Re: PESO: Cardinal with Child

[Rick Womer]

Paul, I really like those!

I’ve developed fairly uncomfortable arthritis in my neck, and even the 2
oz/ 60 g of the K-3iii over my K-5 are giving me pause...

Rick

On Sat, May 8, 2021 at 16:34 Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:

> Both are very fine images, Paul!
> I think I prefer 1227, because the bark texture adds a lot to the overall
> image, to my eye, at least.
>
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>
>
> On Sat, May 8, 2021 at 4:08 PM Paul Stenquist 
> wrote:
>
> > Based on the time of year and the visual evidence, I would guess that
> this
> > female Cardinal is ready to lay eggs.
> >
> > I felt pretty good this afternoon, so I mounted the 150-450 on my K3,
> > which I’ve rarely used for the last few years. But it’s much lighter than
> > my K-1 plus battery pack, and eliminating the converter saved even more
> > weight and still gave me 675mm FOV. I didn’t dare trust my feet to take
> me
> > out in the yard to my customary spot, so I sat on a high kitchen chair on
> > the deck. Fortunately, this young lady perched relatively near.
> >
> > Handheld, f6.7, 1/1000th, 675mm fov
> >
> > https://www.photo.net/photo/18651227/Female-Cardinal
> >
> > https://www.photo.net/photo/18651226/Lady-Cardinal
> >
> > This has me thinking seriously about the K3-3
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Re: PESO: Cardinal with Child

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Both are very fine images, Paul!
I think I prefer 1227, because the bark texture adds a lot to the overall
image, to my eye, at least.

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On Sat, May 8, 2021 at 4:08 PM Paul Stenquist 
wrote:

> Based on the time of year and the visual evidence, I would guess that this
> female Cardinal is ready to lay eggs.
>
> I felt pretty good this afternoon, so I mounted the 150-450 on my K3,
> which I’ve rarely used for the last few years. But it’s much lighter than
> my K-1 plus battery pack, and eliminating the converter saved even more
> weight and still gave me 675mm FOV. I didn’t dare trust my feet to take me
> out in the yard to my customary spot, so I sat on a high kitchen chair on
> the deck. Fortunately, this young lady perched relatively near.
>
> Handheld, f6.7, 1/1000th, 675mm fov
>
> https://www.photo.net/photo/18651227/Female-Cardinal
>
> https://www.photo.net/photo/18651226/Lady-Cardinal
>
> This has me thinking seriously about the K3-3
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Re: PESO: Cardinal

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Actually, it is camouflage, as these fish live in relatively deep water,
where the red will not be bright or ever really lreddish.


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On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 7:22 AM, Jack Davis  wrote:

> Conspicuous camo. ?? HA!
>
> J
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> > On Feb 11, 2018, at 11:38 PM, Daniel J. Matyola 
> wrote:
> >
> > Ochre-striped cardinalfish from the Maui Ocean Center:
> >
> > http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-
> pesos/2018/2/12/cardinal-fish
> >
> > K-5 IIs, DA 18-135
> > Comments are invited.
> >
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Re: PESO: Cardinal

[Jack Davis]

Conspicuous camo. ?? HA!

J

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> 
> Ochre-striped cardinalfish from the Maui Ocean Center:
> 
> http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2018/2/12/cardinal-fish
> 
> K-5 IIs, DA 18-135
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Re: peso cardinal

[David J Brooks]

thanks to all the had a look and or commented. I have just finished a
search on  natural looking bird feeders and have looked at some great
plans. I have an abundance of fallen sticks and twigs to add to the
feeders as perches, not sure why i never thougt of doing that until
now.

Dave

On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 5:47 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote:
 Nice background and pose - looks like the bird is molting!

 Mark


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 Manged to get the set up closer to the feeders. Took some of the birds
 a while to get used to me but thats the story of my life.

 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17832642

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Re: peso cardinal

[Jack Davis]

Good luck with your natural plan, David.

J

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Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 6:39:43 AM
Subject: Re: peso cardinal

thanks to all the had a look and or commented. I have just finished a
search on  natural looking bird feeders and have looked at some great
plans. I have an abundance of fallen sticks and twigs to add to the
feeders as perches, not sure why i never thougt of doing that until
now.

Dave

On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 5:47 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote:
 Nice background and pose - looks like the bird is molting!

 Mark


 On 8/11/2014 8:02 AM, David J Brooks wrote:

 Manged to get the set up closer to the feeders. Took some of the birds
 a while to get used to me but thats the story of my life.

 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17832642

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Re: peso cardinal

[knarf]

Love cardinals! Terrific shot. The arcs of the feeder arms add a nice element 
to the whole thing.

Cheers,

frank

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Manged to get the set up closer to the feeders. Took some of the birds
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Re: peso cardinal

[Ann Sanfedele]

what Frank said... great pose by the subject too!

ann

On 8/12/2014 22:27, knarf wrote:

Love cardinals! Terrific shot. The arcs of the feeder arms add a nice element 
to the whole thing.

Cheers,

frank

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Manged to get the set up closer to the feeders. Took some of the birds
a while to get used to me but thats the story of my life.

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Re: peso cardinal

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Neato, Dave!  Cheers, Christine 

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 Manged to get the set up closer to the feeders. Took some of the birds
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Re: peso cardinal

[Alan C]

Don't be discouraged, David - you're getting the hang of it. Nice shots of 
the cardinals  jays.  I'm also on a learning curve  find bird photography 
is not easy.


A lot of useful ideas here:

http://mikeatkinson.net/tutorials.htm

Alan C

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Manged to get the set up closer to the feeders. Took some of the birds
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Re: peso cardinal

[Jack Davis]

Better! You must, still, be set up a good distance from the feeder.(?)
Is this much of a crop?

J

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To: PDML pdml@pdml.net
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 5:02:46 AM
Subject: peso cardinal

Manged to get the set up closer to the feeders. Took some of the birds
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Re: peso cardinal

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On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 9:47 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote:
 Better! You must, still, be set up a good distance from the feeder.(?)
 Is this much of a crop?

I moved from 40 or so feet to about 20 feet. Not a huge crop by any
means just a tad off the top and right side


Dave

 J

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Re: peso cardinal

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On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 10:18 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote:
 On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 9:47 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote:
 Better! You must, still, be set up a good distance from the feeder.(?)
 Is this much of a crop?

 I moved from 40 or so feet to about 20 feet.

Just paced it off, i usually shoot at 50' and the new location is about 20'

DaveNot a huge crop by any
 means just a tad off the top and right side


 Dave

 J

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 Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 5:02:46 AM
 Subject: peso cardinal

 Manged to get the set up closer to the feeders. Took some of the birds
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 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17832642

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Re: peso cardinal

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Very nice portrait of a a marvelous little bird.

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On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 10:50 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote:
 On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 10:18 AM, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote:
 On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 9:47 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote:
 Better! You must, still, be set up a good distance from the feeder.(?)
 Is this much of a crop?

 I moved from 40 or so feet to about 20 feet.

 Just paced it off, i usually shoot at 50' and the new location is about 20'

 DaveNot a huge crop by any
 means just a tad off the top and right side


 Dave

 J

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 Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 5:02:46 AM
 Subject: peso cardinal

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 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17832642

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Re: peso cardinal

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Last question. Did you take any at that distance with the Sigma set to 300MM?

