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I know many of you have been suffering with the weather and I wish you warmth.

For the far south, it is cold here for us. Going to freeze tonight. Yesterday it was 80 !

So, the last few are to hopefully give you a bit of brightness and cheer .

As always, I welcome suggestions for improvement on techniques and post .

Hope you enjoy.

Birdie

Thanks Karl. I have reworked and reposted as per your suggestions. Ted, tried to reduce the sharpening quite a bit. This new lens has me on a whole new learning curve with the sharpening.

Thanks again.

Birdie




1. Tufted Titmouse






Carolina Chickadee






Dandelion Seed Parachute Focus stacked about 22 shots






Leap Frog






Umbrella



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Mar 05, 2015 at 10:50 PM
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Beautiful pictures, Birdie. I have never tried to do water drops.


Mar 05, 2015 at 11:10 PM
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Incredible images Birdie, I love the Chickadee and the Dandelion image is out of this world good!
-Cam



Mar 05, 2015 at 11:22 PM
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I'm usually all about the birds but I really enjoyed the dandelion and water drop shots.

TFS
Geoff



Mar 05, 2015 at 11:37 PM
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Birdie, Great set but the last 3 are just plain awesome, wow.

-Tim



Mar 06, 2015 at 12:35 AM
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I like these, Birdie. FWIW, #3 is the one that would go on my bulletin board. (That's the display forum where I figure out what will eventually go on the wall... )
Mark



Mar 06, 2015 at 12:44 AM
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Simply love the Dandelion Seed Parachute shot, Roberta !


Mar 06, 2015 at 01:30 AM
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Wow ..... Birdie great images of the chickadee and I really like the water drops.

- Jim



Mar 06, 2015 at 06:52 AM
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Hi -
These are great - I am wanting to learn - emailed you -
Paul



Mar 06, 2015 at 07:27 AM
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Wow...that's quite a weather shift down there! #3 really rocks...TFS

-Tree



Mar 06, 2015 at 07:44 AM
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Well Birdie, the seed is over the top - just a wonderful shot. The little ones are very nice, but in 2, I might try removing most of the dark on the right and cropping up a bit from the bottom to put more emphasis on the tit. There is nothing wrong with the current crop, and it works well, but I just prefer "more" of the bird. And you always do a great job on the water drops ~ Ron


Mar 06, 2015 at 08:55 AM
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Superb Birdie. TFS. Chuck


Mar 06, 2015 at 10:29 AM
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pdmilesjr wrote:
Beautiful pictures, Birdie. I have never tried to do water drops.



Thanks Paul. I do appreciate it. You should give them a try.
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onegreatcity wrote:
Incredible images Birdie, I love the Chickadee and the Dandelion image is out of this world good!
-Cam



Cam, glad you like them. Thank you.
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arbitrage wrote:
I'm usually all about the birds but I really enjoyed the dandelion and water drop shots.

TFS
Geoff



Thanks Geoff . I'm glad you guys let me post the water drops

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tfoltz wrote:
Birdie, Great set but the last 3 are just plain awesome, wow.

-Tim



Thanks Tim, I appreciate it.
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marklankton wrote:
I like these, Birdie. FWIW, #3 is the one that would go on my bulletin board. (That's the display forum where I figure out what will eventually go on the wall... )
Mark



Thanks so very much Mark !! I do so appreciate it.
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Frogfish wrote:
Simply love the Dandelion Seed Parachute shot, Roberta !


Glad you like it, thank you.

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James McQueen wrote:
Wow ..... Birdie great images of the chickadee and I really like the water drops.

- Jim


Jim, thanks so very much.

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plsand wrote:
Hi -
These are great - I am wanting to learn - emailed you -
Paul


Thanks Paul. Happy to help if I can.

Birdie



Mar 06, 2015 at 08:00 PM
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The dandelion shot is exquisite and the water drops are very surrealistic. Very nice. Where were the water drop shots taken? Bird bath?


Mar 06, 2015 at 08:40 PM
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Ooooo. Amazing water droplet shots, and the dandelion is wonderful. I'd love to do this sort of stuff, but I have too much fun chasing birds. Great work.


Mar 06, 2015 at 09:05 PM
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Leaves me speechless.


Mar 06, 2015 at 11:01 PM
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You amaze me with what you see and capture with your splash-tech shots! These are sweet

The birds for me are open for some assistance.
#1 seems to be lacking contrast, shadows are opened up too much IMO
#2 Color seems off to me in the brown buffs of the breast and cheek whites aren't white IMO
so here are a few momentary renditions if you don't mind ..............


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Mar 06, 2015 at 11:25 PM
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Birdie: I have looked at your series multiple times and now feel more comfortable critiquing it.

The last three are nothing less than stunning

I like your redos on the first two but they appear over sharpened on my monitor.

Ted



Mar 07, 2015 at 10:16 AM
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treebeard wrote:
Wow...that's quite a weather shift down there! #3 really rocks...TFS

-Tree


Thanks Tree !

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surfnron wrote:
Well Birdie, the seed is over the top - just a wonderful shot. The little ones are very nice, but in 2, I might try removing most of the dark on the right and cropping up a bit from the bottom to put more emphasis on the tit. There is nothing wrong with the current crop, and it works well, but I just prefer "more" of the bird. And you always do a great job on the water drops ~ Ron


Thanks so much Ron. I will try with the crop , thanks for the suggestion .

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cmxchuck wrote:
Superb Birdie. TFS. Chuck


Appreciate it Chuck, thanks
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ahamp wrote:
The dandelion shot is exquisite and the water drops are very surrealistic. Very nice. Where were the water drop shots taken? Bird bath?


Appreciate it, thank you. The water drops are done inside with a set-up , for the background, the container to catch the drops, etc.

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OBXGuide wrote:
Ooooo. Amazing water droplet shots, and the dandelion is wonderful. I'd love to do this sort of stuff, but I have too much fun chasing birds. Great work.


Understand about the fun chasing birds !!

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davidearls wrote:
Leaves me speechless.



Thanks David.
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Karl Witt wrote:
You amaze me with what you see and capture with your splash-tech shots! These are sweet

The birds for me are open for some assistance.
#1 seems to be lacking contrast, shadows are opened up too much IMO
#2 Color seems off to me in the brown buffs of the breast and cheek whites aren't white IMO
so here are a few momentary renditions if you don't mind ..............



Of course I don't mind ! I have reworked with the contrast, highlights, etc. Thanks for the eye and the suggestions.

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Ted ellis wrote:
Birdie: I have looked at your series multiple times and now feel more comfortable critiquing it.

The last three are nothing less than stunning

I like your redos on the first two but they appear over sharpened on my monitor.

Ted


Thanks so much Ted. I , too, liked Karl's redo and have redone and reposted. I am having a bit of time with the sharpening now using the new lens. The shots don't require quite as much sharpening, and I just need to get a new procedure down. Thanks for pointing it out. On my redo's I tried to reduce the sharpening a bit.

Birdie



Mar 07, 2015 at 11:00 AM
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Hi Roberta,

Great series! I think the dandelion seed should be a t-shirt!

Glenn



Mar 07, 2015 at 11:47 AM
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