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Steve Balke

Active 2009–2012 · Member since June 18, 2009 · PhotoPortfolio
242
Photos
91
Forum posts
1,303
Critiques

Through the Years

2009–2012
2009
14 critique photos · 48 portfolio images · 43 forum posts · 123 critiques · 37 images in discussions
+85
2010
66 critique photos · 24 portfolio images · 29 forum posts · 571 critiques · 43 images in discussions
+119
2011
75 critique photos · 5 forum posts · 498 critiques · 30 images in discussions
+91
2012
15 critique photos · 14 forum posts · 111 critiques · 5 images in discussions
+6

Critique Gallery Photographs

170 photos
Tern + Reposts
Steve Balke29 comments
Hairy Woodpecker
Steve Balke23 comments
Great Blue Heron
Steve Balke17 comments
Wet Bananaquit+2Reposts
Steve Balke17 comments
WI Woodpecker 2 + Repost
Steve Balke16 comments
TurkeyVulture+Repost
Steve Balke16 comments
WarblerGymnast+Repost
Steve Balke16 comments
Swallow+Repost
Steve Balke16 comments
Waxwing+Repost
Steve Balke16 comments
Hummingbird+Repost
Steve Balke16 comments
Hairy at ISO 4000
Steve Balke15 comments
Nashville Warbler
Steve Balke15 comments
Goldfinch+Repost
Steve Balke15 comments
Isolated Duck
Steve Balke15 comments
Mallard Ducklings
Steve Balke14 comments
Northern Cardinal
Steve Balke14 comments
Pied-Billed Grebe
Steve Balke14 comments
Dove Trio+Repost
Steve Balke14 comments
Egret Action
Steve Balke14 comments
Heron Sentinel + Repost
Steve Balke13 comments
Emerald+RepostUsingBokeh
Steve Balke13 comments
Smooth-billed Ani
Steve Balke13 comments
Cardinal +Repost
Steve Balke13 comments
Pirouette (iso 2500)
Steve Balke12 comments
Nuthatch+Repost
Steve Balke12 comments
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Steve Balke12 comments
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Steve Balke12 comments
Hummer/Wasp-Repost
Steve Balke12 comments
Warbler+Repost
Steve Balke12 comments
Immature LBH+2ndRepost
Steve Balke12 comments
Green Heron+Repost
Steve Balke12 comments
Barred Owl
Steve Balke12 comments
Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Steve Balke12 comments
Mourning Dove
Steve Balke11 comments
Northern Mockingbird
Steve Balke11 comments
Flycatcher + Reposts
Steve Balke11 comments
Woodpecker Fruit Picker
Steve Balke11 comments
Pileated + repost
Steve Balke11 comments
Catbird+Repost
Steve Balke11 comments
Goldfinch+Original
Steve Balke11 comments
Thrush+Repost
Steve Balke11 comments
Brown Booby
Steve Balke11 comments
Booby+Repost
Steve Balke11 comments
Caribbean Dove
Steve Balke11 comments
Palm Warbler
Steve Balke11 comments
Flycatcher
Steve Balke11 comments
Crying Hummer
Steve Balke11 comments
Barn Swallows and Fly
Steve Balke11 comments
Downy+Repost
Steve Balke10 comments
Vitelline Warbler
Steve Balke10 comments
Downy Bottom View
Steve Balke10 comments
Hairy Woodpecker
Steve Balke10 comments
Chickadee
Steve Balke10 comments
Junco+Repost
Steve Balke10 comments
GBH+Repost
Steve Balke10 comments
Not a Bird
Steve Balke10 comments
WC471: Water Damage
Steve Balke10 comments
Portrait: Barred Owl
Steve Balke10 comments
Lemme Alone
Steve Balke10 comments
Bird Watcher (iso 4000)
Steve Balke9 comments
Chickadee+Repost
Steve Balke9 comments
Nuthatch+Repost
Steve Balke9 comments
Moorhen+Repost
Steve Balke9 comments
CubanPewee+Repost
Steve Balke9 comments
GeeseLakeOntario Repost
Steve Balke9 comments
Hawk+ Repost
Steve Balke9 comments
Warbler: Before - After
Steve Balke9 comments
Cedar Waxwing
Steve Balke9 comments
Preening Hawk
Steve Balke9 comments
Cedar Waxwing
Steve Balke9 comments
Hummingbird
Steve Balke9 comments
White-throated Sparrow
Steve Balke9 comments
Snow Buntings
Steve Balke9 comments
WI Whistling-duck
Steve Balke9 comments
Cuban Parrot
Steve Balke9 comments
Inverted Bananaquit
Steve Balke9 comments
Cardinal and Snowflake