J

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Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 7:18:47 AM
Subject: Re: peso cardinal

On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 9:47 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote:
 Better! You must, still, be set up a good distance from the feeder.(?)
 Is this much of a crop?

I moved from 40 or so feet to about 20 feet. Not a huge crop by any
means just a tad off the top and right side


Dave

 J

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Re: peso cardinal

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On Mon, Aug 11, 2014 at 11:54 AM, Jack Davis jdavi...@comcast.net wrote:
 Last question. Did you take any at that distance with the Sigma set to 300MM?

Jack, its the Sigma 300 f4 APO prime lens so yes all at 300.:-)

Dave

 J

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 Better! You must, still, be set up a good distance from the feeder.(?)
 Is this much of a crop?

 I moved from 40 or so feet to about 20 feet. Not a huge crop by any
 means just a tad off the top and right side


 Dave

 J

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Re: peso cardinal

[Mark C]

Nice background and pose - looks like the bird is molting!

Mark

On 8/11/2014 8:02 AM, David J Brooks wrote:

Manged to get the set up closer to the feeders. Took some of the birds
a while to get used to me but thats the story of my life.

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17832642

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Re: PESO - 'Cardinal Rule'

[Paul Stenquist]

Very nice. Shot in your backyard? I've had a plethora of cardinals visit here 
lately. They frequently perch in my tropical hibiscus tree, which has red 
blooms. I've been wondering if they think those blooms are family.

Paul
On Jul 20, 2013, at 3:11 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:

 With the recent glut of cat photos, I thought I'd post this birdey photo to 
 give the cats something to chase!
 
 Comments appreciated.
 
 K20D, 600mm FA, 400 ISO, 1/125 @ f9.5
 
 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17468059
 
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Re: PESO - 'Cardinal Rule'

[kwaller]

Thanks Paul.


Shot in your backyard?


Yes, awhile ago - since the Sharp-shinned Hawk appeared I've had very little 
avian traffic or squirrels or chipmonks 


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Subject: Re: PESO - 'Cardinal Rule'


Very nice. Shot in your backyard? I've had a plethora of cardinals visit 
here lately. They frequently perch in my tropical hibiscus tree, which has 
red blooms. I've been wondering if they think those blooms are family.


Paul
On Jul 20, 2013, at 3:11 PM, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:

With the recent glut of cat photos, I thought I'd post this birdey photo 
to give the cats something to chase!


Comments appreciated.

K20D, 600mm FA, 400 ISO, 1/125 @ f9.5

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17468059

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Re: PESO - 'Cardinal Rule'

[Jack Davis]

Ya' nailed him, Ken !
If you will allow me, may I suggest you open this image in ACR and give it a  
'prox a 64 % click of Clarify. 
Something I find I frequently do prior to moving an image to the editor...If 
the image mood permits, of course

Jack


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Subject: PESO - 'Cardinal Rule'

With the recent glut of cat photos, I thought I'd post this birdey photo to 
give the cats something to chase!

Comments appreciated.

K20D, 600mm FA, 400 ISO, 1/125 @ f9.5

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17468059

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Re: PESO - 'Cardinal Rule'

[David J Brooks]

Beautiful

Dave

On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 3:11 PM,  kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
 With the recent glut of cat photos, I thought I'd post this birdey photo to
 give the cats something to chase!

 Comments appreciated.

 K20D, 600mm FA, 400 ISO, 1/125 @ f9.5

 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17468059

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Re: PESO: Cardinal on Approach

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On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 12:52 AM, Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote:
  Hi all,

 This is a shot I took way back at the end of May, shortly after I got my
 K-x.  I've been tinkering with it off and on ever since and can't bring
 myself to abandon it, as it was the first in-flight bird I ever captured
 that I was somewhat proud of.  The color of the background was absolutely
 horrid in the original photo, and it was pretty noisy by K-x standards.  I
 messed with toning down the colors (it was an abhorrent mix of brown, green,
 rust, and yellow originally) until I finally decided it looked best with
 everything desaturated out, except for the red of the bird.  I'm still
 trying to deal with some ugliness on the beak, but I'm slowly getting it out
 of there.

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/5045841583/
 K-x, DAL 50-200mm, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/1250 sec

 It was shot in jpeg format, so I'm somewhat limited in my options.  And this
 is a resized (2400 pixels long-side) version after some minor cropping (I'm
 trying to stay as close to the original resolution as possible for now).
  Any tips on what I can do, aside from the cropping, to make it a more
 effective image?

 Comments, critiques, and/or relentless hectoring welcome.

Good shot, but I'd prefer to have seen the wings out.  Just doesn't
look right to me - as if he's just hanging in mid-air rather than
moving in a direction (presumably forward).

And again with the desaturation thing.  I'll comment no more on that.

;-)

I do recognize the difficulties in catching such moments at the
perfect time, so I'll still say very good shot.

cheers,
frank

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Re: PESO: Cardinal on Approach

[Walter Gilbert]

  Thanks again, Frank.

The doesn't look right thing is actually what I like about the shot, 
and why I keep returning to it.  The overall qualities of the original 
image are extremely ugly, but I can't help wanting it to turn out well.  
I have to admit it's a sentimental attachment.


-- Walt

On 10/4/2010 3:21 PM, frank theriault wrote:

On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 12:52 AM, Walter Gilbertldott...@gmail.com  wrote:

  Hi all,

This is a shot I took way back at the end of May, shortly after I got my
K-x.  I've been tinkering with it off and on ever since and can't bring
myself to abandon it, as it was the first in-flight bird I ever captured
that I was somewhat proud of.  The color of the background was absolutely
horrid in the original photo, and it was pretty noisy by K-x standards.  I
messed with toning down the colors (it was an abhorrent mix of brown, green,
rust, and yellow originally) until I finally decided it looked best with
everything desaturated out, except for the red of the bird.  I'm still
trying to deal with some ugliness on the beak, but I'm slowly getting it out
of there.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/5045841583/
K-x, DAL 50-200mm, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/1250 sec

It was shot in jpeg format, so I'm somewhat limited in my options.  And this
is a resized (2400 pixels long-side) version after some minor cropping (I'm
trying to stay as close to the original resolution as possible for now).
  Any tips on what I can do, aside from the cropping, to make it a more
effective image?

Comments, critiques, and/or relentless hectoring welcome.

Good shot, but I'd prefer to have seen the wings out.  Just doesn't
look right to me - as if he's just hanging in mid-air rather than
moving in a direction (presumably forward).

And again with the desaturation thing.  I'll comment no more on that.

;-)

I do recognize the difficulties in catching such moments at the
perfect time, so I'll still say very good shot.

cheers,
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Re: PESO: Cardinal on Approach

[Walter Gilbert]

  Many thanks, Paul!

On 10/3/2010 1:56 PM, paul stenquist wrote:

Well done!
Paul
On Oct 3, 2010, at 2:03 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote:


  Thanks, Steven.

I really need to immerse myself in Photoshop in order to do anything 
approaching what P.J. did with that photo.  It really is nice, isn't it?

