Posts: rockdog | Ugly Hedgehog

Sep 5, 2018 13:13:30 #

Beaver Marsh

J-SPEIGHT wrote:

Labor Day

Successful outing Jack! Nice variety, really like the web.

Sep 5, 2018 13:05:02 #

Earnest Botello wrote:

Very good set Rockdog, he is not lost, he just doesn't know where he is.

Thanks Earnest! That description fits me more accurately than the hawk.

Sep 5, 2018 12:10:05 #

blacks2 wrote:

Outstanding work my friend, you are a master of bird photography.

Thank you very much neighbor! I always appreciate your visits and kind comments.
Phil

Sep 5, 2018 12:08:44 #

Carolina Wings wrote:

Great Hawk series rockdog!!

Thanks Jan! We are approaching my favorite birding season.

Sep 5, 2018 12:06:30 #

J-SPEIGHT wrote:

Nice set Phil.

Thanks Jack, I appreciate you visit.

Sep 5, 2018 01:01:24 #

Swamp-Cork wrote:

Very beautiful series Phil!

Thanks Corky! Here comes the fall migration....

Sep 5, 2018 00:59:17 #

NJFrank wrote:

Nice captures on this hawk

Thank you for the visit and kind comment.

Sep 5, 2018 00:57:44 #

gregoryd45 wrote:

Very nice series, rockdog

Thanks Gregory, your kind comments are appreciated.

Sep 4, 2018 16:32:08 #

Cwilson341 wrote:

These are lovely shots, Phil. I love #3 where he is sort of looking over his shoulder like he couldn't care less what you are doing!

Thanks Carol! He was fairly comfortable but if I had opened the car door.....he would have been gone.

Working the Sun, I mean the Scene

Sep 4, 2018 14:11:05 #

(For Your Consideration)

Linda From Maine wrote:

I don't know what happened to my date/time stamp in exif, but these were all shot within an hour last year, on a very smoky morning.

The changes in sun color between the first two are close to reality. #3 an #4 are reflections in a pond, plus the raven has been added - as has a texture

I welcome your impressions, feedback, edits. Many thanks!

Way to work it my friend! For me all four are successful due to your compositional skills and thoughtful use of this unwelcome light. We have certainly had our opportunities to work with this sad light in the last two years.

Sep 4, 2018 13:23:23 #

Well, this beautiful creature has probably never been lost for one second of its predatory life, but the folder with these photos has been lost in the swamp I call my files for more than two years. I intended to post these as an example of the value of changing point of view to present a different aspect of a subject. The first two were taken from a different POV than the last three. I have posted a number of topics on the advantages of using your vehicle as a blind when shooting wildlife. My point here is that I have had far more success in changing POV without disturbing my subject by just moving the blind a few feet to the left or right.

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Sep 2, 2018 13:29:10 #

Pseudo Street

Cwilson341 wrote:

This is street photography - my style. My cameras... (show quote)

Fun Carol! Pictures within pictures, there is no end to the possibilities. Nice work.

Sep 1, 2018 14:58:44 #

(Close Up Photography)

Five Little Viceroys

Dixiegirl wrote:

A Monarch lookalike but smaller plus other different features. Canon 70-200. Please try the downloads, double downloads or better yet, click once on image to view on black background.

Beautiful and inspiring set Donna! I have had the NIK program for a couple of years....it is time I learned to make more creative use of it.

Sep 1, 2018 13:11:21 #

Another day at Palm Beach Zoo

imagemeister wrote:

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PB zoo is noted for it's huge trees and consequent low light/shadows that challenge.

I wanted to test a older Tokina 80-200 f2.8 with a Sigma 1.4X extender that I have with the Sony A77II. I really do not recommend extenders in low light - as the ISO goes necessarily high when compared to using Sony's Clear Image Zoom - but I really wanted to see how well the Tokina and Sigma worked together.

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Fun set Larry! Cool Otter shot.