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The light at the heronry I visited this summer was not always favorable for typical pictures, so I experimented a little bit with these. I was generally pleased with the results. In subsequent visits, I wanted to try some more but the light / conditions didn't lend themselves. Maybe next year...

Aug 04, 2023 at 02:52 AM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · GBH: silhouettes and blurs

Love these. What a bold, graphic character to them.

Cheers

George

Aug 04, 2023 at 03:53 AM

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Just my 02 cents Kim, the blurs not so much, but I love the graphic design element of the silhouettes.
Gary

Aug 04, 2023 at 06:18 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · GBH: silhouettes and blurs

Love all the silhouettes, those are great. A couple of the blurs work well for me but next to the others they come in second.
Great idea and execution.
Eric

Aug 04, 2023 at 06:55 AM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · GBH: silhouettes and blurs

I like these Kim. Sometimes I try a very warm white balance and/or applying a warming filter in post for images like the first, forth and last. The 4th is my pick.

Morris

Aug 04, 2023 at 06:56 AM

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George Welch wrote:
Love these. What a bold, graphic character to them.

Cheers

George

Thanks George--I thought they lent themselves really well to this approach too.

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sum1sgrampa wrote:
Just my 02 cents Kim, the blurs not so much, but I love the graphic design element of the silhouettes.
Gary

No problem, Gary--I appreciate the input. I definitely agree that the subject / elements worked well for the silhouettes.

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Erictator wrote:
Love all the silhouettes, those are great. A couple of the blurs work well for me but next to the others they come in second.
Great idea and execution.
Eric

Thanks Eric--that's helpful feedback. I enjoyed playing around with these.

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morris wrote:
I like these Kim. Sometimes I try a very warm white balance and/or applying a warming filter in post for images like the first, forth and last. The 4th is my pick.

Morris

Thanks Morris. That's an interesting idea; I'll explore what that does to some of these. #4 is my pick as well--I think that one came out really nicely given the configuration of the "heronettes".

Aug 06, 2023 at 03:47 PM

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Erictator wrote:
Love all the silhouettes, those are great. A couple of the blurs work well for me but next to the others they come in second.
Great idea and execution.
Eric

Hi Kim. This is kind of my thoughts as well. Having said that, I think we grow as we try new / different ideas. Sometimes experiments leads to later successes of greater magnitude. Good for you for thinking outside of traditional thought.

John

Aug 06, 2023 at 04:20 PM

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Hi Kim. It's obvious you have a creative eye, you took advantage of some unique opportunities to do the silhouettes. My picks are #4 and #5.
I would favor more ISO to get more shutter speed instead of the blurry. They work sometimes IMO with a slow shutter and a great panning technique. With today's software high ISO goes unseen

Love your approach on the set, nice input from you to enhance the images!

Karl

Aug 06, 2023 at 08:59 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · GBH: silhouettes and blurs

Kim,

The Blurred and uut of focus also don't work for me, BUT I thought the silhouette approach was interesting and unique.

Chris S.

Aug 06, 2023 at 11:37 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · GBH: silhouettes and blurs

johnohio wrote:
Hi Kim. This is kind of my thoughts as well. Having said that, I think we grow as we try new / different ideas. Sometimes experiments leads to later successes of greater magnitude. Good for you for thinking outside of traditional thought.

John

I tend to agree, John. It was a bit of weekly commitment to spend time with them so when the light gave me what I thought to be lemons, I tried for the lemonade.

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Karl Witt wrote:
Hi Kim. It's obvious you have a creative eye, you took advantage of some unique opportunities to do the silhouettes. My picks are #4 and #5.
I would favor more ISO to get more shutter speed instead of the blurry. They work sometimes IMO with a slow shutter and a great panning technique. With today's software high ISO goes unseen

Love your approach on the set, nice input from you to enhance the images!

Karl

Good point, Karl. I'm still a little stuck bumping (and more bumping) ISOs, but I need to "be brave" and experiment with that too. Thanks for your comments and encouragement--Kim

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csinseattle wrote:
Kim,

The Blurred and uut of focus also don't work for me, BUT I thought the silhouette approach was interesting and unique.

Chris S.

Chris--truth be told, I feel the same. The blurs were worth a try and sorta work, but I agree about the silhouettes. I think the snags might be unique nest sites and as such, really work well with the distinct shapes of the herons. Thanks for your input.

Aug 09, 2023 at 03:38 AM


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