-- Walt



On 10/3/2010 10:27 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote:

I admit that I am partial tot his kind of effect if it it is done
well.  Both of these are good efforts, but the car is wonderful.

On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 2:19 AM, P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com   
wrote:

  Just to be annoying here's one of my efforts, I used a number of layers.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20chartreusecouperevisited%26revised.html

On 10/3/2010 2:10 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote:

   Thanks, P.J.

You're absolutely right.  I noticed the halo around the bird about ten
minutes after I'd uploaded it.  Only, I didn't use any layers.  I simply
desaturated the colors in the original.  I'll see if I can get rid of some
of that.

-- Walt

On 10/3/2010 12:54 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:

  Imitation hand coloring of BW can be effective, but you have to be
careful to avoid halos around your colored layer.  Just think of it as a
case of Less is More, unless you intended for it to look the way it does, in
which case to quote Emily Litela .  /Nevermind/.

On 10/3/2010 12:52 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote:

  Hi all,

This is a shot I took way back at the end of May, shortly after I got my
K-x.  I've been tinkering with it off and on ever since and can't bring
myself to abandon it, as it was the first in-flight bird I ever captured
that I was somewhat proud of.  The color of the background was absolutely
horrid in the original photo, and it was pretty noisy by K-x standards.  I
messed with toning down the colors (it was an abhorrent mix of brown, green,
rust, and yellow originally) until I finally decided it looked best with
everything desaturated out, except for the red of the bird.  I'm still
trying to deal with some ugliness on the beak, but I'm slowly getting it out
of there.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/5045841583/
K-x, DAL 50-200mm, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/1250 sec

It was shot in jpeg format, so I'm somewhat limited in my options.  And
this is a resized (2400 pixels long-side) version after some minor cropping
(I'm trying to stay as close to the original resolution as possible for
now).  Any tips on what I can do, aside from the cropping, to make it a more
effective image?

Comments, critiques, and/or relentless hectoring welcome.

Best,

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Re: PESO: Cardinal on Approach

[Walter Gilbert]

   Thanks, P.J.

You're absolutely right.  I noticed the halo around the bird about ten 
minutes after I'd uploaded it.  Only, I didn't use any layers.  I simply 
desaturated the colors in the original.  I'll see if I can get rid of 
some of that.


-- Walt

On 10/3/2010 12:54 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:
 Imitation hand coloring of BW can be effective, but you have to be 
careful to avoid halos around your colored layer.  Just think of it as 
a case of Less is More, unless you intended for it to look the way it 
does, in which case to quote Emily Litela .  /Nevermind/.


On 10/3/2010 12:52 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote:

 Hi all,

This is a shot I took way back at the end of May, shortly after I got 
my K-x.  I've been tinkering with it off and on ever since and can't 
bring myself to abandon it, as it was the first in-flight bird I ever 
captured that I was somewhat proud of.  The color of the background 
was absolutely horrid in the original photo, and it was pretty noisy 
by K-x standards.  I messed with toning down the colors (it was an 
abhorrent mix of brown, green, rust, and yellow originally) until I 
finally decided it looked best with everything desaturated out, 
except for the red of the bird.  I'm still trying to deal with some 
ugliness on the beak, but I'm slowly getting it out of there.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/5045841583/
K-x, DAL 50-200mm, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/1250 sec

It was shot in jpeg format, so I'm somewhat limited in my options.  
And this is a resized (2400 pixels long-side) version after some 
minor cropping (I'm trying to stay as close to the original 
resolution as possible for now).  Any tips on what I can do, aside 
from the cropping, to make it a more effective image?


Comments, critiques, and/or relentless hectoring welcome.

Best,

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Re: PESO: Cardinal on Approach

[P. J. Alling]

 Just to be annoying here's one of my efforts, I used a number of layers.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20chartreusecouperevisited%26revised.html

On 10/3/2010 2:10 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote:

   Thanks, P.J.

You're absolutely right.  I noticed the halo around the bird about ten 
minutes after I'd uploaded it.  Only, I didn't use any layers.  I 
simply desaturated the colors in the original.  I'll see if I can get 
rid of some of that.


-- Walt

On 10/3/2010 12:54 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:
 Imitation hand coloring of BW can be effective, but you have to be 
careful to avoid halos around your colored layer.  Just think of it 
as a case of Less is More, unless you intended for it to look the way 
it does, in which case to quote Emily Litela .  /Nevermind/.


On 10/3/2010 12:52 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote:

 Hi all,

This is a shot I took way back at the end of May, shortly after I 
got my K-x.  I've been tinkering with it off and on ever since and 
can't bring myself to abandon it, as it was the first in-flight bird 
I ever captured that I was somewhat proud of.  The color of the 
background was absolutely horrid in the original photo, and it was 
pretty noisy by K-x standards.  I messed with toning down the colors 
(it was an abhorrent mix of brown, green, rust, and yellow 
originally) until I finally decided it looked best with everything 
desaturated out, except for the red of the bird.  I'm still trying 
to deal with some ugliness on the beak, but I'm slowly getting it 
out of there.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/5045841583/
K-x, DAL 50-200mm, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/1250 sec

It was shot in jpeg format, so I'm somewhat limited in my options.  
And this is a resized (2400 pixels long-side) version after some 
minor cropping (I'm trying to stay as close to the original 
resolution as possible for now).  Any tips on what I can do, aside 
from the cropping, to make it a more effective image?


Comments, critiques, and/or relentless hectoring welcome.

Best,

Walt












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Re: PESO: Cardinal on Approach

[Walter Gilbert]

  Wow!  Very nice work!

I have zero practical experience with layers.  I've been essentially 
flying blind ever since I got Photoshop.


One of these days, I'm going to spend some hours watching tutorials.

On 10/3/2010 1:19 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:

 Just to be annoying here's one of my efforts, I used a number of layers.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20chartreusecouperevisited%26revised.html 



On 10/3/2010 2:10 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote:

   Thanks, P.J.

You're absolutely right.  I noticed the halo around the bird about 
ten minutes after I'd uploaded it.  Only, I didn't use any layers.  I 
simply desaturated the colors in the original.  I'll see if I can get 
rid of some of that.


-- Walt

On 10/3/2010 12:54 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:
 Imitation hand coloring of BW can be effective, but you have to be 
careful to avoid halos around your colored layer.  Just think of it 
as a case of Less is More, unless you intended for it to look the 
way it does, in which case to quote Emily Litela .  /Nevermind/.


On 10/3/2010 12:52 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote:

 Hi all,

This is a shot I took way back at the end of May, shortly after I 
got my K-x.  I've been tinkering with it off and on ever since and 
can't bring myself to abandon it, as it was the first in-flight 
bird I ever captured that I was somewhat proud of.  The color of 
the background was absolutely horrid in the original photo, and it 
was pretty noisy by K-x standards.  I messed with toning down the 
colors (it was an abhorrent mix of brown, green, rust, and yellow 
originally) until I finally decided it looked best with everything 
desaturated out, except for the red of the bird.  I'm still trying 
to deal with some ugliness on the beak, but I'm slowly getting it 
out of there.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/5045841583/
K-x, DAL 50-200mm, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/1250 sec

It was shot in jpeg format, so I'm somewhat limited in my options.  
And this is a resized (2400 pixels long-side) version after some 
minor cropping (I'm trying to stay as close to the original 
resolution as possible for now).  Any tips on what I can do, aside 
from the cropping, to make it a more effective image?


