Re: PESO: Hippo with Ox-Pecker

Very interesting; thanks for sharing the scene with us. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery * On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 1:20 PM Alan C wrote: > Another from our jaunt this morning. An Ox-Pecker looking for ticks on a > Hippo at the N end

Re: PESO: Hippo with Ox-Pecker

OK. Good idea - I'll give it a try. Alan C On Fri, Jun 18, 2021 at 3:12 AM ann sanfedele wrote: > alan - a suggestion... which occured to me because of the wonky way > flicker ws revealing the photo to me and RIck's comment. > > Crop down to just above the hippo - making it a faux pano.. The

Re: PESO: Hippo with Ox-Pecker

> On Jun 17, 2021, at 6:21 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > > I like the OOF background; it provides context and color. One might use the > graduated filter tool in LR to darken it a bit. I quite like the background. I’m not sure that darkening it would make it less though, I think that maybe

Re: PESO: Hippo with Ox-Pecker

Thanks, Rick. I'll play around with the BG as you suggest. The Hippo is about 40m away. It was quite aware of us. There have been 2 resident Hippos in Sable Dam for some months. That unexpected 45mm rain a couple of weeks ago topped the Dam up to about 80% again so it should now easily last

Re: PESO: Hippo with Ox-Pecker

I like the OOF background; it provides context and color. One might use the graduated filter tool in LR to darken it a bit. Rick > On Jun 17, 2021, at 9:12 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > alan - a suggestion... which occured to me because of the wonky way flicker > ws revealing the photo to me

Re: PESO: Hippo with Ox-Pecker

alan - a suggestion... which occured to me because of the wonky way flicker ws revealing the photo to me and RIck's comment. Crop down to just above the hippo - making it a faux pano..   The blurry upper part of the photo distracts . ann On 6/17/2021 8:55 PM, Rick Womer wrote: This is a

Re: PESO: Hippo with Ox-Pecker

This is a really nice shot. Even at that distance, it looks as though the hippo is keeping an eye on you. Rick > On Jun 17, 2021, at 1:20 PM, Alan C wrote: > > Another from our jaunt this morning. An Ox-Pecker looking for ticks on a > Hippo at the N end of Sable Dam. In the BG is the bird

PESO: Hippo with Ox-Pecker

Another from our jaunt this morning. An Ox-Pecker looking for ticks on a Hippo at the N end of Sable Dam. In the BG is the bird hide at the SE corner some 700m distant. https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51254432060/