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 02/06/2013 09:12:57 AM · #26
Uhm it is considered poor form to drag PMs into forum threads...what happens in the PMs which are of course meant to be private messages, are meant to stay in the PMs. Just sayin.
 02/06/2013 09:30:28 AM · #27
I was the fave. Yes, slight halos, but I felt the processing added to the heat. I love the spontaneous moment in time and the way the subjects are spread out through the frame. My score was an 8.
 02/06/2013 09:54:41 AM · #28
At least yours was an "H".

Look at my "Hawk" photo. *Cough* Turkey Vulture *Cough*

Thanks to the commenters for pointing out how much I suck at ID'in birds...LOL.

02/06/2013 10:00:33 AM · #29
Originally posted by Gulizio:
At least yours was an "H".

Look at my "Hawk" photo. *Cough* Turkey Vulture *Cough*

Thanks to the commenters for pointing out how much I suck at ID'in birds...LOL.



ROTFL!
 02/06/2013 10:02:04 AM · #30
Originally posted by Gulizio:
At least yours was an "H".

Look at my "Hawk" photo. *Cough* Turkey Vulture *Cough*

Thanks to the commenters for pointing out how much I suck at ID'in birds...LOL.



Teehee! Well, at least youère taking it in good stride :-) Vultures always have bald heads, as this one does, because they are poking around in the depths of carcasses. The bright red on the head is its scalp, so thatès one way to tell them from a hawk. Lots of other differences too but faster for you to wiki it than for me to type it.

And if it makes you feel any better, awhile ago a DPCer thought there was a Condor (which are ultra-rare, HUGE and ugly as sin) hanging out in their backyard ...uhm nope, it was also a turkey vulture! Dang!
 02/06/2013 10:04:50 AM · #31
I photographed it flying in New York City. So of course... not thinking vultures fly around here... I said... heck... has to be a hawk!LOL. Trust me... when I first looked at it in Ligthroom, I said... that looks almost like a vulture, but dismissed it and said Nah... not in the city.
 02/06/2013 10:14:07 AM · #32
Originally posted by pamb:
Anita, I like you a great deal but sometimes you can be very frustrating.

You have been around here for quite a while now, have developed a style that you seem to be happy with, have a profile page littered with awards from some of DPC's heavyweights and have managed to adjust your style sufficiently (yet still be happy with it) to reap some ribbons and hm's. When, after a 'good run' of scores, you get something that doesn't resonate score-wise, you are clever enough to ask for feedback but then seem dreadfully upset when people give their honest opinion. You weren't (aren't being) 'lowballed'. You also got 1 x 10, 4 x 9 and 10 x 8's - are these 'highballed' votes? Sometimes we all just have to realise that we've made a swing and a miss. By the way, you managed to place in the top 26 24%. I wouldn't call that a bad effort, regardless of score.

In a very Aussie way I'd like to say (and please please take it in a very Aussie way) 'stop whinging'. Take a teaspoon of cement and harden up! :)


Rearrange, nail hit the head on the
 02/06/2013 12:52:33 PM · #33
Originally posted by Gulizio:
I photographed it flying in New York City. So of course... not thinking vultures fly around here... I said... heck... has to be a hawk!LOL. Trust me... when I first looked at it in Ligthroom, I said... that looks almost like a vulture, but dismissed it and said Nah... not in the city.


Hey, no prob, and vultures are scavengers along with coyotes etc. So I can see em enjoying the Big Appleès leavings.

And you would be amazed what you can see winging its way over a city. Last October I was visiting Red at work and we were standing in the lot at the back of the store when we both saw a large dark bird slowly winging its way towards us. Going by the sheer size and commonality of them, I though Great Blue Heron. But as it got closer we could see it wasnèt a GBH...then we saw the white head and tail bracketing a solid black body and big plank-straight wings. Yep, it was an adult Bald Eagle, calmly flying up towards the Ottawa River.

And in cities like NYC surely are some peregrine nesting and hatching sites, you never know!
 02/06/2013 01:04:24 PM · #34
Northern California Peregrine cam sites

I was taught that the easiest way to tell the difference between hawks and vultures is that, in most cases, the vultures' wings slope upwards from the "shoulder" (forming a shallow "V" shape), while hawks' wings are deployed horizontally with just a slight upwards curve of the feathers at the very tip.

If you see more than two birds circling around together they are almost certainly vultures, and there's probably something dead (or nearly so) nearby ...
 02/06/2013 01:20:15 PM · #35
When a turkey vulture is in flight it looks like a bird inside a bird.
When the dark feathers turn to light from the underside.
 02/06/2013 02:11:32 PM · #36
I gave it a 6. I loved the poses, but subtracted a bit for the processing, which I find a little treacly.

