KirkB wrote:
Beautiful set of Starlings with excellent color and clean detail brought out by your careful exposure compensation choices... very well done Karl.
Wonderful perches... the red color isn't something I would have expected to survive and remain in your tough winter... that's very nice element in these images.
Compositions are very well done as always... 1, 2, 6, and 7 are my favorites.
The Tamron performed quite well IMO... I haven't cancelled my pre-order yet.
Great job on a very fine set buddy... so glad you got to see and feel the sun.
Kirk
Little by little I gain on it Kirk. Thanks on the comps buddy. Two were underexposed but came to life nicely on the old MKIII.
Thanks for your pics and kind words........hope you have a great Pond weekend!
Karl
tfoltz wrote:
Karl, Looks like the glass is working great in your nimble hands my friend
beautiful shots of a bird that causes so much damage: estimated that yearly starling damage
to agriculture was $800 million in damages per year… WOW
Just a little Google fact check.
-Tim
Sounds like an opportunity for someone to find a natural fix for that Tim and earn a good living doing so. I wonder what value they bring to the table in nature........pretty much a reason for everything in nature I would suspect
Thanks for the nice comment and your Google-ing info shared
Holy Mackerel Karl you really outdid yourself. Your set is nothing short of SPECTACULAR! Those are some outstanding pics combined with outstanding post processing.
OwlsEyes wrote:
It's hard to love a starling if you live in the US as they have decimated the population of so many natives. Regardless of this sentiment, your images are artfully composed. The 5th shot is a real stand out.
regards,
bruce
Just lovin' the color and texture Thanks Bruce, appreciate the kind words sir!
Karl
Beautiful colorful birds they are!
#2 & 3 are excellent captures. #5 & 7 are very sweet in the snowy environment.
Great work, Karl. Looks like you had a good time.
Chris
Plinian wrote:
Fantastic set, Karl, plus some interesting factoids (800 million? Wow).
Can't imagine a better advertisement for the Tamron...overall, it's a high-impact set with a wonderful complement of colors, terrific detail, and beautiful comps. Specific comments...
#1 Love the colors, maybe a bit too centered for my taste
#2 My faaaavorite in the bunch...warm, tight, feels like fall!
#3 PERFECT exposure
#4 My second favorite (guess it's not fall)
#5 Probably my lack of subtlety but I might have tried to bump up the yellows and reds
#6 OK, tied for 1st.
#7 Love this one, perfect exposure choices again
Stay warm,
Greg
Thanks for the thorough review of each!
#5 was underexposed and didn't want to push too much more into it.
A fun target and it was nice that they were in close proximity on something colorful to enjoy, and thank goodness for some sun!!
Karl
Thomas Sanders wrote:
Challenging conditions, excellent rendering of this birds hidden color
I'm impressed with this glass buddy and you are really making it perform!!
2, 5 and 7 are favorites in this excellent series Karl, I'm especially fond of the last frame
I hit the last one with a warming filter and results were interesting
Tom
Hey buddy........thanks for the likes and the thought on the last one with warming filter Glad a few caught your sharp eye
Take care
Karl
jimbob wrote:
As others have said Karl these are a wonderful set of photos. The starlings seem to be survivors, no matter the temperature they are always around. Thanks for recharging my enthusiasm. I like the IQ of your new lens.
A kind thanks Jim on the comments. We all need a little recharging at this time of the year!
Karl
Tim Kuhn wrote:
Gee, I don't know Karl, the Tammy looks like its performing as I would expect it to, these look marvelous. Sure it might not be the best IF lens out there but then again it isn't priced as such either.
1 beautiful comp
2 see one, I kind of like this one better for the simplicity of it.
3 while it's a fun pose the shot doesn't work well for me. My eye goes straight to the body and then searches for something meaningful
4 boy that one is so close to really being a standout. The sticks sprouting from the body bug me but never the less it's a marvelous shot
5 similar to 3 but this one really works for me, it has wonderful flow, the dynamic aspect of it makes this one wonderful
6
7 oh this is really nice albeit a bit stark but if that is what you are going for..... it works perfectly.
Super set Karl. For what it is worth the lens performed quite well for this kind of shooting.
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