Mockingbird Approves of New Bath Location
Apr 16, 2022 17:12:24 #
Another long range tele closeup
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"
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"
Apr 22, 2022 06:55:16 #
👍! So mainly a watercolor filter effect applied to the background? I like the 2nd one a bit better, although they are pretty similar.
Apr 22, 2022 13:33:07 #
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
👍! So mainly a watercolor filter effect applied to the background? I like the 2nd one a bit better, although they are pretty similar.
No filter, just out of focus (Bokeh) and I played with the color sliders a bit.
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