Steve Balke9 comments
Brown Booby
Steve Balke9 comments
Sunbathing Vulture+Repost
Steve Balke9 comments
Junco+Repost
Steve Balke9 comments
Mute Swan Portrait
Steve Balke9 comments
Hades Cardinal
Steve Balke9 comments
American White Pelicans
Steve Balke9 comments
Hairy: Before and After
Steve Balke8 comments
West Indian Woodpecker
Steve Balke8 comments
Egret: Bobbing for Bugs
Steve Balke8 comments
Bufflehead+Reposts
Steve Balke8 comments
Oriole+Repost
Steve Balke8 comments
Cedar Waxwing
Steve Balke8 comments
Great Egret #2
Steve Balke8 comments
Flycatcher
Steve Balke8 comments
Feathers and Water
Steve Balke8 comments
Grebe + Repost
Steve Balke8 comments
#468: Old Blue Eyes
Steve Balke8 comments
Blue-Winged Teal
Steve Balke8 comments
Curiosity
Steve Balke8 comments
Hunter
Steve Balke8 comments
Monarch
Steve Balke8 comments
Catbird
Steve Balke8 comments
Dark-eyed Junco
Steve Balke8 comments
Rollers WC#509
Steve Balke8 comments
Nuthatch+Repost
Steve Balke7 comments
Long-tailed Duck
Steve Balke7 comments
Wren+Repost
Steve Balke7 comments
Wood Duck Family
Steve Balke7 comments
Black-capped Chickadee
Steve Balke7 comments
Where's Waldo (Finch)?
Steve Balke7 comments
Thick-Billed Vireo
Steve Balke7 comments
GBH
Steve Balke7 comments
Sparrow Reflections
Steve Balke7 comments
Common Grackle
Steve Balke7 comments
Sentry
Steve Balke7 comments
Un-Nat. Mistake+Repost
Steve Balke7 comments
Gadwall Gang
Steve Balke6 comments
Cardinal+Repost
Steve Balke6 comments
Red-tailed Hawk
Steve Balke6 comments
Hairy Woodpecker
Steve Balke6 comments
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Steve Balke6 comments
WI Whistling-Ducks
Steve Balke6 comments
Black-Necked Stilt
Steve Balke6 comments
Silhouette Birds
Steve Balke6 comments
Joining a Downy
Steve Balke6 comments
Grackle in Jeopardy
Steve Balke6 comments
WC#486: Sitting Pretty
Steve Balke6 comments
Baby RWB
Steve Balke6 comments
Baby Killdeer
Steve Balke6 comments
Waxwing+Repost
Steve Balke6 comments
Gouldian Finch
Steve Balke6 comments
Baiting Jay
Steve Balke6 comments
Nashville Warbler+Repost
Steve Balke6 comments
Sparrow+Repost
Steve Balke6 comments
Un-natural Mistake
Steve Balke6 comments
Hunter
Steve Balke6 comments
Blowin in the Wind
Steve Balke5 comments
Cooper's Hawk Nest
Steve Balke5 comments
Great Egret #4
Steve Balke5 comments
Fighting Egret+Repost
Steve Balke5 comments
Observer+Repost
Steve Balke5 comments
Friendly?+Repost
Steve Balke5 comments
Flower Sex Fantasy
Steve Balke5 comments
Hummer on Stage
Steve Balke5 comments
Long-Tailed Duck+Repost
Steve Balke5 comments
Roseate Spoonbill
Steve Balke5 comments
Encircled
Steve Balke5 comments
Snowy Egret
Steve Balke4 comments
WC#466 Texture+Spectator
Steve Balke4 comments
Dark-Eyed Junco
Steve Balke4 comments
WC#487" Water Walker
Steve Balke4 comments
Old One Ear
Steve Balke4 comments
Punk Ducks
Steve Balke4 comments
Bent Hummer+Repost
Steve Balke4 comments
Fall+Repost
Steve Balke4 comments
Habitat Shot
Steve Balke4 comments
Drop Laden Lily
Steve Balke4 comments
Cuban Rooster
Steve Balke4 comments
Kill Zone
Steve Balke4 comments
Toad to Toad
Steve Balke3 comments
Alien Exit
Steve Balke3 comments
Baby Killdeer
Steve Balke3 comments
Wild Geese Go
Steve Balke3 comments
Zebra Finch
Steve Balke3 comments
Tree Line
Steve Balke3 comments
Wild Bee Hive
Steve Balke3 comments
Anhinga
Steve Balke3 comments
Mallard Duckling Huddle
Steve Balke3 comments
Steve Balke
Steve Balke2 comments
Snow Geese
Steve Balke2 comments
Friendly?
Steve Balke2 comments
#493: Gone, Going, Going
Steve Balke2 comments
Blue Jay Patterns
Steve Balke1 comment

PhotoPortfolio

View portfolio · 72 photos

Images in Discussions & Critiques

115 images

Images attached to forum posts and critiques. Usually the member’s own work, though a critique sometimes reworks someone else’s photo.

