Birds And A Rose From Today...

[jprzybyla]

Dottie and I made a photo trip to one of the lakes in the city this morning. The images below are some of what I captured. C&C welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Mute Swans

#1



#2



#3 with cygnet



Wood Duck

#1



#2



Anhinga



And because there was a botanical garden next to the lake... the rose.

[Geoff F]

All crisp and well exposed, as usual.

[JPS]

Fantastic. Enough said.

[Bobobird]

All great shots. Though I do like the birds a teeny bit over the flower particularly Swan 2 and 3.

[Otavio]

Hi Joe. All very nice, as always. Number 3 is fantastic, IMO. Thanks for sharing...

[Dave Humphries]

Hi Joe,

I love #1 - I don't think it isn't level, judging by the reflection, but the angle of the wake works a treat in this composition and the lighting and exposure is gorgeous.

Talking of exposure, I felt (perhaps mistakenly) that the Wood Ducks were a touch bright - well I'd have made the a 1/3 to a 1/2 a stop less

I also like the Anhinga shot.

Anyway, exemplary series as usual,

[jprzybyla]

All crisp and well exposed, as usual.

Hello Geoff, thank you for viewing and commenting.

[jprzybyla]

Fantastic. Enough said.

Thanks John, very much appreciated.

[jprzybyla]

Hi Joe. All very nice, as always. Number 3 is fantastic, IMO. Thanks for sharing...

Hello Otavio, thank you for taking time to view and comment. Fortunately this year the eggs were more protected and watched, last year a street person was stealing them for scrambled eggs.

[jprzybyla]

Hi Joe,

I love #1 - I don't think it isn't level, judging by the reflection, but the angle of the wake works a treat in this composition and the lighting and exposure is gorgeous.

Talking of exposure, I felt (perhaps mistakenly) that the Wood Ducks were a touch bright - well I'd have made the a 1/3 to a 1/2 a stop less

I also like the Anhinga shot.

Anyway, exemplary series as usual,

Hello David, you are right on all counts. In a rush to post I neglected to straighten the first image. Regarding the Wood
Ducks I think you must be reading the history that Lightroom stores for every image. When I finished post processing I thought that the thumbnails appeared a touch dark so respectively I raised the exposure by 1/3 and 1/2 stops. Most likely a result of the bright room in the afternoon making the images appear underexposed. I now have restored the original exposure.

[Dave Humphries]

Regarding the Wood Ducks I think you must be reading the history that Lightroom stores for every image. When I finished post processing I thought that the thumbnails appeared a touch dark so respectively I raised the exposure by 1/3 and 1/2 stops. Most likely a result of the bright room in the afternoon making the images appear underexposed. I now have restored the original exposure.

No EXIF peeping occurred, honest.

Better now

[NorthernFocus]

Nice set of images. Well done.

[jprzybyla]

Nice set of images. Well done.

Thanks Dan, I appreciate you taking time to view and comment.