Helpful Posts: Went back out today and took some more duck and goose shots. For some reason I can't get enough of these guys and they are good practice. I don't know if I'm improving or not, but let me know what you see.
1. To me this guy just looks angry. Of course, with a nose like that, I would be angry too.
2. Touch down. (I wish the focus had been a tad sharper)
3. I don't do much in Black and White. In the 80's and 90's that was all I shot. I'm just terrible at post processing digital images to black and white.
4. Gull in flight. (His wing got in the way of the sun highlighting his eye)
5. Mallards in flight. Again, focus was an issue but these suckers are FAST!!!
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10th February 2014, 06:41 AM #1
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I promised no more of these but the temptation was too much
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10th February 2014, 08:18 AM #2
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Re: I promised no more of these but the temptation was too much
Some good captures in there.
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10th February 2014, 10:18 AM #3
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Re: I promised no more of these but the temptation was too much
If your happy,do it
well done!
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10th February 2014, 10:44 AM #4
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Re: I promised no more of these but the temptation was too much
We have ducks on our farm and one of them is happy to be plonked in front of a background and have her photo taken (so long as there is something to nibble). Have you entered a wildlife magazine?
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10th February 2014, 01:39 PM #5
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Re: I promised no more of these but the temptation was too much
Like 'em. We all have favorite subjects (a dog, a tree, a mountain) that we can't get enough of. Love the lighting for your gull - not schemed out perhaps, but caught nonetheless. Nice.
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10th February 2014, 03:57 PM #6
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Re: I promised no more of these but the temptation was too much
Like them ....especially the angry bird.... some halo around the bird is a bit disturbing ( i always have this problem though
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10th February 2014, 05:22 PM #7
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Re: I promised no more of these but the temptation was too much
It my be my monitor but are you seeing the halo around the angry bird? If so it might because I did some selective blurring to get more bokeh behind the bird. I'm not very strong at post processing but I am trying to learn.
Originally Posted by Wavelength
Like them ....especially the angry bird.... some halo around the bird is a bit disturbing ( i always have this problem though )
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10th February 2014, 05:22 PM #8
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Re: I promised no more of these but the temptation was too much
Out of curiosity, does the black and white conversion work?
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10th February 2014, 05:29 PM #9
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Re: I promised no more of these but the temptation was too much
Originally Posted by Downrigger
I don't know if ducks and gulls are a favorite but I am definitely drawn to them. In west Texas photographic opportunities in the winter are very few and far between. I think part of the attraction to them is we turn it into a family outing. My son and daughters go with me and feed both the domestic and wild ducks and I am learning more and more about panning and camera settings. My son was the only one foolish enough to brave the temperatures yesterday. We were at 72 degrees at noon and by the time I got out to take these pictures the temp had dropped to 36 degrees and the wind out of the north east brought the windchill to 15 degrees. Weather around here is like a yo-yo. We are at 21 degrees right now and expecting an inch or two of snow tonight, a high of 36 tomorrow and Wednesday will be almost 60.
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10th February 2014, 05:30 PM #10
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Re: I promised no more of these but the temptation was too much
Originally Posted by Downrigger
I don't know if ducks and gulls are a favorite but I am definitely drawn to them. In west Texas photographic opportunities in the winter are very few and far between. I think part of the attraction to them is we turn it into a family outing. My son and daughters go with me and feed both the domestic and wild ducks and I am learning more and more about panning and camera settings. My son was the only one foolish enough to brave the temperatures yesterday. We were at 72 degrees at noon and by the time I got out to take these pictures the temp had dropped to 36 degrees and the wind out of the north east brought the windchill to 15 degrees. Weather around here is like a yo-yo. We are at 21 degrees right now and expecting an inch or two of snow tonight, a high of 36 tomorrow and Wednesday will be almost 60.
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10th February 2014, 06:14 PM #11
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Re: I promised no more of these but the temptation was too much
I don't see any on my monitor. Originally Posted by KHarmon
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10th February 2014, 06:15 PM #12
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Re: I promised no more of these but the temptation was too much
Not really, not enough detail in the bird. Was this a cropped image? Originally Posted by KHarmon
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10th February 2014, 06:38 PM #13
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Re: I promised no more of these but the temptation was too much
I cropped it to a portrait. I took this picture from about mid-breast up. Originally Posted by Shadowman
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11th February 2014, 05:12 PM #14
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Re: I promised no more of these but the temptation was too much
Not at all in that; only when the birds are seen against the sky...... Originally Posted by KHarmon
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