Comments, critiques, and/or relentless hectoring welcome.

Best,

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Re: PESO: Cardinal on Approach

[David J Brooks]

Other than being a tad dark on my laptop, good first try.

Dave

On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 12:52 AM, Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com wrote:
  Hi all,

 This is a shot I took way back at the end of May, shortly after I got my
 K-x.  I've been tinkering with it off and on ever since and can't bring
 myself to abandon it, as it was the first in-flight bird I ever captured
 that I was somewhat proud of.  The color of the background was absolutely
 horrid in the original photo, and it was pretty noisy by K-x standards.  I
 messed with toning down the colors (it was an abhorrent mix of brown, green,
 rust, and yellow originally) until I finally decided it looked best with
 everything desaturated out, except for the red of the bird.  I'm still
 trying to deal with some ugliness on the beak, but I'm slowly getting it out
 of there.

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/5045841583/
 K-x, DAL 50-200mm, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/1250 sec

 It was shot in jpeg format, so I'm somewhat limited in my options.  And this
 is a resized (2400 pixels long-side) version after some minor cropping (I'm
 trying to stay as close to the original resolution as possible for now).
  Any tips on what I can do, aside from the cropping, to make it a more
 effective image?

 Comments, critiques, and/or relentless hectoring welcome.

 Best,

 Walt



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Re: PESO: Cardinal on Approach

[Steven Desjardins]

I admit that I am partial tot his kind of effect if it it is done
well.  Both of these are good efforts, but the car is wonderful.

On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 2:19 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
  Just to be annoying here's one of my efforts, I used a number of layers.

 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20chartreusecouperevisited%26revised.html

 On 10/3/2010 2:10 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote:

   Thanks, P.J.

 You're absolutely right.  I noticed the halo around the bird about ten
 minutes after I'd uploaded it.  Only, I didn't use any layers.  I simply
 desaturated the colors in the original.  I'll see if I can get rid of some
 of that.

 -- Walt

 On 10/3/2010 12:54 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:

  Imitation hand coloring of BW can be effective, but you have to be
 careful to avoid halos around your colored layer.  Just think of it as a
 case of Less is More, unless you intended for it to look the way it does, in
 which case to quote Emily Litela .  /Nevermind/.

 On 10/3/2010 12:52 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote:

  Hi all,

 This is a shot I took way back at the end of May, shortly after I got my
 K-x.  I've been tinkering with it off and on ever since and can't bring
 myself to abandon it, as it was the first in-flight bird I ever captured
 that I was somewhat proud of.  The color of the background was absolutely
 horrid in the original photo, and it was pretty noisy by K-x standards.  I
 messed with toning down the colors (it was an abhorrent mix of brown, 
 green,
 rust, and yellow originally) until I finally decided it looked best with
 everything desaturated out, except for the red of the bird.  I'm still
 trying to deal with some ugliness on the beak, but I'm slowly getting it 
 out
 of there.

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/5045841583/
 K-x, DAL 50-200mm, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/1250 sec

 It was shot in jpeg format, so I'm somewhat limited in my options.  And
 this is a resized (2400 pixels long-side) version after some minor cropping
 (I'm trying to stay as close to the original resolution as possible for
 now).  Any tips on what I can do, aside from the cropping, to make it a 
 more
 effective image?

 Comments, critiques, and/or relentless hectoring welcome.

 Best,

 Walt









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Re: PESO: Cardinal on Approach

[Walter Gilbert]

  Thanks, Steven.

I really need to immerse myself in Photoshop in order to do anything 
approaching what P.J. did with that photo.  It really is nice, isn't it?


-- Walt



On 10/3/2010 10:27 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote:

I admit that I am partial tot his kind of effect if it it is done
well.  Both of these are good efforts, but the car is wonderful.

On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 2:19 AM, P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com  wrote:

  Just to be annoying here's one of my efforts, I used a number of layers.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20chartreusecouperevisited%26revised.html

On 10/3/2010 2:10 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote:

   Thanks, P.J.

You're absolutely right.  I noticed the halo around the bird about ten
minutes after I'd uploaded it.  Only, I didn't use any layers.  I simply
desaturated the colors in the original.  I'll see if I can get rid of some
of that.

-- Walt

On 10/3/2010 12:54 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:

  Imitation hand coloring of BW can be effective, but you have to be
careful to avoid halos around your colored layer.  Just think of it as a
case of Less is More, unless you intended for it to look the way it does, in
which case to quote Emily Litela .  /Nevermind/.

On 10/3/2010 12:52 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote:

  Hi all,

This is a shot I took way back at the end of May, shortly after I got my
K-x.  I've been tinkering with it off and on ever since and can't bring
myself to abandon it, as it was the first in-flight bird I ever captured
that I was somewhat proud of.  The color of the background was absolutely
horrid in the original photo, and it was pretty noisy by K-x standards.  I
messed with toning down the colors (it was an abhorrent mix of brown, green,
rust, and yellow originally) until I finally decided it looked best with
everything desaturated out, except for the red of the bird.  I'm still
trying to deal with some ugliness on the beak, but I'm slowly getting it out
of there.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/5045841583/
K-x, DAL 50-200mm, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/1250 sec

It was shot in jpeg format, so I'm somewhat limited in my options.  And
this is a resized (2400 pixels long-side) version after some minor cropping
(I'm trying to stay as close to the original resolution as possible for
now).  Any tips on what I can do, aside from the cropping, to make it a more
effective image?

Comments, critiques, and/or relentless hectoring welcome.

Best,

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Re: PESO: Cardinal on Approach

[Walter Gilbert]

  Thanks, David.

The shot is a near-perfect expression of myself as a photographer in 
that it's very much a work in progress, and in its early stages.


The most valuable lesson I've learned from this image is that, for all 
its wonders, Photoshop can't turn a crappy photographer into a good 
one.  :-)


Best,

Walt


On 10/3/2010 6:27 AM, David J Brooks wrote:

Other than being a tad dark on my laptop, good first try.

Dave

On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 12:52 AM, Walter Gilbertldott...@gmail.com  wrote:

  Hi all,

This is a shot I took way back at the end of May, shortly after I got my
K-x.  I've been tinkering with it off and on ever since and can't bring
myself to abandon it, as it was the first in-flight bird I ever captured
that I was somewhat proud of.  The color of the background was absolutely
horrid in the original photo, and it was pretty noisy by K-x standards.  I
messed with toning down the colors (it was an abhorrent mix of brown, green,
rust, and yellow originally) until I finally decided it looked best with
everything desaturated out, except for the red of the bird.  I'm still
trying to deal with some ugliness on the beak, but I'm slowly getting it out
of there.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/5045841583/
K-x, DAL 50-200mm, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/1250 sec

It was shot in jpeg format, so I'm somewhat limited in my options.  And this
is a resized (2400 pixels long-side) version after some minor cropping (I'm
trying to stay as close to the original resolution as possible for now).
  Any tips on what I can do, aside from the cropping, to make it a more
effective image?

