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Herb Houghton wrote:
Hi Terry. For what it's worth, here's my two cents. In #1, although it appears sunny, the subject is mostly in the shade, which would give a warmer tone to it in. If you are bound to jpegs in capture, it would be best to accurately adjust the WB in capture. The midtowns could be brightened to lighten the fur detail. There is a purplish streak directly below his ear. I'm guessing it's filtered sunlight through it's ear ? #2 is a tad tight in frame and midtones could be brightened on the bird, and possibly clone out the bright green leaves.#3 I like this shot best. Some might say more dof to sharpen the tail, but I think this highlights the bird's head and prey better with less dof. #4 looks sharp , but the branch through it's head is a distraction for me. If it were mine, I'd clone it out down to it's feet. #5 is a tad tight for me too. Is that a boreal chickadee ? What a cool brown patch it has. I wish it faced the viewer. Lastly. I might crop square or vertical on this one to remove the brightly colored leaves from the frame. TFS ...Show more →
--------------------------------------------- Hi HERB! Thanks for your insight.. Its very appreciated. That purple tone through the squirrel's ear is the strong sunlight giving a thermal view effect ..yup! As for cloning out that awkward branch... I agree, but have no photoshop yet... That will happen soon! (Then to learn how to use it)
The chickadee is our W Coast species. "Chestnut backed" tinly little critters! and quick!
surfnron wrote:
A nice set Terry. At 5' or 10' you don't need a better beamer. They are mainly for use where the subject is out of range of the built in flash or a hot shoe flash. For fill flash, try setting the flash to -2/3 of a stop and work from there. You are not trying to use the flash a the main light source, just add a little detail ~ Ron
Hi RON! Thanks for clearing this up ... Perhaps a less brilliant flash would be OK .. I find the normal setting too "flashy" and scares my birds as well! I will have to go into the settings and see if I can figure out how to drop it back 1/3 or 2/3 ... for detail!
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Chickadee poses for new 1.4 extender test
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