<![CDATA[BirdPhotographers.Net - It Ain't Just Birds!]]> http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/ Nature, Wildlife and Bird Photography E-zine and Image Critique Forum en Thu, 17 May 2012 05:10:59 GMT vBulletin 1440 http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/images/BP-Brown/misc/rss.png <![CDATA[BirdPhotographers.Net - It Ain't Just Birds!]]> http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/ Theme House finches taught me about love, pt. 1 http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/98607-House-finches-taught-me-about-love-pt-1?goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 03:23:03 GMT HELLO! Sorry to yell. I was delighted to take this picture the other day. I used a Canon 7D and 70-300L lens at 221mm, iso400, 1/500, f7.1. My... HELLO! Sorry to yell. I was delighted to take this picture the other day. I used a Canon 7D and 70-300L lens at 221mm, iso400, 1/500, f7.1. My "techs" were screwy, a simple oversight...hence the blurred wing. I would have loved an eye-level shot, obviously, but with mating treebirds we take what we can get. You are looking at approximately 80% of the original capture. If you're so inclined, do write in with your gut reactions and pious propositions...
holiness.jpg ]]> Avian Jack Breakfast http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/98607-House-finches-taught-me-about-love-pt-1 Theme Tree Swallows Mating http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/98606-Tree-Swallows-Mating?goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 03:13:45 GMT I recently visited Northwestern Ohio for a few days for the Biggest Week in Birding. Apart from warblers, there are so many other great species to... I recently visited Northwestern Ohio for a few days for the Biggest Week in Birding. Apart from warblers, there are so many other great species to photograph in the area. This shot of tree swallows mating is from Ottawa NWR in the late evening light.

I used a Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 5.6L with a 1.4X teleconverter on a tripod for this image.

About 50% crop, sharpening, NR, and some masking edits in Lightroom.

Comments and critique welcome. I would have definitely preferred a different perch. I'm especially interested in knowing if others would have chose a faster shutter speed to freeze the motion. Also suggestions on the crop/PP.

Thanks for looking,
Mohib

]]> Avian mohibahmad http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/98606-Tree-Swallows-Mating Feeling a little blue http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/98605-Feeling-a-little-blue?goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 02:07:41 GMT After days of rain, the sun finally came out this evening. 1/1000, f8, ISO800 Canon 1Dmk4, 500 f4 + 1.4tc + car as blind, blubb Cropped to... After days of rain, the sun finally came out this evening.

1/1000, f8, ISO800
Canon 1Dmk4, 500 f4 + 1.4tc + car as blind, blubb
Cropped to vertical, levels, sharpening.
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]]> Avian Grace Scalzo http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/98605-Feeling-a-little-blue Fract. Snowy http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/98604-Fract-Snowy?goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 01:49:50 GMT This was an image I took at the Alligator Farm in St. Augustine in early spring. I used Nik Tonal Contrast and then Fract Glow 100. Thanks for... This was an image I took at the Alligator Farm in St. Augustine in early spring. I used Nik Tonal Contrast and then Fract Glow 100.
Thanks for looking. Comments and suggestions appreciated:S3:
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]]> Out Of The Box, In Camera and Post Processing Techniques Cheryl Slechta http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/98604-Fract-Snowy Our Tern http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/98603-Our-Tern?goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 00:46:35 GMT Posted for THEME (forgot that part) Courting terns are alot of fun to watch and these two put on quite a show for me. I wish I had boosted the ISO... Posted for THEME (forgot that part)
Courting terns are alot of fun to watch and these two put on quite a show for me. I wish I had boosted the ISO for faster ss but the sun was in and out and I dropped it down for previous shots. This was a tough exposure to get details on those blacks and i wonder if the whites are a little hot looking? I would like your input.
Canon 40D 300 mm 2.8 L w1.4X
ISO 400 f9@1/320
Shot belly flat on the sand.
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]]> Avian Cheryl Molennor http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/98603-Our-Tern Calving Glacier - Blue Ice for Morkel http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/98602-Calving-Glacier-Blue-Ice-for-Morkel?goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 00:21:02 GMT Another taken on my 2010 small boat cruise of Prince William Sound, Alaska. This one is from the following morning. The light was hitting just... Another taken on my 2010 small boat cruise of Prince William Sound, Alaska. This one is from the following morning. The light was hitting just right to really bring out the blues. We watched the glacier calving for a few hours.

Canon 50D
100-400 @ 100mm
1/2000
f5.0
ISO 400
HH from moving boat, full frame. Luminosity mask, levels, curves, some selective dodging and burning, a couple of the actions posted by Morkel.

C&C welcome and appreciated. Thanks,

Rachel
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]]> Landscapes, Cityscapes and Travel Rachel Hollander http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/98602-Calving-Glacier-Blue-Ice-for-Morkel The Interloper http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/98601-The-Interloper?goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 23:57:20 GMT Purple Martins. Although the colony was cooperative, they are a hard bird to expose and photograph well. I did my best. 1/1600 iso640 f8... Purple Martins.
Although the colony was cooperative, they are a hard bird to expose and photograph well.
I did my best.

1/1600
iso640
f8
600mm (300 f2.8 w/ 2x)
Handheld
Nikon D800

DSC_0599bpn.jpg
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]]> Avian dankearl http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/98601-The-Interloper Young Roseate Spoonbill Soaking Up The Light http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/98600-Young-Roseate-Spoonbill-Soaking-Up-The-Light?goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 23:52:02 GMT Photographed while wading in three feet of water along Alafia Banks in Tampa Bay, Florida (via the Hooptie Deux - thanks Captain Shadle!). Awesome... Photographed while wading in three feet of water along Alafia Banks in Tampa Bay, Florida (via the Hooptie Deux - thanks Captain Shadle!). Awesome experience as spoonbills fly overhead, pelicans bathe close by, cormorants, ibises, herons and egrets perch in the mangroves with babies begging for food, stingrays swimming feet away from my position, and mullets (the fish, not the hairstyle:t3) jumping out of the water...couldn't ask for any better way to spend a day photographing Florida's wildlife!!

