800mm + 1.25X + Cropped Sensor ...
May 7, 2016 21:38:57 #
... I think it works.
Black Capped Chickadee
Gold Finch
House Finch
F. House Finch
Robin
Cardinal
Female or Young Cardinal ??
Red Bud
May 7, 2016 21:45:50 #
is that like 1500mm? wow! great shot's(but you already know this) :)
May 7, 2016 21:53:33 #
Bill, all quite NICE !
- but I am more interested in your lighting and backround schemes . Also, if and at what distance you did you MFA adjustments ? Thanks
- but I am more interested in your lighting and backround schemes . Also, if and at what distance you did you MFA adjustments ? Thanks
May 7, 2016 21:53:56 #
Bill, Amazing capture. So sharp, great color and composition Shall I call you the :birdman:?
:thumbup:
Bill_de wrote:
... I think it works.
:thumbup:
May 7, 2016 21:58:19 #
Bill_de wrote:
... I think it works.
Of course ! Beautiful set ! You got catch lights on each of those birds shorts with a nice and clean background !.
May 7, 2016 22:00:50 #
sstan4you wrote:
is that like 1500mm? wow! great shot's
Thanks Stan, glad you like them.
May 7, 2016 22:04:35 #
May 7, 2016 22:18:34 #
imagemeister wrote:
Bill, all quite NICE !
- but I am more interested in your lighting and backround schemes . Also, if and at what distance you did you MFA adjustments ? Thanks
- but I am more interested in your lighting and backround schemes . Also, if and at what distance you did you MFA adjustments ? Thanks
Thank You.
The lighting is from the sky, mostly cloudy today. As my feeder, with branch attached, is portable and gets moved around during the day, the background is either my lawn, or the weeds in the adjacent field. I try to shoot at a slightly downward angle. I wasn't sure what MFA was, and had to look it up. So, to answer your question, none was done.
My PP included some cropping for composition and to keep my favored aspect ratio, minor levels adjustment, resize (optimized to 150KB) in PS, then unsharp mask (250 / .2 / 0).
Almost forgot - I usually magnify the eyes to where I can pick out the brightest pixel. That one pixel gets 'painted' white, once or twice. If I use flash (none lately) and get two catch lights, I eliminate one.
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May 7, 2016 22:21:14 #
PixelStan77 wrote:
Bill, Amazing capture. So sharp, great color and composition Shall I call you the :birdman:?
:thumbup:
:thumbup:
Thanks so much Stan.
I've been called a 'Bird Brain' a lot, but never birdman. ;)
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May 7, 2016 22:24:10 #
sundar wrote:
Of course ! Beautiful set ! You got catch lights on each of those birds shorts with a nice and clean background !.
Thank You Sundar.
Regarding the catch lights, see my response to imagemeister.
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May 7, 2016 22:28:10 #
rmalarz wrote:
And a damned sturdy tripod.
--Bob
--Bob
Thanks Bob.
I do have a very sturdy tripod with an original Wimberley gimbal head. However, when shooting the controls are completely loose to take advantage of VR.
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May 7, 2016 22:29:19 #
Bill_de wrote:
Thank You. br br The lighting is from the sky, mo... (show quote)
Thanks again - all very interesting. The lighting is very impressive and no MFA is incredible !
May 7, 2016 22:35:55 #
May 7, 2016 23:06:30 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
Very impressive series Bill! Well done for sure.
Thanks Carol, I'm glad you enjoyed them.
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May 7, 2016 23:17:30 #
Bill_de wrote:
Thank You Sundar.
Regarding the catch lights, see my response to imagemeister.
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Regarding the catch lights, see my response to imagemeister.
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Thank you !
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