Official Photography Thread

[Katy Lied]

All the submerged stuff is gorgeous.

NS: I like the fruit bowl.

[wuapinmon]

:::nodding:::
Also, the bright spot on the horizon could stand by itself without serving as a backdrop to the tree.

Well, the tree blocked the direct sun, which I couldn't figure out how to shoot without overwhelming the camera.

[swampfrog]

My daughter likes to photograph food;

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The milk and cookies are nice, the fruit bowl would be nice, but the focus is a tad soft. The others are fine, but make me hungry.

[swampfrog]

If you can lighten the heads just a bit to make the eyes visible, that would help, it's almost a requirement with wildlife, the eyes are quite often critical to a successful image. A circular polarizer would have made for some interesting options here. Went ahead and made some adjustments in LR. You've got some areas of complete black on the necks and the reflections unfortunately.

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[Dwight Schr-ute]

I was shooting a group of ring-necked ducks last week when this happened.

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[swampfrog]

I was shooting a group of ring-necked ducks last week when this happened.

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3 words. That is awesome.

[TripletDaddy]

My daughter likes to photograph food;

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No comments from a technical perspective but lets hear more about that dessert. Looks like the shave ice you get at Sweet Home Cafe in Oahu...filled with all sorts of crazy flavors and colors. one of the best shabu shabu places.

[Dwight Schr-ute]

A couple other bird/fish related photos on my card.

Osprey with a large mouth bass
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Great blue heron with a plecostomus
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[swampfrog]

Well, the tree blocked the direct sun, which I couldn't figure out how to shoot without overwhelming the camera.

If on a tripod, bracket 3 to 7 shots and use software to integrate into an HDR image. If the camera supports automatic bracketing, you might be able to do the same handheld, but it would be difficult when the shutter speed drops for the darker images. I like it as is though the whites are still blown out. That's a lot of dynamic range to try to handle without HDR techniques, even with the brightest light behind the tree.

[swampfrog]

A couple other bird/fish related photos on my card.

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When you can, leave more open sky in the direction the bird is looking, that usually results in a more pleasing image. Osprey's and bald eagle's can be a pain because of the combination of white and dark brown, especially if full sun. This looks good to me.

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Did it get the fish down? That looks like more than a even a heron can handle!

[Dwight Schr-ute]

When you can, leave more open sky in the direction the bird is looking, that usually results in a more pleasing image. Osprey's and bald eagle's can be a pain because of the combination of white and dark brown, especially if full sun. This looks good to me.


Did it get the fish down? That looks like more than a even a heron can handle!

Yep. I watched him for about 20 minutes trying to get the thing positioned just right before attempting the swallow. Plecostomus are incredibly spiny, so once it starts down, it's not reversing direction. I can't imagine how long it takes to digest one of those.

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[Jeff Lebowski]

DU, I hope you shot that osprey. That is a nice bass he killed.

[The_Douger]

Plecostimus aren't indigenous there, right? That's someone's aqarium dropoff at the river, I'd think.

Awesome pictures. I would like to get in to some animal photography.

[Dwight Schr-ute]

DU, I hope you shot that osprey. That is a nice bass he killed.

Who?!

Plecostimus aren't indigenous there, right? That's someone's aqarium dropoff at the river, I'd think.

Awesome pictures. I would like to get in to some animal photography.

Correct. Even more non-native than our usual non-natives. Because the systems proximity to development, the area suffers from a decent amount of dumping. Plecostomus are pretty abundant, but we also have a molly that's quite prolific. Some of our lesser established, but documented species include convict cichlids and red-bellied pacu (a vegetarian cousin of the piranha).

[smokymountainrain]

Who?!

lol