Mockingbird Approves of New Bath Location
Apr 16, 2022 17:10:25 #
I have had this terracotta bowl in the yard for a few years. Birds drank from it, the dogs drank from it but no one took a bath. So I moved it out from under the overhanging plants into the open. And now the Mockingbirds approve of it for both drinking and bathing. I see at least one there per day.
This morning when I first pulled the drapes over the sliding glass door I saw this one. I took some shots through the double pane glass and screen before trying to open the door for a clear shot. Sure enough when I opened the door the bird took off.
It took a bit of playing with settings to get it to look decent and not washed out and hazy. Not quite realistic but it looks OK.
I can't decide which of these two edits I like best they are so close.
Canon 80D,Tamron 150-600 G2 @ 600, 1/1000 @ f/7.1, ISO-3200
cloudy bright under an overcast at 8:30AM, from tripod at aprx. 30"
This morning when I first pulled the drapes over the sliding glass door I saw this one. I took some shots through the double pane glass and screen before trying to open the door for a clear shot. Sure enough when I opened the door the bird took off.
It took a bit of playing with settings to get it to look decent and not washed out and hazy. Not quite realistic but it looks OK.
I can't decide which of these two edits I like best they are so close.
Canon 80D,Tamron 150-600 G2 @ 600, 1/1000 @ f/7.1, ISO-3200
cloudy bright under an overcast at 8:30AM, from tripod at aprx. 30"
Apr 16, 2022 17:12:26 #
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Apr 16, 2022 17:19:57 #
rwm283main wrote:
Very nice. The second one. Get out the hair dryer!
thanks, and another vote for #2
Apr 17, 2022 08:45:31 #
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Apr 17, 2022 12:18:31 #
I love them both and wondered why you posted two of the same. Apparently they are not the same but differ in color. Look much the same to my eyes and still great.
Dennis
Dennis
Apr 17, 2022 13:36:43 #
Apr 17, 2022 13:37:14 #
Apr 17, 2022 13:40:45 #
dennis2146 wrote:
I love them both and wondered why you posted two of the same. Apparently they are not the same but differ in color. Look much the same to my eyes and still great.
Dennis
Dennis
Thanks
I used the same crop but got to the two via different paths on the tones, contrast, colors etc.-one heavy on the PS and the other relied almost totally on LR.
Besides the background looking a little different the lighter gray feathers are a tad darker in one on my monitor - here on UHH not so much.
Apr 17, 2022 23:00:29 #
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Apr 23, 2022 13:26:45 #
Apr 23, 2022 22:26:49 #
jpgto wrote:
Personally, I like both! Great catch.
Thank You. As I said I got the two via a different editing flow - make a virtual copy of the OOC and then play with the sliders and other controls in LrC and PS until I like the result.
That "toe in the water" = "Uh, could you install a pool heater please?"
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