Canon 7D + 100-400L @365mm, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/2000s., f/6.3, ISO 400 (histogram checked), natural light, handheld, FF, one twig shooting straight up from beside the left foot (our right) patched/cloned out (I left a little "stubby"), as well as one shooting straight down from the middle of the curve down to the edge.
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]]> Avian Daniel Cadieux http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/98600-Young-Roseate-Spoonbill-Soaking-Up-The-Light Protecting the nest http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/98599-Protecting-the-nest?goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 23:46:54 GMT This young lady screamed at me when I inadvertantly got near her nest Canon 7D Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L 1/4000 sec f/5.6 ISO 400 HH Crop for... This young lady screamed at me when I inadvertantly got near her nest

Canon 7D
Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L

1/4000 sec f/5.6 ISO 400 HH

Crop for composition and sharpening in CS5
NR on BG in Noiseware Pro (as I posted this from work, I note that I need more NR)

IMG2320-XL.jpg ]]> Eager To Learn Ian Cassell http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/98599-Protecting-the-nest Red-necked Avocet http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/98598-Red-necked-Avocet?goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 23:28:15 GMT 1D MK 4, 1000mm, 1/1600 @ 9, ISO 500, -1/3 EV, AV mode. Thanks Tom 1D MK 4, 1000mm, 1/1600 @ 9, ISO 500, -1/3 EV, AV mode.

Thanks Tom
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]]> Avian Tom Rambaut http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/98598-Red-necked-Avocet Summer Tanager http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/98597-Summer-Tanager?goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 22:38:59 GMT Chanced upon a 1st winter male Summer Tanager on the creek bed taking a bath. The angle is not optimum but since this is a rarity for me, I clicked... Chanced upon a 1st winter male Summer Tanager on the creek bed taking a bath. The angle is not optimum but since this is a rarity for me, I clicked away to my heart's delight. :bg3:

Would like to hear your comments on the PP and composition.

Canon 60D, 300mm f/4L IS + 1.4x, 1/30 sec, f/11.0, ISO 800, hand-held
]]> Eager To Learn Eric Patdu http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/98597-Summer-Tanager Male House Finch with Texture http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/98596-Male-House-Finch-with-Texture?goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 22:17:39 GMT This is a result of adding a textured layer to the original image, then using the Oil Paint filter in Photoshop CS6, trying different blend modes and... This is a result of adding a textured layer to the original image, then using the Oil Paint filter in Photoshop CS6, trying different blend modes and opacity settings. My question is, as an artistic image, does the background take away or distract. Does it work? I'd love to get all your inputs. Thanks in advance.:bg3:
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]]> Out Of The Box, In Camera and Post Processing Techniques Cynthia Thayer http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/98596-Male-House-Finch-with-Texture Emerging Queen http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/98595-Emerging-Queen?goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 22:06:22 GMT I can't recall that I've posted this image here yet. I think I was probably waiting for Harshad to return from his looong trip so he could see it :w3.
It was recently selected as an Editor's Pick over at 500px. Yay! :e3

It was a frustrating morning near the Nossob rest camp. For 4 days I had been out of the gates first, headed north in search of the lion pride I knew was there. I tracked their fresh spoor every day in the sandy roads, sometimes so fresh that the sand around the edges were still forming crunched-up walls around the spoor. Yet every morning I would just miss them and they would be in the long grass, impossible to spot.


On this, our last morning in this area of the park, we headed out again after missing them the previous afternoon when we headed South for a change for our drive. Again I found their spoor. Again they were not in the road anymore. We pushed on a bit, and turned around, and then found them lying asleep next to the road. All of them seemed to have had a long night...and the only one giving us any reaction was this lioness.


Techs:
Nikon D3s with Nikkor 200-400mm f4 VR-II @ 290mm
f4.0 @ 1/500 SS @ ISO-220
Slight crop from left and top
I opened up to f4 to get the FG foliage OOF - I think it worked well, don't you? :bg3:
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]]> Wildlife Morkel Erasmus http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/98595-Emerging-Queen Hello from the UK http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/98594-Hello-from-the-UK?goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 21:56:56 GMT Hi Live in Hampshire, been photographing wildlife, mainly avian for two years, before that it was underwater photography, should be retiring in the... Hi
Live in Hampshire, been photographing wildlife, mainly avian for two years, before that it was underwater photography, should be retiring in the next two years so looking forward to trips to Yellowstone, scotland and Svalabad ]]> Introduce Yourself Davidwilliams http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/98594-Hello-from-the-UK Blind Click Beetle http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/98593-Blind-Click-Beetle?goto=newpost Wed, 16 May 2012 21:46:58 GMT Canon EOS REBEL T1iCanon
Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro
Manual mode
1/200"
F16
ISO 100
Canon 430EX: On, Fired
HH
ACR & CS5

This is Alaus myops, the Blind Click Beetle and it was shot in the light box. I went with a slightly higher angle on this one because I wanted those cool eye-spots to be visible.

Cropped, curves, contrast, smart and high-pass sharpening.




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]]> Macro and Flora Ken Childs http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php/98593-Blind-Click-Beetle