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04/29/2007 06:13:02 AM · #1 |
Went out this morning with the aim of praticing technique for capturing birds in flight but ended up taking more photographs of them sitting on their bum! Oh well, it was kinda fun anyway.
I know seagulls are not the most interesting of creatures but wondered if anyone had any comments/suggestions/critique?
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04/29/2007 06:58:36 AM · #2 |
I really love number (not 4) meant 3 as I think it really show the character of a seagull, naughty and noisy. He looks like he has a lot to say.
Edit wrong photo number
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04/29/2007 07:24:29 AM · #3 |
hehe thanks no 4 is my favourite too i'm having a bit of a play around in PS to see what i can do to make him better
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04/29/2007 07:44:57 AM · #4 |
erm ... what am I missing? ... Number 4 doesn't look like he has anything to say at all ... Number 3 seems to be doing all the yapping ???
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04/29/2007 07:49:21 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by Greetmir:
erm ... what am I missing? ... Number 4 doesn't look like he has anything to say at all ... Number 3 seems to be doing all the yapping ??? |
Oops, sorry, had a long day. I meant number 3.
Edit sloppy spelling
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04/29/2007 07:58:56 AM · #6 |
oh yeah, good job greetmir is on the ball I completely missed that one!
Have been having a go at post processing this one
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Have i overcooked it or does it look better? All i've done is adjusted the shadow and highlight levels slightly to bring out the detail. When working on this one I noticed a few bright spots around the bird, does anyone know what this might be? Does it just look light sun reflection? I wasn't using the hood on my lens so i'm wondering if some unwanted light has managed to get through?
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04/29/2007 07:13:44 PM · #7 |
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04/29/2007 07:19:39 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by dewdodesign:
I know seagulls are not the most interesting of creatures but wondered if anyone had any comments/suggestions/critique?
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Shots are OK, like you said, not hugely intersting, but technically 2 of them are pretty good.
Gulls do have their moments when they can look interesting!!
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04/29/2007 07:33:31 PM · #9 |
yup, now that's the type of shot I have been practicing to try and get, how long did you have to sit there for before getting the chance to take that shot?
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04/29/2007 07:35:24 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by Simms:
but technically 2 of them are pretty good.
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Forgot to ask, which 2 out of the 4 do you think are technically very good? |
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04/30/2007 09:06:02 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by dewdodesign:
yup, now that's the type of shot I have been practicing to try and get, how long did you have to sit there for before getting the chance to take that shot? |
It was an opportunistic shot, a moorhen at a local lake had a bit of bread in its mouth and was being divebombed by the gull, I just tracked him using AFServo and as soon as he hit the water I fired off a load of shots, I was just lucky with the splashes, the focus and especially the light.
The technically adept photos are numbers 1 & 4, due to rule of thirds being implemented, good exposure, sharp focusing.. all 3 just come togehter well in those 2 images IMHO. |
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04/30/2007 09:20:07 AM · #12 |
| thanks simms I really appreciate the reply :o) |
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05/02/2007 01:57:39 PM · #13 |
Left a comment for you on this one => .
Looks like you had an enjoyable day out shooting. :) |
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05/02/2007 02:32:57 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by dewdodesign:
thanks simms I really appreciate the reply :o) |
your welcome.. I can be nice sometimes :-) |
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05/02/2007 10:33:11 PM · #15 |
Hmmm. Came back for another peek and I'm kind of liking this one ==>
in addition to the one mentioned previously ==>
I had a chance to grab some seagull shots on a trip to Michigan recently. :)
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05/02/2007 11:31:13 PM · #16 |
hey they are really cool, I especially like the blue angel formation one :o)
The next challenge I have set myself is to capture them in mid flight, something I tried to do the last time but failed miserably.
I know seagulls are not really that interesting but they do make good practice material for action shots!
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05/02/2007 11:51:41 PM · #17 |
Seagulls. I like to shoot them too. One windy afternoon, I positioned myself, the Bigma and a tripod on a cliff and just snapped gulls as they passed by all afternoon long. Each took the same line, and all assumed the same position as they passed through. Here's one result (It's a composite of 7 shots):
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