Comments, critiques, and/or relentless hectoring welcome.

Best,

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Re: PESO: Cardinal on Approach

[P. J. Alling]

 Don't sell yourself short, we're all crappy photographers, some are 
just better editors.  Right now I've just deleted about 100 shots of a 
doorknob I was shooting to test out a couple of lenses.  Some were even 
good photos of a doorknob, but...


On 10/3/2010 2:07 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote:

  Thanks, David.

The shot is a near-perfect expression of myself as a photographer in 
that it's very much a work in progress, and in its early stages.


The most valuable lesson I've learned from this image is that, for all 
its wonders, Photoshop can't turn a crappy photographer into a good 
one.  :-)


Best,

Walt


On 10/3/2010 6:27 AM, David J Brooks wrote:

Other than being a tad dark on my laptop, good first try.

Dave

On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 12:52 AM, Walter Gilbertldott...@gmail.com  
wrote:

  Hi all,

This is a shot I took way back at the end of May, shortly after I 
got my

K-x.  I've been tinkering with it off and on ever since and can't bring
myself to abandon it, as it was the first in-flight bird I ever 
captured
that I was somewhat proud of.  The color of the background was 
absolutely
horrid in the original photo, and it was pretty noisy by K-x 
standards.  I
messed with toning down the colors (it was an abhorrent mix of 
brown, green,
rust, and yellow originally) until I finally decided it looked best 
with

everything desaturated out, except for the red of the bird.  I'm still
trying to deal with some ugliness on the beak, but I'm slowly 
getting it out

of there.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/5045841583/
K-x, DAL 50-200mm, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/1250 sec

It was shot in jpeg format, so I'm somewhat limited in my options.  
And this
is a resized (2400 pixels long-side) version after some minor 
cropping (I'm
trying to stay as close to the original resolution as possible for 
now).

  Any tips on what I can do, aside from the cropping, to make it a more
effective image?

Comments, critiques, and/or relentless hectoring welcome.

Best,

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Re: PESO: Cardinal on Approach

[Walter Gilbert]

  Thanks for the encouragement, P.J.  I'll try to keep that in mind the 
next time I find myself deleting 100 pictures of a smashed aluminum can, 
not taken to test out a lens, but because I'd somehow convinced myself 
it'd make an interesting shot.  ;^)



On 10/3/2010 1:30 PM, P. J. Alling wrote:
 Don't sell yourself short, we're all crappy photographers, some are 
just better editors.  Right now I've just deleted about 100 shots of a 
doorknob I was shooting to test out a couple of lenses.  Some were 
even good photos of a doorknob, but...


On 10/3/2010 2:07 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote:

  Thanks, David.

The shot is a near-perfect expression of myself as a photographer in 
that it's very much a work in progress, and in its early stages.


The most valuable lesson I've learned from this image is that, for 
all its wonders, Photoshop can't turn a crappy photographer into a 
good one.  :-)


Best,

Walt


On 10/3/2010 6:27 AM, David J Brooks wrote:

Other than being a tad dark on my laptop, good first try.

Dave

On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 12:52 AM, Walter Gilbertldott...@gmail.com  
wrote:

  Hi all,

This is a shot I took way back at the end of May, shortly after I 
got my
K-x.  I've been tinkering with it off and on ever since and can't 
bring
myself to abandon it, as it was the first in-flight bird I ever 
captured
that I was somewhat proud of.  The color of the background was 
absolutely
horrid in the original photo, and it was pretty noisy by K-x 
standards.  I
messed with toning down the colors (it was an abhorrent mix of 
brown, green,
rust, and yellow originally) until I finally decided it looked best 
with

everything desaturated out, except for the red of the bird.  I'm still
trying to deal with some ugliness on the beak, but I'm slowly 
getting it out

of there.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/5045841583/
K-x, DAL 50-200mm, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/1250 sec

It was shot in jpeg format, so I'm somewhat limited in my options.  
And this
is a resized (2400 pixels long-side) version after some minor 
cropping (I'm
trying to stay as close to the original resolution as possible for 
now).
  Any tips on what I can do, aside from the cropping, to make it a 
more

effective image?

Comments, critiques, and/or relentless hectoring welcome.

Best,

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Re: PESO: Cardinal on Approach

[paul stenquist]

Well done!
Paul
On Oct 3, 2010, at 2:03 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote:

  Thanks, Steven.
 
 I really need to immerse myself in Photoshop in order to do anything 
 approaching what P.J. did with that photo.  It really is nice, isn't it?
 
 -- Walt
 
 
 
 On 10/3/2010 10:27 AM, Steven Desjardins wrote:
 I admit that I am partial tot his kind of effect if it it is done
 well.  Both of these are good efforts, but the car is wonderful.
 
 On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 2:19 AM, P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com  
 wrote:
  Just to be annoying here's one of my efforts, I used a number of layers.
 
 http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1604247/PESO/PESO%20--%20chartreusecouperevisited%26revised.html
 
 On 10/3/2010 2:10 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote:
   Thanks, P.J.
 
 You're absolutely right.  I noticed the halo around the bird about ten
 minutes after I'd uploaded it.  Only, I didn't use any layers.  I simply
 desaturated the colors in the original.  I'll see if I can get rid of some
 of that.
 
 -- Walt
 
 On 10/3/2010 12:54 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:
  Imitation hand coloring of BW can be effective, but you have to be
 careful to avoid halos around your colored layer.  Just think of it as a
 case of Less is More, unless you intended for it to look the way it does, 
 in
 which case to quote Emily Litela .  /Nevermind/.
 
 On 10/3/2010 12:52 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote:
  Hi all,
 
 This is a shot I took way back at the end of May, shortly after I got my
 K-x.  I've been tinkering with it off and on ever since and can't bring
 myself to abandon it, as it was the first in-flight bird I ever captured
 that I was somewhat proud of.  The color of the background was absolutely
 horrid in the original photo, and it was pretty noisy by K-x standards.  
 I
 messed with toning down the colors (it was an abhorrent mix of brown, 
 green,
 rust, and yellow originally) until I finally decided it looked best with
 everything desaturated out, except for the red of the bird.  I'm still
 trying to deal with some ugliness on the beak, but I'm slowly getting it 
 out
 of there.
 
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/5045841583/
 K-x, DAL 50-200mm, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/1250 sec
 
 It was shot in jpeg format, so I'm somewhat limited in my options.  And
 this is a resized (2400 pixels long-side) version after some minor 
 cropping
 (I'm trying to stay as close to the original resolution as possible for
 now).  Any tips on what I can do, aside from the cropping, to make it a 
 more
 effective image?
 
 Comments, critiques, and/or relentless hectoring welcome.
 
 Best,
 
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Re: PESO: Cardinal on Approach

[P. J. Alling]

 Imitation hand coloring of BW can be effective, but you have to be 
careful to avoid halos around your colored layer.  Just think of it as a 
case of Less is More, unless you intended for it to look the way it 
does, in which case to quote Emily Litela .  /Nevermind/.


