Garden Variety Birds
Apr 20, 2017 21:14:00 #
The first shot, a Gold-Crowned male sparrow, was taken on April 15. I believe I used my old standard settings of aperture priority in jpeg format on the camera. A bit of editing was done in Elements 13.
The other shots include Gold-Crowned Sparrows and a couple of HBs shot this morning in manual mode RAW. The editing process was almost the same with a few additional tweaks. I must credit mrjcall (Jim) with the push to move in this direction as I try to get better quality images. Any success I've had is due to his valued constructive critiques. Any failures are my own. I must say, I've really enjoyed the move in the direction of trying to get more control of the process. There's still so much to learn, it's a bit daunting.
Feel free to offer suggestions as I continue to learn from all critiques. Thanks, Vicki
The other shots include Gold-Crowned Sparrows and a couple of HBs shot this morning in manual mode RAW. The editing process was almost the same with a few additional tweaks. I must credit mrjcall (Jim) with the push to move in this direction as I try to get better quality images. Any success I've had is due to his valued constructive critiques. Any failures are my own. I must say, I've really enjoyed the move in the direction of trying to get more control of the process. There's still so much to learn, it's a bit daunting.
Feel free to offer suggestions as I continue to learn from all critiques. Thanks, Vicki
Apr 20, 2017 21:47:12 #
Apr 21, 2017 03:10:30 #
Apr 21, 2017 03:27:22 #
Apr 21, 2017 05:30:38 #
Judging by these pics, I don't think you need any help, Vicki. These are beautiful. 
Apr 21, 2017 05:49:38 #
Apr 21, 2017 06:55:02 #
Apr 21, 2017 07:47:29 #
vicksart wrote:
The first shot, a Gold-Crowned male sparrow, was t... (show quote)
Very nice series Vicki, my fav is the second because I love the small highlight in the eye. Makes the eye twinkle IMHO.
Apr 21, 2017 09:30:22 #
vicksart wrote:
The first shot, a Gold-Crowned male sparrow, was t... (show quote)
Excellent captures Vicki especially the hummers....
Apr 21, 2017 09:59:13 #
Apr 21, 2017 12:47:23 #
vicksart wrote:
The first shot, a Gold-Crowned male sparrow, was t... (show quote)
Nicely captured and framed, Vicki.
Apr 21, 2017 15:08:53 #
The downloads are excellent Vicki of these beautiful birds. Enjoyed them very much. 
Apr 21, 2017 17:11:23 #
Garden variety is the very best kind. Beautiful collection of birds, Vicki, and excellent shots.
Apr 21, 2017 17:35:09 #
Vicki, these look very good to me. I looked at all the downloads and I particularly like the last two. The light is bright but your exposure is right on and the shots are very sharp!
Apr 21, 2017 17:44:01 #
Very pleasing series! Fun to know you're being drawn into the addiction of pp
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