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Nov 2, 2020 19:04:45   #
DJD Loc: Seal Beach, CA
 
JeffDavidson wrote:
Very nice. I love Bolsa Chica and have gotten some great shots. Were you near the bridge or the north side not too far from the refuge office? How early in the day?
Thanks!


Hi Jeff, I parked at the refuge office lot and walked east towards the WWII bunkers. Took the lower road heading north and that’s where I saw the osprey and Cooper’s hawk. Got there about 9:30AM. Thanks for viewing and commenting. Don

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Nov 2, 2020 19:11:29   #
DJD Loc: Seal Beach, CA
 
Ballard wrote:
All excellent shots, but first shot of the hawk and the second shot of the Osprey are absolutely outstanding, some of the best I've seen. (I really like inquisitive expression on the hawk on the first shot).


Thanks Ballard for viewing and your kind comments. I was fortunate with the hawk as some crows came shortly afterward and chased him off.

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Nov 2, 2020 19:20:18   #
DJD Loc: Seal Beach, CA
 
tomad wrote:
Very good shots! Is that last one a sky replacement? If so it was a very good one!


Thanks Tomad for viewing commenting. Yes, the last one is a sky replacement via photoshop. It is one of their stock photos. Thought I’d give it a go. Fairly simple to do. I need to start building my own replacement shots.

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Nov 16, 2020 10:36:07   #
welshgator Loc: South Carolina
 
DJD wrote:
Had a pretty good outing at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve the other day. The Osprey was reasonably close and constantly calling out to his/her mate who was about a 1/4 mile away. I guess he/she was saying lunch was ready. Regarding the last photo (red-tailed hawk), I thought I'd experiment with photoshop's sky replacement. I kind of like the look, but have to realize that other than the hawk, the rest of the photo is someone else's work. This day's sky was bright, no clouds and it seemed I was always shooting towards the sun. Photos best viewed on download. As always, thanks for viewing.

Don
Had a pretty good outing at Bolsa Chica Ecological... (show quote)


All Good, but you saved the best for last, the download is magnificent!

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Nov 16, 2020 10:41:26   #
welshgator Loc: South Carolina
 
DJD wrote:
Had a pretty good outing at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve the other day. The Osprey was reasonably close and constantly calling out to his/her mate who was about a 1/4 mile away. I guess he/she was saying lunch was ready. Regarding the last photo (red-tailed hawk), I thought I'd experiment with photoshop's sky replacement. I kind of like the look, but have to realize that other than the hawk, the rest of the photo is someone else's work. This day's sky was bright, no clouds and it seemed I was always shooting towards the sun. Photos best viewed on download. As always, thanks for viewing.

Don
Had a pretty good outing at Bolsa Chica Ecological... (show quote)


All Good, but you saved the best for last, the download is magnificent and a good example of sky replacement done with quality aesthetics and overall balance to the main subject...good job!

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Nov 16, 2020 10:43:05   #
DJD Loc: Seal Beach, CA
 
welshgator wrote:
All Good, but you saved the best for last, the download is magnificent!


I must admit most of the credit goes to Photoshop as I was experimenting with their new "Sky Replacement". They have a few stock sky photos to use and I believe one can load their own sky replacements. I'll take credit for the hawk though. Anyway, thought it turned out OK. Thanks for viewing and commenting welshgator.

Don

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