On 10/3/2010 12:52 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote:

 Hi all,

This is a shot I took way back at the end of May, shortly after I got 
my K-x.  I've been tinkering with it off and on ever since and can't 
bring myself to abandon it, as it was the first in-flight bird I ever 
captured that I was somewhat proud of.  The color of the background 
was absolutely horrid in the original photo, and it was pretty noisy 
by K-x standards.  I messed with toning down the colors (it was an 
abhorrent mix of brown, green, rust, and yellow originally) until I 
finally decided it looked best with everything desaturated out, except 
for the red of the bird.  I'm still trying to deal with some ugliness 
on the beak, but I'm slowly getting it out of there.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/5045841583/
K-x, DAL 50-200mm, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/1250 sec

It was shot in jpeg format, so I'm somewhat limited in my options.  
And this is a resized (2400 pixels long-side) version after some minor 
cropping (I'm trying to stay as close to the original resolution as 
possible for now).  Any tips on what I can do, aside from the 
cropping, to make it a more effective image?


Comments, critiques, and/or relentless hectoring welcome.

Best,

Walt






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Re: Peso Cardinal

[David J Brooks]

On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 1:07 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote:
  Amazing how sharp it is with just a camera, flash and no lens...

Who needs a lens, when you have the K10D.

DAVE



 On 8/31/2010 5:44 PM, David J Brooks wrote:

 One of our male birds that feeds in our back yard.
 Not the sharpest one i've taken.

 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11533690

 K10D, AF360 -0.5 for fill.

 Dave

 PS when i went to log into photo dot nret, it told me my password was
 changed, to click on a link and a new one would be emailed to me,
 which it was. However, the new one did nothing, updating password in
 change password link did nothing, BUT when i clicked my workspace, it
 took me to my pages,.
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Re: Peso Cardinal

[P. J. Alling]

 Amazing how sharp it is with just a camera, flash and no lens...



On 8/31/2010 5:44 PM, David J Brooks wrote:

One of our male birds that feeds in our back yard.
Not the sharpest one i've taken.

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11533690

K10D, AF360 -0.5 for fill.

Dave

PS when i went to log into photo dot nret, it told me my password was
changed, to click on a link and a new one would be emailed to me,
which it was. However, the new one did nothing, updating password in
change password link did nothing, BUT when i clicked my workspace, it
took me to my pages,.
Hu

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Re: Peso Cardinal

[Brian Walters]

On Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:44 -0400, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com
wrote:
 One of our male birds that feeds in our back yard.
 Not the sharpest one i've taken.
 
 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11533690
 
 K10D, AF360 -0.5 for fill.



Beautiful bird - I can see where the name comes from.

Nicely composed image.



Cheers

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Re: Peso Cardinal

[Jack Davis]

They are beautiful. Nice one, Dave!

Jack

--- On Tue, 8/31/10, David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com wrote:

 From: David J Brooks pentko...@gmail.com
 Subject: Peso Cardinal
 To: Pentax Discuss pdml@pdml.net, Petch Dianne 
 dianne.pe...@yahoo.com, Barbara Brooks bbaro...@gmail.com
 Cc: Home Sarah sarah.h...@firstgroup.com, Conley Leah 
 leah.con...@firstgroup.com, Smillie Dale dale.smil...@firstgroup.com, 
 Wonch Joyce joyce.wo...@firstgroup.com
 Date: Tuesday, August 31, 2010, 2:44 PM
 One of our male birds that feeds in
 our back yard.
 Not the sharpest one i've taken.
 
 http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11533690
 
 K10D, AF360 -0.5 for fill.
 
 Dave
 
 PS when i went to log into photo dot nret, it told me my
 password was
 changed, to click on a link and a new one would be emailed
 to me,
 which it was. However, the new one did nothing, updating
 password in
 change password link did nothing, BUT when i clicked my
 workspace, it
 took me to my pages,.
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Re: Peso Cardinal

[Walter Gilbert]

   Perhaps not the sharpest, but I really like the colors and DOF.

I get a lot of cardinal shots.  Mine really seem to love black sunflower 
seeds.


-- Walt


On 8/31/2010 4:44 PM, David J Brooks wrote:

One of our male birds that feeds in our back yard.
Not the sharpest one i've taken.

http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11533690

K10D, AF360 -0.5 for fill.

Dave

PS when i went to log into photo dot nret, it told me my password was
changed, to click on a link and a new one would be emailed to me,
which it was. However, the new one did nothing, updating password in
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Re: PESO - cardinal

[Fernando Terrazzino]

I like the way the pose drags my eye, starting from the eye and beak,
and escaping to the right following the tail.

Very nice work

Saluti

Fernando


On 5/8/07, Brendan MacRae [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Really nice shot, Christian. You nailed it. Very
 interesting pose for him, too.

 -Brendan
 --- Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

  I'm in South Texas for three days shooting birds on
  a ranch in the Rio
  Grande valley.
 
  Here's a quick snap from this morning's shoot:
 
  http://tinyurl.com/362cen
 
  ISO 800 1/250 f11 95% of the original frame (I
  shopped a bit off the top
  and right).
 
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Re: PESO - cardinal

[Christian]

Fernando Terrazzino wrote:
 I like the way the pose drags my eye, starting from the eye and beak,
 and escaping to the right following the tail.
 
 Very nice work

Thanks, Fernando.  I was hoping it was engaging the viewer in the way 
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[Christian]

Brendan MacRae wrote:
 Really nice shot, Christian. You nailed it. Very
 interesting pose for him, too.
 

Thanks, Brendan.  I really like the pose too.

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RE: PESO - cardinal

[Tom C]

Also Excellent!



Tom C.



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I'm in South Texas for three days shooting birds on a ranch in the Rio
Grande valley.

Here's a quick snap from this morning's shoot:

http://tinyurl.com/362cen

ISO 800 1/250 f11 95% of the original frame (I shopped a bit off the top
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Re: PESO - cardinal

[frank theriault]

On 5/5/07, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Excellent shot. A little more contrast (applied in curves so as not
 to move the shadow or highlight points) might be okay. But it's great
 as shown. You are the birdmaster, Christian. And that's a good thing
 to be.

I agree.

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Re: PESO - cardinal

[Brendan MacRae]

Really nice shot, Christian. You nailed it. Very
interesting pose for him, too.

-Brendan
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 I'm in South Texas for three days shooting birds on
 a ranch in the Rio 
 Grande valley.
 
 Here's a quick snap from this morning's shoot:
 
 http://tinyurl.com/362cen
 
 ISO 800 1/250 f11 95% of the original frame (I
 shopped a bit off the top 
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 Comments always appreciated.
 
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 Lovely shot -- good perch on  wood, good brokeh, great color, of course. :-)
 

Thanks, Marnie!


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Re: PESO - cardinal

[Russell Kerstetter]

knarly cardinal!  well, I suppose it is the wood that is knarly...  it
was nice of him to pose for you.  I like the frog as well, did you use
flash witht that one

Russ

On 5/5/07, Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 I'm in South Texas for three days shooting birds on a ranch in the Rio
 Grande valley.

