Early Birds
Dec 8, 2013 15:27:21 #
Gregory thought I should try to get some morning shots to find our whether I like the light better. The biggest issue is I'm facing east and have to deal with back lighting, but I did like the light at 9:00 AM. These are not arranged according to personal preference but are in the sequence taken. I used an averaged metering for the stilts.
Suggestions?
Suggestions?
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2 Yikes, I cut off the wing tips
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Dec 8, 2013 16:43:18 #
Good set, Vicki, but needs more front lighting (sun behind you). Not always possible, I know. :-) :-)
Dec 8, 2013 17:37:16 #
Dec 8, 2013 17:41:40 #
DOOK wrote:
Good set, Vicki, but needs more front lighting (sun behind you). Not always possible, I know. :-) :-)
Nope, the sun was in front and so was a fairly large body of water - no way to put the sun behind. Thanks for looking and taking time to comment.
Dec 8, 2013 17:43:02 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Those stilts are just the cutest! #1 is very lovely.
Thanks Linda. I've been having trouble with the dark to light range on stilts. Too bad these weren't closer so I could have gotten more detail. They really are cute birds.
Dec 8, 2013 18:40:23 #
vicksart wrote:
Nope, the sun was in front and so was a fairly large body of water - no way to put the sun behind. Thanks for looking and taking time to comment.
I guessed that. Well shot anyway. :thumbup:
Dec 8, 2013 22:06:46 #
Nice!!!! I feel like you have shown me some beautiful things today Vicki! Thank you for taking me on your walks!!!
Erv
Erv
Dec 9, 2013 12:13:49 #
I love the first Little Egret. We have them around where I live and they are quite co-operative to photograph. Such a beautiful bird.
Dec 9, 2013 20:33:26 #
Dec 12, 2013 08:10:42 #
I think they turned out really good Vicki especially having to shoot into the sun. The snowy looks great, good lighting on the feathers and nice light in the eye. Great job.
Dec 14, 2013 07:59:24 #
Dec 14, 2013 09:33:09 #
vicksart wrote:
Gregory thought I should try to get some morning shots to find our whether I like the light better. The biggest issue is I'm facing east and have to deal with back lighting, but I did like the light at 9:00 AM. These are not arranged according to personal preference but are in the sequence taken. I used an averaged metering for the stilts.
Suggestions?
Suggestions?
Good set, overall, Vicki. My favorite is the egret bif; too bad the wing got cut, but that happens. Other than that, the composition is spot on; the cropping on the stilts is well done. I put the egret flight through a little Photoshop, but I won't post it unless you give me permission; it involved some HDR adjustments, layer adjustments and cloning.
Dec 14, 2013 11:13:28 #
Trudy wrote:
I love the first Little Egret. We have them around where I live and they are quite co-operative to photograph. Such a beautiful bird.
Thanks for taking a look and commenting Trudy. This one was fairly close to the road and I was able to walk along with him as he moved searching for breakfast.
Dec 14, 2013 11:13:58 #
bcheary wrote:
Good set, :thumbup: :thumbup:
Thanks for stopping by and the thumbs up. I appreciate it.
Dec 14, 2013 11:14:33 #
Sunfish 33 wrote:
I think they turned out really good Vicki especially having to shoot into the sun. The snowy looks great, good lighting on the feathers and nice light in the eye. Great job.
Thanks for the nice comments. They're appreciated.
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