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Just a mixture of shots .

Your thoughts , comments , and suggestions are most appreciated and welcomed.

Thanks so much for looking and hope you enjoy.

Birdie


"The garden suggests there might be a place where we can meet nature halfway". – Michael Pollan




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Oct 22, 2020 at 02:36 PM
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Beautiful work Birdied!


Oct 22, 2020 at 02:39 PM
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Killer series Birdie, your work is so enjoyable to view.


Oct 22, 2020 at 04:43 PM
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She shoots and scores ------ again!

These are lovely, Birdie.



Oct 22, 2020 at 05:02 PM
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Incredible!


Oct 22, 2020 at 05:16 PM
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Always look forward to your "this and that's" Birdie. The way the branches appear out of nowhere in #2 and #8 is otherworldly. #4 looks like an illustration, not a photograph, and I mean that in a good way. And a female cardinal never looked better ! Typically wonderful.


Oct 22, 2020 at 06:02 PM
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Birdie,
Your images are so wonderful; every single one of them. I am impressed with the images of flying insect/butterfly when they approached some flowers; they are very hard to capture. Of course, I am drooling over your hummingbird images; they are simply exquisite. Do you camp out in your backyard there to capture them ?

Joshua



Oct 22, 2020 at 06:29 PM
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A traffic set Roberta yet 4 stopped me in my tracks. Is there a method you use for choosing which body to use?

Morris



Oct 22, 2020 at 06:43 PM
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What a breathtaking series of photos, Birdie. The perfect tonic for a really hard week.

Beautiful.

George



Oct 22, 2020 at 06:56 PM
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You have such a nice influence on these Birdie.
First image is remarkable on light, texture and color, that is an outstanding image as I see it!
#4 is most unique, never saw one from this angle!! Wow
#5 is my pick followed closely by #7 and #9

A visual treat and thank you!
Karl



Oct 22, 2020 at 10:00 PM
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Beautiful work.


Oct 23, 2020 at 07:13 AM
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Another amazing collection birdie! #9 followed closely by #6 are my favorites but all are wonderful.

As for honest feedback that you have requested.

#4 has some visual "tells" and overall just doesn't look natural to me. It's a great image but something just doesn't look right both proportionally and perspective wise. There is also a slight halo type artifact along the butterfly's left antennae and some other areas around the butterfly. And the plant has some faded areas that stand out to my eyes.

Please don't hate me as you know I love your work. Just trying to be helpful and offer honest feedback like you requested.

I know this is a presentation board but I honestly wish more people would be more open to suggestions and feedback like yourself and a few others and also offer more meaningful thoughts when commenting on other peoples images, so long as the OP is welcome to it. Now that I think about it, that's some verbiage I keep forgetting to add to my image post.
I enjoy both sharing images and learning here. It's a never ending journey of learning and growth to me. I have learned so much from all of the helpful members here and it's much appreciated.
Dave



Oct 23, 2020 at 07:48 AM
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My picks are 3,4 and 10 from this lovely set
My only nit is that there are too few pics😜
YGMV



Oct 23, 2020 at 08:17 AM
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My picks are 3,4 and 10 from this lovely set
My only nit is that there are too few pics😜
YGMV



Oct 23, 2020 at 08:17 AM
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aae991 wrote:
Beautiful work Birdied!

Thank you
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louie champan wrote:
Killer series Birdie, your work is so enjoyable to view.


Appreciate it Louie.

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Fred Amico wrote:
She shoots and scores ------ again!

These are lovely, Birdie.


thanks Fred



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KankRat wrote:
Incredible!

Thanks so much
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sum1sgrampa wrote:
Always look forward to your "this and that's" Birdie. The way the branches appear out of nowhere in #2 and #8 is otherworldly. #4 looks like an illustration, not a photograph, and I mean that in a good way. And a female cardinal never looked better ! Typically wonderful.


Your are much to kind , thank you so much,

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AGeoJO wrote:
Birdie,
Your images are so wonderful; every single one of them. I am impressed with the images of flying insect/butterfly when they approached some flowers; they are very hard to capture. Of course, I am drooling over your hummingbird images; they are simply exquisite. Do you camp out in your backyard there to capture them ?

Joshua


Joshua, appreciate the kind words. I do spend quite of bit of time watching and waiting

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morris wrote:
A traffic set Roberta yet 4 stopped me in my tracks. Is there a method you use for choosing which body to use?

Morris


Thanks Morris. No real method to my madness. I don’t have the A6400 any longer. I only have the A9and the A7R3.
I generally use the A9 for the hummers. For macro I lean toward the A7r3. However, I did play with using the A9 for macro.

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George Welch wrote:
What a breathtaking series of photos, Birdie. The perfect tonic for a really hard week.

Beautiful.

George


Thanks George, Hope the week gets better

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Karl Witt wrote:
You have such a nice influence on these Birdie.
First image is remarkable on light, texture and color, that is an outstanding image as I see it!
#4 is most unique, never saw one from this angle!! Wow
#5 is my pick followed closely by #7 and #9

A visual treat and thank you!
Karl


Thanks so much Karl. I was doing some macro shots, when the Swallowtail feel overhead. I just kind of aimed up and started shooting.

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ksmmike wrote:
Beautiful work.


Thank you,

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lighthound wrote:
Another amazing collection birdie! #9 followed closely by #6 are my favorites but all are wonderful.

As for honest feedback that you have requested.

#4 has some visual "tells" and overall just doesn't look natural to me. It's a great image but something just doesn't look right both proportionally and perspective wise. There is also a slight halo type artifact along the butterfly's left antennae and some other areas around the butterfly. And the plant has some faded areas that stand out to my eyes.

Please don't hate me as you know I love your work. Just trying to be helpful and
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Hi Dave, I always want honest criticism. I now see the halo , thanks for seeing it. I did clone out some foliage ,obviously not too well 😀 If someone sees something that looks off, please always let me know. That is how I learn so much from you all. As you said the learning and growing never stops . This has always been a wonderful place to come for help . I truly appreciate someone taking the time to notice and point out the things that need improvement. Thank you Dave !

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kdacharya wrote:
My picks are 3,4 and 10 from this lovely set
My only nit is that there are too few pics😜
YGMV


I took a page from your note book KB Thanks for the kind words.

Birdie





Oct 24, 2020 at 10:50 AM
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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · A Bit of This and That


So many great shots here, Birdie - great composition and rendering. My picks are the even numbers ... 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10!


Oct 24, 2020 at 01:01 PM
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Painterly nice and the looks made me assume that you probably paint on the side. Creative process at work here. Thanks for sharing.
cheers,
gil



Oct 24, 2020 at 09:58 PM
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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · A Bit of This and That


Another wonderful set, Birdie.
Rex



Oct 25, 2020 at 12:44 AM
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Another beautiful set, love your eye!!


Oct 26, 2020 at 08:07 PM





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