 Here's a quick snap from this morning's shoot:

 http://tinyurl.com/362cen

 ISO 800 1/250 f11 95% of the original frame (I shopped a bit off the top
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Re: PESO - cardinal

[P. J. Alling]

Nice action pose, but it looks like you missed the focus point.  His 
butt, (and wing feathers), look nice and sharp though...

Christian wrote:
 I'm in South Texas for three days shooting birds on a ranch in the Rio 
 Grande valley.

 Here's a quick snap from this morning's shoot:

 http://tinyurl.com/362cen

 ISO 800 1/250 f11 95% of the original frame (I shopped a bit off the top 
 and right).

 Comments always appreciated.

   


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Re: PESO - cardinal

[Maris V. Lidaka Sr.]

Good shot of a nice bird - what lens?

Maris

Christian wrote:
 I'm in South Texas for three days shooting birds on a ranch in the Rio
 Grande valley.
 
 Here's a quick snap from this morning's shoot:
 
 http://tinyurl.com/362cen
 
 ISO 800 1/250 f11 95% of the original frame (I shopped a bit off the
 top and right).

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Re: PESO - cardinal

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

On May 5, 2007, at 12:24 PM, Christian wrote:

 Here's a quick snap from this morning's shoot:

 http://tinyurl.com/362cen

 ISO 800 1/250 f11 95% of the original frame (I shopped a bit off  
 the top
 and right).

Nice. It seems just a little flat, a little more saturation or  
contrast would fix that.

Godfrey

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Re: PESO - cardinal

[Cotty]

On 5/5/07, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed:

I'm in South Texas for three days shooting birds on a ranch in the Rio 
Grande valley.

Here's a quick snap from this morning's shoot:

http://tinyurl.com/362cen

WOW. Like it. You're quite a birder aren't you.

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Re: PESO - cardinal

[Christian]

Maris V. Lidaka Sr. wrote:
 Good shot of a nice bird - what lens?

cough 500mm f4L IS + 1.4x TC cough

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 Christian wrote:
 I'm in South Texas for three days shooting birds on a ranch in the Rio
 Grande valley.

 Here's a quick snap from this morning's shoot:

 http://tinyurl.com/362cen

 ISO 800 1/250 f11 95% of the original frame (I shopped a bit off the
 top and right).
 

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Re: PESO - cardinal

[Christian]

Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
 On May 5, 2007, at 12:24 PM, Christian wrote:
 
 Here's a quick snap from this morning's shoot:

 http://tinyurl.com/362cen

 ISO 800 1/250 f11 95% of the original frame (I shopped a bit off  
 the top
 and right).
 
 Nice. It seems just a little flat, a little more saturation or  
 contrast would fix that.
 
 Godfrey
 

Hm, it WAS horribly overcast but I bumped up the contrast quite a 
bit.  A little more couldn't hurt...

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Re: PESO - cardinal

[Digital Image Studio]

On 06/05/07, Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Maris V. Lidaka Sr. wrote:
  Good shot of a nice bird - what lens?

 cough 500mm f4L IS + 1.4x TC cough

LOL, are you sure you couldn't have used anything longer/faster? :-)

Nice shot BTW, great contrast and sharpness given the obvious magnification.

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Re: PESO - cardinal

[Paul Stenquist]

Excellent shot. A little more contrast (applied in curves so as not  
to move the shadow or highlight points) might be okay. But it's great  
as shown. You are the birdmaster, Christian. And that's a good thing  
to be.
Paul
On May 5, 2007, at 9:42 PM, Christian wrote:

 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
 On May 5, 2007, at 12:24 PM, Christian wrote:

 Here's a quick snap from this morning's shoot:

 http://tinyurl.com/362cen

 ISO 800 1/250 f11 95% of the original frame (I shopped a bit off
 the top
 and right).

 Nice. It seems just a little flat, a little more saturation or
 contrast would fix that.

 Godfrey


 Hm, it WAS horribly overcast but I bumped up the contrast quite a
 bit.  A little more couldn't hurt...

 Thanks, Godders.

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Re: PESO - cardinal

[Christian]

Paul Stenquist wrote:
 Excellent shot. A little more contrast (applied in curves so as not  
 to move the shadow or highlight points) might be okay. But it's great  
 as shown. You are the birdmaster, Christian. And that's a good thing  
 to be.
 Paul

Thanks, Paul!  I appreciate that.  I've got a lot to work with this 
weekend...  Hopefully much more and cooler stuff to come.

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 On May 5, 2007, at 9:42 PM, Christian wrote:


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[Christian]

Digital Image Studio wrote:
 On 06/05/07, Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 cough 500mm f4L IS + 1.4x TC cough
 
 LOL, are you sure you couldn't have used anything longer/faster? :-)

:-)  This one was shot during a slow period for birds:
500mm + 12mm extension tube + 1.4x TC + 2x TC ~1000mm  effective
http://tinyurl.com/3dkpwv

 Nice shot BTW, great contrast and sharpness given the obvious magnification.
 

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Re: PESO - cardinal

[Christian]

Cotty wrote:
 On 5/5/07, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed:
 
 I'm in South Texas for three days shooting birds on a ranch in the Rio 
 Grande valley.

 Here's a quick snap from this morning's shoot:

 http://tinyurl.com/362cen
 
 WOW. Like it. You're quite a birder aren't you.
 

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Re: PESO - cardinal

[Eactivist]

In a message dated 5/5/2007 12:27:13 P.M.  Pacific Daylight Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'm in South Texas  for three days shooting birds on a ranch in the Rio 
Grande  valley.

Here's a quick snap from this morning's  shoot:

http://tinyurl.com/362cen

ISO 800 1/250 f11 95% of the  original frame (I shopped a bit off the top 
and right).

Comments  always appreciated.


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Re: PESO: Cardinal

[Keith Whaley]

frank theriault wrote:
On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 11:19:21 +0800, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I really do have a good laugh listening to you guys complain about the cold.
It's the complete opposite here. We're officially into autumn and
yesterday it got to 38 C, today it's supposed to get to 40 C. I'm fed
up with summer.
The only ice I ever see is the stuff I put in my drinks. g
Bring on winter. :-)
Dave S
[...]
Hey, we're tough.  The cold doesn't ~really~ bother us, but by March,
we want to be done with it.
Truth is, Canadians complain about the weather, no matter what season it is.
Summers are too hot.
Winters are too cold.
If it rains it's too wet, if it's sunny we need sunblock.  We'll find
fault with the weather, no matter what it is.
cheers,
frank
Complaining about the weather is not a unique rite of Canadians, Frank. 
All human beans complain about it.
That's why seasons are only 3 months long each. By the time nature gets 
done messing around with your climate zones seasonal changes, you're 
about nuts for ANY kind of a change! Just let's get rid of this (heat, 
wet, cold, snow, wind, etc...)!

And, you're usually _very_ grateful for the change. For a while. Then 
you start getting cranky about it...
Keeps the heart beating, and works the psyche!  g

Me? I can always look to the weather in most places around the world and 
be infinitely grateful I don't live THERE!
How about summers in the Afar Triangle? Dark, bitterly cold Winters in 
Scandanavia? The Congo in the rainy season? On and on... There are 
always places that offer weather you would absolutely HATE! A lot worse 
than what you're presently experiencing...no matter where you live!

