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MainFragger
Nov-15-2004, 07:17 AM
I am not the biggest fan of black and white, but I found that no matter how I adjusted this picture when it was in color, I just wasn't satisfied with it. This is one of those rare occasions that I actually chose to go B&W.
PerezDesignGroup
Nov-15-2004, 02:03 PM
Good call on the B&W. I wish the bird was looking into the frame instead of off-frame. It would help solidify the composition for me personally. Great shot though. I can't even get close enough to birds to do this. Unless I actually toss my 50mm at 'em.
MainFragger
Nov-15-2004, 06:55 PM
Good call on the B&W. I wish the bird was looking into the frame instead of off-frame. It would help solidify the composition for me personally. Great shot though. I can't even get close enough to birds to do this. Unless I actually toss my 50mm at 'em.
I have a 12x optical zoom (72mm equivalent to 420mm on a 35mm camera), and this picture is actually cropped a bit. In about a 35 min. period, I took close to 300 photos. A lot of that was trying to get shots of birds circling in the sky, or coming in for a landing and using burst, though.

MainFragger
MainFragger
Nov-16-2004, 10:07 PM
I'm not sure if this is a hawk or falcon..But I've been looking for Hawks all summer..So I'm gonna call it a Hawk!
MainFragger
Nov-16-2004, 10:08 PM
of my HAWK!
jwear
Nov-16-2004, 10:11 PM
it looks like a --------- oh yea hawk
FLEMING7155
Dec-15-2004, 03:41 PM
I am not the biggest fan of black and white, but I found that no matter how I adjusted this picture when it was in color, I just wasn't satisfied with it. This is one of those rare occasions that I actually chose to go B&W. GREAT PICTURE WHAT TYPE OF GEAR ARE YOU USING?
:bow
fish
Dec-15-2004, 03:55 PM
i like birds too...they present quite a challenge.

http://coyfish.smugmug.com/photos/2620805-L.jpg
GREAPER
Dec-15-2004, 04:22 PM
Wow fish, that shot is nice and sharp. I assume because of his body position he looks funny. Like his back half is missing... Thats what grabbed me.
fish
Dec-15-2004, 06:21 PM
Wow fish, that shot is nice and sharp. I assume because of his body position he looks funny. Like his back half is missing... Thats what grabbed me.
:roflI didn't notice that... :rofl


Is this better?

http://coyfish.smugmug.com/photos/2620808-L.jpg
GREAPER
Dec-15-2004, 06:29 PM
It's very good, and it's nice to see it is not some kind of mutant
:D
Steve Cavigliano
Dec-16-2004, 10:04 AM
MF,

Good job on the gull. You don't lose much going with B&W, since they are pretty much B&W to begin with. I think the B&W treatment in your shot makes him stand out more from the BG. I like the hawk/falcon shot too :thumb

Fish,
That's a really sharp bluebird :clap I didn't noticed he was missing his rear end until Greaper pointed it out :lol

Steve
MainFragger
Dec-16-2004, 07:56 PM
GREAT PICTURE WHAT TYPE OF GEAR ARE YOU USING?
:bow
Just a Panasonic DMC-FZ10. Then I cropped and greyscaled it in Jasc. :D