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Critique By:
Eb Mueller (K:24960)
7/15/2016 11:12:06 PM
Thank you, Riny! This is a personal favourite. The warblers are small birds, about the size of a European tit. (We call a tit something else here, like chickadee.)
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Critique By:
Eb Mueller (K:24960)
7/15/2016 4:35:59 PM
nother keen creative effort, Shirley! I can "read" a face in the form at the top, and it looks menacingly outer worldly!
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Critique By:
Eb Mueller (K:24960)
7/15/2016 4:07:21 PM
Thank you, Wayne! Not a fast finger was necessary. I'm sure the two exposures were several seconds apart. I just took a Photoshop "moment" to stitch them together. BTW, with birds, I often use a continuous shutter to make sure I get the right moment in time.
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Critique By:
Eb Mueller (K:24960)
7/15/2016 4:04:28 PM
Thanks, Wayne! I'm glad you liked it.
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Critique By:
Eb Mueller (K:24960)
7/14/2016 8:35:28 PM
Thank you, David!
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Critique By:
Eb Mueller (K:24960)
7/14/2016 6:20:19 PM
Thank you Gene. It is good with a little help from Photoshop.
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Critique By:
Eb Mueller (K:24960)
7/14/2016 6:17:28 PM
Thanks for appreciating the image, Riny! But it is a mature Tree Swallow. They are very small but oh so swift, never still!
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Critique By:
Eb Mueller (K:24960)
7/14/2016 5:31:38 PM
Thank you for your comment, Gene. I agree that white feathers are a problem. How I solve it, is by dialing in exposure compensation (negative.) The amount depends on the camera, lighting conditions and the nature of the subject. Usually I try to make a test shot if there is opportunity, or just make a good guess on basis of past experience. When photographing birds, I shoot in aperture priority or in manual mode with auto iso. Of course, you have to keep an eye on the shutter speed in any case.
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Critique By:
Eb Mueller (K:24960)
7/13/2016 11:51:23 AM
Thank you, Arijit. It is a humble composition.
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Critique By:
Eb Mueller (K:24960)
7/12/2016 9:58:03 PM
John, I believe this is the same image without soft focus effect.
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Critique By:
Eb Mueller (K:24960)
7/12/2016 9:40:12 PM
Yes, John, I have this image and other columbines without soft focus. I do use stacking techniques for both retaining the complete subject (at least everything I need or choose) and then keeping the background nice and smooth, as if I shot at a wide aperture. This defies dof rule. Sometimes, I do make the entire subject and background in focus. I'm not sure what you would like to see (1) a stacked but sharp (no soft focus effect) flower or (2) a scene where the entire floral and background are sharp? BTW, I often stack floral subjects from the tripod, if it is calm. With bugs, I'm always using hand-held technique. Over time, I will post lots of stacked images.
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Critique By:
Eb Mueller (K:24960)
7/12/2016 2:14:06 PM
Than you, Shirley.
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Critique By:
Eb Mueller (K:24960)
7/12/2016 2:11:56 PM
Than you, Shirley. Right, in this series, it has been more about the background!
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Critique By:
Eb Mueller (K:24960)
7/12/2016 2:10:16 PM
Very nice light here, and congratulations!
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| Photo By: ARIJIT GHOSH
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Critique By:
Eb Mueller (K:24960)
7/12/2016 2:08:48 PM
Than you Arijit!
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Critique By:
Eb Mueller (K:24960)
7/12/2016 2:04:38 PM
I should explain technique of what may be called field stacking, i.e photographing at multiple planes of focus, off-hand. Fly's will only give you one or two seconds as you approach, so a longer lens, here about 600mm., by using supplementary optics, (equals longer working distance,) is an essential benefit. Also magnification can thus be pushed beyond 1:1. Secondly focusing is fixed and and the camera is moved, (best to move the entire body,) as you trip the shutter. In the brief time the subject freezes for a second or so, it is possible to get half a dozen shots off, continuously, starting at the front of the subject and moving back (or vice versa.) Sometimes very small movement artifacts can be corrected when the multiple exposures are combined in photo stacking software. For this image, I only fired off two shots because I still wanted fairly shallow focus depth. Just another shot for extra measure! :)
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Critique By:
Eb Mueller (K:24960)
7/12/2016 1:46:46 PM
Thank you, Wolf! I will try to post more.
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Critique By:
Eb Mueller (K:24960)
7/11/2016 9:40:36 PM
Thanks, Riny! I'm pleased with it, though I usually try to stack deeper. I'll post more some other time.
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Eb Mueller (K:24960)
7/11/2016 9:36:40 PM
Good idea for this sparkle! I lie that term 'mirage!"
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| Photo By: Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
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Critique By:
Eb Mueller (K:24960)
7/11/2016 9:34:52 PM
Now that is creative!!!
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Critique By:
Eb Mueller (K:24960)
7/11/2016 9:33:58 PM
Did they paint the wood to match? This is a really good find, even if you can't go back. Composition (crop) is very effective, Shirley.
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Critique By:
Eb Mueller (K:24960)
7/11/2016 9:31:05 PM
Than you, Jan.
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Critique By:
Eb Mueller (K:24960)
7/11/2016 9:30:24 PM
Thank you, Shirley. Here is more flash than ambient, but still not too bad in terms of background tone.
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Critique By:
Eb Mueller (K:24960)
7/11/2016 9:14:12 PM
Thanks Shirley. Off-hand is not as difficult when flash is involved. Though I admit it can become a strain with heavy equipment.
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Critique By:
Eb Mueller (K:24960)
7/11/2016 9:11:17 PM
Thank you Shirley. I was experimenting a with some balanced light, ambient and fill flash, for a more natural look.
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Critique By:
Eb Mueller (K:24960)
7/11/2016 10:23:17 AM
Yes, without a tripod, as is my practice for shooting anything that moves!
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Critique By:
Eb Mueller (K:24960)
7/10/2016 10:33:22 AM
Thank you, Paul. The WB is, as is, out of the camera. I'm not sure if it is correct, as I do not remember what I saw at the time. The background hue seems to match the coloration of the bluet, and it is why I liked the shot. That, and the fact that I got the subject fairly well aligned parallel to the focal plane.
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Critique By:
Eb Mueller (K:24960)
7/10/2016 10:26:53 AM
Thank you, Wolf!
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Critique By:
Eb Mueller (K:24960)
7/10/2016 10:26:10 AM
On the contrary, taming wildlife is illegal. They are wary but not frightened because they are not being hunted here. The focal length is 560mm. so subjects are not all that close, but close enough for me. Thanks for viewing and commenting, Paul! I'm very appreciative!
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Critique By:
Eb Mueller (K:24960)
7/10/2016 9:24:25 AM
Thank you, Ahin. It is a pleasure to meet you!
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