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    I read Artie's books. I was at Circle B Bar Reserve in March of last year. It was just beginning to get light, the wading birds were dropping into a shallow pool of water that provided a feeding frenzy. Too dark for normal photography so I tried blurs. WDYT? Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

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    Looks like it was foggy. Always fun to experiment. I like the blurs with multiple birds versus the ones with just one bird.

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    Joe. very artsy, looks like it was done in chalk pastels.

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    It's artsy, and I too like the pastel colours, but I would prefer a bit more darks or contrast. Neat BG.

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    Hey Joe, I like the pose and the degree of blurring. With single birds, try 1/30 or 1//60. In a perfect world, you can get the head and eye a bit sharp ... The closer the bird, the more the blurring at a given shutter speed.

    The bird is too far forward in the frame -- it needs more room in front than behind, just as a sharp image would. I think that a boost in contrast would help as well.

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    Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, very much appreciated.

    Dan and Artie, I reworked the image using your suggestions. Here is a repost. WDYT?
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    Mucho better. Now try some at 1/60 sec. With single birds you will still get a nice blur.

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    FWIW, Auto Tone at 39% opacity.

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    I like it Jo, I am hoping I may get a barn owl but the light is currently very low so this technique maybe worthwhile giving a try. I like the darker toned one but must admit I also like the first.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    FWIW, Auto Tone at 39% opacity.

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    Thanks Artie, I will give it a go using your settings.
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    Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, very much appreciated.
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    Love this one Joe, just like a beautiful painting. Well done, must try it some time..

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    I get what you were going for, but it's too abstract for my taste. As it is looks shot through a fogged car window. Would have worked better with a bit ore light and slightly faster shutter. But I'm too scared to even try stuff like this since I know I can't make it work!

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    This is an interesting image Joseph! I like the increased contrast on the bird in the last repost but the BG of the original . I wonder what it would look like if they were combined. Well done.

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    Very Dreamy and Painterly look to the image.

    Nice Artistic image.

    Something to look for sharper eye and sharper head with wing blurs...

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