will stay this way. It won't. Even now, there are new homes across this wide creek, when I came to this area 20 years ago, there was nothing. This is Boone Hall Plantation.
ginger
For those of you who have seen the photo of Bill in the people thread, he was sitting looking at this scene.
I wonder where the birds are. I went by the shrimper's place yesterday, Tues, and there were no birds there either.
ginger (Except for some unusual circumstances, not in the period of the assignment, I have needed my 400 mm lens.)
Cheers
MM
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I meant some of the shadow detail under the wing could have been brought out a tad in your post work.
It sure looks like an egret to me. If you would rather have it be a gull than a raptor I'll go along with your call.
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How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
This shot is OK. Usually with the bird heading towards the left you usually want to compose the shot with the subject more to the right. In this case you would have lost some of that groovy water trail if you didn't have it more to the left. Its a tough call but I would have lost some of the water trail to frame the subject more to the right. I think the shot would have been more effective if he had more space to his left.
I think this is a much stronger shot. The goose is not dead center and he has room to travel. The reflection is great and the background really gives you a feel for the location. You have more land in this shot and it works to give the shot some context. Nicely done.
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Egret?? <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/ne_nau.gif" border="0" alt="" > <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/headscratch.gif" border="0" alt="" > Who's the blind guy? <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/rolleyes1.gif" border="0" alt="" > I'll call it an EAGLE...if you will. <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/thumb.gif" border="0" alt="" > <runs to pull up paintshop to fix that bird and turn it into a baldy>
Thanks for taking the time to comment, Harry. Are we suppose to cretique the other shots? I avoid this usually...as my post ...though intended to be constructive...seem to be taken negatively. Do I/we take a crack at your work? Just want to participate as intended. :argue :beatwax :smack :gun2
MM
"Osprey Whisperer"
OspreyWhisperer.com
Feel free to comment on any of the shots. The idea of the assignment is hopefully try something a bit different and then just talk about it. It was different from my normal "style" of shooting as I like getting close-ups of my subects. I kept shooting wide open which really didn't work for the assignment. I had to keep reminding myself to step down the aperture.
http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
If the background goes a little out of focus, it is still a background. The problem with the shrimp place is I can get too much background. To the point of not seeing the bird for the background.
On the marsh they are half way to Florida or California, so 5.6 is just fine.
ginger
I did get a shrimp boat today. In McClellanville. You will see it. Not that great IMO. Lots of birds but of the very small variety.
When I saw that boat coming I did switch to my 70-200 lens, worked fine.
F 11, I think it was. That was not to keep the background in focus, that was to just keep the boat and maybe a few birds in focus.
I'm back after a LOOOONG time overseas working - I'll post some new pics sometime soon, I promise.
Birdman, I think it is a White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus), the angle is a bit tough, but the leading edge of the wings, the face and the tail are right.
It's a very nice shot, all most surreal in the perfection of the composition. IMHO the contrast is just a bit hot, but the color looks very nice.
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I just love this shot.
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How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
Thank you PC for posting some non-birds shots. ou get points for imagination.
I like the comp here a lot. I like how the hurdles lead from the upper righ corner on a diagonal with the dog leaping out. It gives you a real sense of motion and direction. The shot is dynamic. I love the open mouth and the tongue of the dog sticking out. The half of the timer bothers me towards the upper right and the shot would have been better with all of the timer or none of the timer in it. I also might have tried to bring out some of the shadow detail of the dog out in my post work.
Another excellent shot that's well composed. I would have cloned out some of the distracting elements in the upper left.
Two excellent, imaginative shots.
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How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
First Jeff you have to get a photo sharing site for yourself.
I like the shot. Very moody. I like the comp very much with the bird on the lower right headed for the setting sun. I think the shot would have been stronger if the bird was more distinct. I would have tried to focus more on the bird and have the background softer.
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How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
A very effective shot Ben. I love the colors and the comp is effective. I think you made a smart comp decision in not trying to get the whole of the setting sun in the image but just getting a bit of it in with the reflection. A lot of folks would have tried to get the whole sun in the shot and would have ended up with a dynamic range way too wide to process effectively.
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How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"