Message edited by author 2013-02-06 14:11:47.
 02/06/2013 02:18:57 PM · #37
Originally posted by Gulizio:
At least yours was an "H".

Look at my "Hawk" photo. *Cough* Turkey Vulture *Cough*

Thanks to the commenters for pointing out how much I suck at ID'in birds...LOL.


That must be one of them red headed hawks... ;-p
 02/06/2013 03:02:49 PM · #38
Originally posted by Venser:
Originally posted by Neat:
If you reply again, I'm reporting you, seriously haven't you got anything better to do, that to be critical!!!!!!
Apparently Neat doesn't like honest feedback. At least I gathered that from the PM she just sent.

Maybe I got blinders on, but I don't see anything wrong with anything I've mentioned in this thread.

Your writing style is very unpleasant, you look down on people. I even dislike getting positive feedback from you!
 02/06/2013 03:05:20 PM · #39
Originally posted by nygold:
When a turkey vulture is in flight it looks like a bird inside a bird.
When the dark feathers turn to light from the underside.

Some hawks (I think Cooper's and Harris) have lighter-colored feathers on the underside of the wings, but are not as translucent, and the wing ends are more rounded.
 02/06/2013 03:12:58 PM · #40
Originally posted by MNet:
Your writing style is very unpleasant, you look down on people. I even dislike getting positive feedback from you!
You've gotten positive feedback from me? I think you're confusing me with someone else.
 02/06/2013 06:11:40 PM · #41
Originally posted by posthumous:
I gave it a 6. I loved the poses, but subtracted a bit for the processing, which I find a little treacly.


Thanks, Don.

All's good, I do appreciate all the feedback, I know where I went wrong, and I do admit I over PP some photo's.

Cheers

Neat
 02/06/2013 06:39:36 PM · #42
Originally posted by dtremain:
Originally posted by Gulizio:
At least yours was an "H".

Look at my "Hawk" photo. *Cough* Turkey Vulture *Cough*

Thanks to the commenters for pointing out how much I suck at ID'in birds...LOL.


That must be one of them red headed hawks... ;-p


Awww, come on - that Hawk/Vulture was "Hovering!"
 02/06/2013 06:47:01 PM · #43
With respect to processing, was this overdone or not done enough? Our was it something else entirely? I actually was trying for a solid 6+ score.

02/06/2013 06:53:04 PM · #44
Originally posted by Melethia:
With respect to processing, was this overdone or not done enough? Our was it something else entirely? I actually was trying for a solid 6+ score.


IMHO, the processing works great for the pier and and clouds, but not so hot for the water. My 2c... for the record, I gave it a 6.
 02/06/2013 06:54:23 PM · #45
Originally posted by Melethia:
With respect to processing, was this overdone or not done enough? Our was it something else entirely? I actually was trying for a solid 6+ score.



I gave it a 7, it was pretty good PP to me, not over done at all!
 02/06/2013 07:00:29 PM · #46
Originally posted by Melethia:
With respect to processing, was this overdone or not done enough? Our was it something else entirely? I actually was trying for a solid 6+ score.


To be honest, I like the processing. The only thing that struck me was that it seemed a little over-sharpened. Everything seems a little too "crisp" in an unnatural way.
 02/06/2013 07:07:28 PM · #47
Originally posted by Neat:
Originally posted by posthumous:
I gave it a 6. I loved the poses, but subtracted a bit for the processing, which I find a little treacly.


Thanks, Don.

All's good, I do appreciate all the feedback, I know where I went wrong, and I do admit I over PP some photo's.

Cheers

Neat

sometimes i PP over some photos
 02/06/2013 07:32:16 PM · #48
Originally posted by smardaz:
Originally posted by Neat:
Originally posted by posthumous:
I gave it a 6. I loved the poses, but subtracted a bit for the processing, which I find a little treacly.


Thanks, Don.

All's good, I do appreciate all the feedback, I know where I went wrong, and I do admit I over PP some photo's.

Cheers

Neat

sometimes i PP over some photos


Have you ever considered a good adult undergarment?
02/06/2013 07:35:37 PM · #49
Originally posted by MattO:
Originally posted by smardaz:
sometimes i PP over some photos


Have you ever considered a good adult undergarment?


Don't judge, it's part of my artisitic process!
 02/06/2013 07:50:58 PM · #50
Originally posted by Melethia:
With respect to processing, was this overdone or not done enough? Our was it something else entirely? I actually was trying for a solid 6+ score.



I gave it a 6. I thought it was lovely, if maybe not crazy exciting. I like the processing, but I generally prefer a lightly processed look, and this image might have needed more to get the score up. Maybe adding a rusty boat or a lighthouse would have helped the score some.
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