Finally got out with my camera today and went to the local lake to see if I could get some birds in flight. I took a bunch and still sorting through them. Nothing tremendously interesting, lots of gulls and ducks... But this one caught my eye right away. Obviously, not a classic flying bird but I thought it was a really interesting image.
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24th February 2012, 12:00 AM #1
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My first birds in flight.
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24th February 2012, 12:25 AM #2Moderator
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Re: My first birds in flight.
Hi John,
Originally Posted by woty87
But this one caught my eye right away. Obviously, not a classic flying bird but I thought it was a really interesting image.
Yes it is certainly different, but I think it lacks impact due to its small size here - assuming you didn't crop wildly, what are the chances of seeing it 2.5 timess bigger? - don't forget to do the post downsize sharpening though, or it'll look soft at that size.
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24th February 2012, 12:30 AM #3
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Re: My first birds in flight.
I call that "thinking out of the box"
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24th February 2012, 01:25 AM #4
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Re: My first birds in flight.
Dave, could you please clarify suggestion for me? Are you saying that I should try to post the photo to cic at a larger size? Is this the below what you meant? Thanks.
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24th February 2012, 06:03 AM #5
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Re: My first birds in flight.
No, it's not a typical bird-in-flight shot...and that's precisely why it makes us look and look again!
Wow!
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24th February 2012, 06:21 AM #6
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Re: My first birds in flight.
Here's another one I processed from today. I'm not sure if its the same bird or not, but this one has a head.
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24th February 2012, 06:42 AM #7
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Re: My first birds in flight.
While the first one is interesting and I have looked a couple times, I do like the second a bit more. Well caught and nice and sharp.
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24th February 2012, 10:09 AM #8
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A flying headless bird - that's scary.
Ideally, I would have liked a bit of background with these, but not too heavy so it overwhelms the delicateness of the feathers.
But the basic shots have worked out fine.
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Re: My first birds in flight.
Absolutely yes - and it didn't disappoint, well done. Originally Posted by woty87
I like the second one too.
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24th February 2012, 07:28 PM #10
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Re: My first birds in flight.
Geoff, it was one of those days when the sky was plain flat gray. No cloud formations, no definition, boring flat gray. For that reason, I lightened in pp to bring out the natural light in the feathers and went for the light key feel. I figured if the background wasn't going to give me anything, I might as well make it a cleaner colour.
Originally Posted by Geoff F
A flying headless bird - that's scary.
Ideally, I would have liked a bit of background with these, but not too heavy so it overwhelms the delicateness of the feathers.
But the basic shots have worked out fine.
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