Helpful Posts: These were taken at San Diego Safari Park, the white dots in photo #1 are small bugs that were flying around.
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15th April 2013, 01:12 AM #1
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15th April 2013, 08:41 AM #2New Member
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Re: African Darter
Really Nice pics !
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15th April 2013, 09:03 AM #3Moderator
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Re: African Darter
I feel the background is maybe a bit busy on the first one, but, oh, that second one. You nailed it. Wonderful bright eye really lifts it.
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15th April 2013, 09:25 AM #4
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Very nice.
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15th April 2013, 12:19 PM #5
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Nice images, as Donald wrote... you nailed the second one. The bird looks very similar to the Anhinga we have in Florida.
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15th April 2013, 12:32 PM #6
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I agree with everyone. I really like the light and clear background of the second one. Really nice.
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15th April 2013, 02:06 PM #7
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Both are beautiful and that 2nd photo is stunningly beautiful.
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15th April 2013, 10:42 PM #8
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Thanks everyone for the comments, appreciated!
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16th April 2013, 10:28 AM #9
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Donald, may I stump you on that one. Not to busy, I think Roger used just a little wrong POV. The beak of the bird is blending with the stump. If Roger could have moved a bit more to the left, using more of the water as background it would have been great.
Originally Posted by Donald
Roger, always be very aware of the background when shooting. It is not always possible to get a great background, I find myself not taking the shot when the background is distracting. The good old guys here at CiC are going to shoot me down on capturing a "bad" background in any case.
Great job.
I love the exposure.
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18th April 2013, 07:58 AM #10
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Re: African Darter
Andre, I understand and agree, sometimes I don't go slow enough and think about everything. Thanks for the advice. Originally Posted by AB26
Roger, always be very aware of the background when shooting. It is not always possible to get a great background, I find myself not taking the shot when the background is distracting. The good old guys here at CiC are going to shoot me down on capturing a "bad" background in any case.
Great job. I love the exposure.
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