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| Posted: Fri Jun 22nd, 2018 17:13 |
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jk
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Nice shot Graham. Looks like the geese are from a composite.
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| Posted: Fri Jun 22nd, 2018 17:22 |
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Graham Whistler
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Well spotted JK, yes the judge at our camera club did not like the landsape giving it only 8 out of 10 so I spiced it up a bit in Photoshop with the Canada Geese taken with D500 and 500mm lens. Main pix in Isla with D810 24-70mm AF-S lens.
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| Posted: Fri Jun 22nd, 2018 17:42 |
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jk
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Well I wont comment further on photo judges other than many have little talent or ability and that their critique is frequently stilted. Personally I like the original Isla shot.
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| Posted: Sat Jun 23rd, 2018 02:14 |
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Iain
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jk wrote:Well I wont comment further on photo judges other than many have little talent or ability and that their critique is frequently stilted. I have to agree with your comment, the Isla shot is great it would look nice hanging on the wall.
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| Posted: Sat Jun 23rd, 2018 12:29 |
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Graham Whistler
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I have sold quite a few copies of the Isla shot w/o birds at art exhibitions as reported in Sale of Fine Art Prints.It also did well in an RPS exhibition that makes the point about local judges. I am still very happy to be in the local Gosport camera club and have made several like minded local friends.
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| Posted: Sat Jun 23rd, 2018 12:30 |
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Iain
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I'm not surprised Graham.
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26th, 2018 03:54 |
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Robert
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Despite my claims to avoid bird photography at all, one of my fascinations is capturing swallows, they are so fast and unpredictable. This isn't a lens challenge, more reactions and speed. Last weekend 23-24th June, Christopher and I went to Scotland, long story but suffice to say it was a wonderful weekend apart from the midges. We stayed at a campsite right next to a river with the most ferocious midges I have yet encountered. With the midges came swallows. In the morning I amused myself trying to photograph the swallows. I was shooting into the sun which didn't help, The lens was set in f/20, which explained why I needed ISO 3,200 to get an image at 1/500 sec, I was putting it down to the dark conditions, early morning and under trees. I am not used to using Shutter priority, which seemed appropriate at the time... I will stick with Aperture priority in future I think. I used the 70-300 VR, hand held on the D3. The surface of the river was reflective, smooth black, mirror like. The swallows were catching flies very close to the water, indeed even splashing down occasionally. I had been hoping for a kingfisher which I was told do frequent that section of the river but perhaps they saw my lens. Not wonderful images but in those conditions I was quite pleased. Don't think I will win any prizes with them.   I like the reflections.
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26th, 2018 03:57 |
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Iain
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You got images Robert and that is a feat in its self with swallows.
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26th, 2018 04:05 |
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Robert
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Thanks Iain, yes they are quick! You can see how many midges there were. This one is un-processed, just cropped. Shows how powerful Lightroom is at recovering images, the two above were as dark as this one.  The wing tip almost touched the water!
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26th, 2018 06:16 |
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Graham Whistler
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Love the 2nd one you did will getting them sharp at 1/500 sec. I try to use at least 1/1600 for flight pixs.
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