But, few of us are rational enough to smile and say, Those folks sure 
have it a lot worse than _I_ do!
No. We'd rather grouse about it. And why not...  g

keith

Re: PESO: Cardinal

[William Robb]

- Original Message - 
From: Keith Whaley
Subject: Re: PESO: Cardinal


Complaining about the weather is not a unique rite of Canadians, Frank. 
All human beans complain about it.
At least you'all are doing something about it
WW

Re: PESO: Cardinal

[Bob W]

Hi,

 Me? I can always look to the weather in most places around the world and
 be infinitely grateful I don't live THERE!
 How about summers in the Afar Triangle?

it's not the summers you have to worry about there. It's the
coming-of-age challenge which requires the young local men to collect
somebody else's testicles.

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Re: PESO: Cardinal

[frank theriault]

On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 12:31:55 +, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 it's not the summers you have to worry about there. It's the
 coming-of-age challenge which requires the young local men to collect
 somebody else's testicles.

As long as no one comes to collect mine...

cringing, just thinking about it

cheers,
frank


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Re: Re: PESO: Cardinal

[m.9.wilson]

 
 From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Date: 2005/03/23 Wed PM 02:28:05 GMT
 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
 Subject: Re: PESO: Cardinal
 
 On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 12:31:55 +, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
  it's not the summers you have to worry about there. It's the
  coming-of-age challenge which requires the young local men to collect
  somebody else's testicles.
 
 As long as no one comes to collect mine...

You telling us you're not finished with them?
8-)
BTW, you _do_ know what riding a bicycle does, don't you?

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Re: PESO: Cardinal

[brooksdj]

 This morning as I was shovelling my driveway for the zillionth
 time this winter I heard this little guy in a nearby tree.

I have a plow guy .:-)


 Not sure what he was saying but it sounded like 'More damned snow !,
 its supposed to be spring'. Anyway I dropped my shovel, grabbed my
 *istDS, stuck on my Tamron SP500 mirror and took a few snaps.
 
 This was about the best of them, but still not as sharp
 as I would have liked but then it was a very dull morning and
 I wasn't using a tripod. Image cropped and tweaked in Photoshop.
 
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwwidall/7051972/

  Fred Widall,
  Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
  URL: http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~fwwidall

A bit soft,but nice to see spring is getting here. Nice angle.

Dave
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Re: PESO: Cardinal

[David Savage]

I really do have a good laugh listening to you guys complain about the cold.

It's the complete opposite here. We're officially into autumn and
yesterday it got to 38 C, today it's supposed to get to 40 C. I'm fed
up with summer.

The only ice I ever see is the stuff I put in my drinks. g

Bring on winter. :-)

Dave S

BTW nice pic, a little soft as others have mentioned. To my uneducated
eye that bird looks kinda' like a red Blue Jay.


On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 20:43:10 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  This morning as I was shovelling my driveway for the zillionth
  time this winter I heard this little guy in a nearby tree.
 
 I have a plow guy .:-)
 
 
  Not sure what he was saying but it sounded like 'More damned snow !,
  its supposed to be spring'. Anyway I dropped my shovel, grabbed my
  *istDS, stuck on my Tamron SP500 mirror and took a few snaps.
 
  This was about the best of them, but still not as sharp
  as I would have liked but then it was a very dull morning and
  I wasn't using a tripod. Image cropped and tweaked in Photoshop.
 
  http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwwidall/7051972/
 
   Fred Widall,
   Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
   URL: http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~fwwidall
 
 A bit soft,but nice to see spring is getting here. Nice angle.
 
 Dave
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Re: PESO: Cardinal

[frank theriault]

On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 11:19:21 +0800, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 I really do have a good laugh listening to you guys complain about the cold.
 
 It's the complete opposite here. We're officially into autumn and
 yesterday it got to 38 C, today it's supposed to get to 40 C. I'm fed
 up with summer.
 
 The only ice I ever see is the stuff I put in my drinks. g
 
 Bring on winter. :-)
 
 Dave S
 
 BTW nice pic, a little soft as others have mentioned. To my uneducated
 eye that bird looks kinda' like a red Blue Jay.
 


Hey, we're tough.  The cold doesn't ~really~ bother us, but by March,
we want to be done with it.

Truth is, Canadians complain about the weather, no matter what season it is.

Summers are too hot.

Winters are too cold.

If it rains it's too wet, if it's sunny we need sunblock.  We'll find
fault with the weather, no matter what it is.

cheers,
frank

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Re: PESO: Cardinal

[David Savage]

That explanes my Dad then, he's Canadian and he never stops complaning
that it's too hot.

He's right tough :-)

Dave S


 
 Truth is, Canadians complain about the weather, no matter what season it is.
 
 cheers,
 frank
 
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Re: PESO: Cardinal

[Godfrey DiGiorgi]

Nice shot!
How do you like that Tamron SP500 mirror lens? I was looking at one of 
them...

Godfrey
On Mar 21, 2005, at 2:21 PM, Fred Widall wrote:
This morning as I was shovelling my driveway for the zillionth
time this winter I heard this little guy in a nearby tree.
Not sure what he was saying but it sounded like 'More damned snow !,
its supposed to be spring'. Anyway I dropped my shovel, grabbed my
*istDS, stuck on my Tamron SP500 mirror and took a few snaps.
This was about the best of them, but still not as sharp
as I would have liked but then it was a very dull morning and
I wasn't using a tripod. Image cropped and tweaked in Photoshop.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwwidall/7051972/
Shutter 1/350
Apeture F8
ISO 1600

Re: PESO: Cardinal

[frank theriault]

On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 17:21:55 -0500 (EST), Fred Widall
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 This morning as I was shovelling my driveway for the zillionth
 time this winter I heard this little guy in a nearby tree.
 Not sure what he was saying but it sounded like 'More damned snow !,
 its supposed to be spring'. Anyway I dropped my shovel, grabbed my
 *istDS, stuck on my Tamron SP500 mirror and took a few snaps.
 
 This was about the best of them, but still not as sharp
 as I would have liked but then it was a very dull morning and
 I wasn't using a tripod. Image cropped and tweaked in Photoshop.
 
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/fwwidall/7051972/
 

Fortunately, we only got a dusting last night.  I was quite worried as
they were calling for up to 3 cm (just over an inch).  I just bought
new cycling shoes on Saturday - great deal, amazing deal on a pair of
NorthWave shoes - and I really wanted to wear them today.  My old
Specialized bargain basement shoes lasted me over two years, so I got
my money's worth out of them.  So, I did wear my new shoes, and
although they got a bit muddy and wet, it was all good.  And they
rocked.

But, I digress.

So, to get to the point (yes, there is a point), it got sunny this
afternoon, melted and dried the dusting, and it was gorgeous.  I must
have heard at least 6 or 8 cardinals in the trees as I rode though
some of the residential areas of Toronto today.  Couldn't see them,
but I heard them, and it just sounded so glorious and - well -
springlike.

I like you photo.  I know, it isn't the sharpest bird shot ever, but I
like the snow on the branches, I like the composition, the way the
branches frame the bird.  After this winter, a photo like that is just
what the doctor ordered.

Thanks, Fred.

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