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shutterdancer said:
Both shots were taken with the birds at my feeder...thats the reason for the strange crops....my homemade feeder is really ugly LOL.
Don't worry about that. Some of the bird photographers who are very good at selling their pictures often have some strange crops. Check this guys gull gallery out:
http://www.pbase.com/jpkln/gulls
He has what many standard photographers might consider weird or strange crops. Nonetheless his pictures sell.
aes - the composition is really nice, unfortunately the head is little bit too soft
Thanks adamz, I was scared of what you would say haha. But you are totally right, Im not happy with any shots I got that day. All the eagles were just too far away even with a 500mm on a dx camera. I want to go up again if the rain stops and try to get something better.
Dark-Eyed (Oregon) Junco
shutterdancer said:
Both shots were taken with the birds at my feeder...thats the reason for the strange crops....my homemade feeder is really ugly LOL.
I like the unusual composition of the 1st one. It works! Now you have me wondering what an ugly feeder looks like. You may have to post a picture.
We had about 4 hours of Sun here today in Vancouver, and I managed to stumble upon these fellows in Stanley Park. We don't get many wood Ducks here, so these were a nice surprise.
I like your Wood Ducks PE
White-Throated Sparrow. These are rare in California and only in winter. This one was in San Francisco.
Hey, isn't that the one I took a picture of? How'd it fly all the way over to California ;^)
Outstanding shot Gentoo, great DOF, very sharp too—taken with your new lens? :^D
alphanikonrex said:
Hey, isn't that the one I took a picture of? How'd it fly all the way over to California ;^)Outstanding shot Gentoo, great DOF, very sharp too—taken with your new lens? :^D
Thanks alpha and yes, he told me to tell you hi. This shooting I did in the Bay Area was the first time I really tested that lens. The lighting was dodgy as well. I'm glad I was able to get a shot as I said, this species is rare out this way. That lens on the D300 is almost an unbeatable combination.
PacificEagle you capture wonderful colour and sharpness in your images. I saw the sun come out today and I had to be stuck in a meeting while it finally came out :(
I'm not a cat person but I liked this one:
I just wish the focus was a bit further back on that one, Aaron. And where are the lolcatz phrases? ;-)
Iz En Ur Studio takin Peekturs
Common Raven
Gentoo - This is the best Raven shot I have ever seen, wonderful blacks ...
Thanks you guys, I thought it was only eh so so..but thanks.
Yeah, sweet pics Gentoo. Makes me want to try some bird shots.
gentoo - nice shoot, finally some other picture format than square :)
aaron - I like Your cat shot a lot, however have to agree with gentoo that it's little bit front focused, could be more deep or moved back so the eyes will be in focus
PE - I really like Your 1st and 3rd shot
California Quail. I believe I was at my limit with this shot. It was overcast and under the trees AND under some bushes. I had to shoot at around 2500 ISO I believe, hand held and no VR.
Oh, yeah, I forgot I hadn't commented on your wood duck, PE. Beautiful shots—especially the first one.
Not bad under the circs, gentoo.
Gentoo said:
Don't worry about that. Some of the bird photographers who are very good at selling their pictures often have some strange crops. Check this guys gull gallery out:http://www.pbase.com/jpkln/gulls
He has what many standard photographers might consider weird or strange crops. Nonetheless his pictures sell.
Luckly i'm just doing this for fun....I would probably starve if I tried to sell anything ;)
astrophotographer said:
I like the unusual composition of the 1st one. It works! Now you have me wondering what an ugly feeder looks like. You may have to post a picture.
I have a post with a flat board on top and perch limbs duct taped to it....I need to take a photograph of peoples faces the first time that they see it LOL
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