Show your Bird Portraits

[Click]

Beautiful series, briangus.

 

[AlanF]

Had a barred owl visit yesterday evening to squirrel hunt. Should have used a higher ISO as quite a few shots weren't perfectly sharp.
5DMKIV, ISO 1600, f 7.1, 1/100 sec, 600II + 1.4X III on monopod.View attachment 188890

Wow!

 

[AlanF]

Found it! Twins.

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Wow again! I don't see enough owls.

 

[Jack Douglas]

Love it. HIis twin was just out here - lemme go find it.

Did you know owls can't move their eyes? That's why they have such great neck rotation. No kidding.

Gotcha - the eyes "move" when the head is rotated.

Jack

 

[reef58]

A couple of photos taken with the 1dx3. The first shot is taken through my office window. Yard was invaded by Robins while I was working. I couldn't resist a few shots.

 

[Jack Douglas]

A couple of photos taken with the 1dx3. The first shot is taken through my office window. Yard was invaded by Robins while I was working. I couldn't resist a few shots.

Keep us tuned on the performance.

Jack

 

[reef58]

Keep us tuned on the performance.

Jack

Will do.

 

[Don Haines]

My friend is back....

 

[Jack Douglas]

My friend is back....View attachment 188898

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No matter how many times they show up it's always WOW, right?

Jack

 

[Vern too]

Had a barred owl visit yesterday evening to squirrel hunt. Should have used a higher ISO as quite a few shots weren't perfectly sharp.
5DMKIV, ISO 1600, f 7.1, 1/100 sec, 600II + 1.4X III on monopod.View attachment 188890

I guess this thread is not about image processing, but I've been playing with tone mapping some single exposure files and wanted this group's opinion. How's this version?

 

[tron]

I am not a PP expert but I find the original one more natural although I would up the exposure in it just a little anyway. But congratulations for the photos anyway.

 

[tron]

My friend is back....View attachment 188898

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And quite photogenic too. Wonderful photo. Could I interest your friend into visiting Europe maybe?

 

[Click]

I guess this thread is not about image processing, but I've been playing with tone mapping some single exposure files and wanted this group's opinion. How's this version?

I prefer the first version.

 

[Click]

My friend is back....

Very nice pictures, Don.

 

[reef58]

I guess this thread is not about image processing, but I've been playing with tone mapping some single exposure files and wanted this group's opinion. How's this version?

Nice shots. I like both, but you have to make your own choice. Do it how you like and you photos will show your style.

 

[Bert63]

I guess this thread is not about image processing, but I've been playing with tone mapping some single exposure files and wanted this group's opinion. How's this version?View attachment 188900

For me it's a bit saturated, but it's a subjective topic. Sometimes I'll process a picture and then come back to it later and wonder what I was thinking. Then I'll change it and months later I like the first chop better..

Nowadays I try to leave things as SOTC as I can. I've finally realized that I can't fix bad pictures with PP. lololol...

 

[Bert63]

Don - my friend wants to meet your friend.

This is a brand new baby who was following his parents from tree to tree through the forest we were camping in. They were incredibly noisy..

7D2 / 100-400L II @ 400mm / F5.6 / 1/100 / ISO 400

 

[AlanF]

I guess this thread is not about image processing, but I've been playing with tone mapping some single exposure files and wanted this group's opinion. How's this version?View attachment 188900

Translating the polite comments so far and what I like, the second is unnatural. Some of the pros really boost the colours etc to make vibrant images but I belong to the keep it as natural as possible school.

 

[Jack Douglas]

Translating the polite comments so far and what I like, the second is unnatural. Some of the pros really boost the colours etc to make vibrant images but I belong to the keep it as natural as possible school.

That's my feeling exactly - it has to look natural. Unless of course you are going for a special look that is not meant to be natural.

Jack

 

[AlanF]

The Peregrine Falcon is back! Last year, I posted some photos of the chick, like the one at the top here. Now the adult is getting ready to nest. They remind of Shelley's lines
'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!'
as they stare imperiously down.