Herring Gull versus Lamprey EelJune 19, 2009Re: Herring Gull versus Lamprey EelJune 19, 2009Re: Herring Gull versus Lamprey EelJune 19, 2009Re: Herring Gull versus Lamprey EelJune 19, 2009Re: Herring Gull versus Lamprey EelJune 20, 2009Great Blue Heron FishingAugust 24, 2009Re: Great Blue Heron FishingAugust 24, 2009Re: Great Blue Heron FishingAugust 24, 2009Noise Reduction and Workflow for the Canon 7DOctober 19, 2009Hawk and Prey ID?October 29, 2009Re: Hawk and Prey ID?October 30, 2009Re: Hawk and Prey ID?October 30, 2009Critique of Nuthatch+RepostNovember 9, 2009Critique of Nuthatch+RepostNovember 10, 2009Critique of Red-breasted NuthatchNovember 11, 2009Critique of Red-breasted NuthatchNovember 13, 2009Critique of Hairy at ISO 4000November 14, 2009Critique of Hairy at ISO 4000November 15, 2009Critique of Chickadee+RepostNovember 19, 2009Critique of Hairy: Before and AfterNovember 22, 2009Critique of Nuthatch+RepostNovember 26, 2009Critique of Mourning DoveDecember 1, 2009Critique of Mourning DoveDecember 1, 2009Critique of Mourning DoveDecember 1, 2009Critique of Downy+RepostDecember 4, 2009Critique of Downy+RepostDecember 4, 2009Critique of Downy+RepostDecember 4, 2009Critique of Downy+RepostDecember 4, 2009Critique of Nuthatch+RepostDecember 9, 2009Swallowing the Competition: Bananaquit meets Bee December 21, 2009Re: Swallowing the Competition: Bananaquit meets Bee December 21, 2009Re: Swallowing the Competition: Bananaquit meets Bee December 21, 2009Re: Tongue TimeDecember 21, 2009Re: Birds in WinterDecember 21, 2009Critique of Moorhen+RepostDecember 24, 2009Christmas Lunch for a Smooth-Billed Ani (Crotophaga ani)December 28, 2009Re: Christmas Lunch for a Smooth-Billed Ani (Crotophaga ani)December 28, 2009Vireo maybe? ID help please.January 1, 2010Critique of Heron Sentinel + RepostJanuary 2, 2010Critique of Flycatcher + RepostsJanuary 10, 2010Critique of Flycatcher + RepostsJanuary 10, 2010Critique of Flycatcher + RepostsJanuary 10, 2010Need a Laugh? Fish PreyJanuary 31, 2010Re: Need a Laugh? Fish PreyJanuary 31, 2010Re: Need a Laugh? Fish PreyJanuary 31, 2010Critique of WI Woodpecker 2 + RepostFebruary 1, 2010Critique of Emerald+RepostUsingBokehFebruary 3, 2010Critique of Emerald+RepostUsingBokehFebruary 4, 2010Critique of TurkeyVulture+RepostFebruary 5, 2010Prairie Warbler??February 7, 2010Critique of WarblerGymnast+RepostFebruary 7, 2010Critique of Yellow-faced GrassquitFebruary 11, 2010Critique of CubanPewee+RepostFebruary 14, 2010Critique of Bufflehead+RepostsMarch 25, 2010Critique of Bufflehead+RepostsMarch 25, 2010Critique of Pileated + repostApril 1, 2010Critique of Cardinal+RepostApril 25, 2010Critique of Swallow+RepostMay 7, 2010Critique of GeeseLakeOntario RepostMay 16, 2010Critique of Oriole+RepostMay 24, 2010Critique of Wren+RepostMay 30, 2010Critique of Hawk+ RepostJune 5, 2010Critique of Catbird+RepostJune 27, 2010Critique of Cardinal +RepostJuly 31, 2010Critique of Waxwing+RepostAugust 7, 2010Critique of Hummingbird+RepostAugust 12, 2010Critique of Hummingbird+RepostAugust 12, 2010Critique of Hummingbird+RepostAugust 12, 2010Critique of Hummer/Wasp-RepostAugust 14, 2010Critique of Hummer/Wasp-RepostAugust 14, 2010Critique of Hummingbird+RepostAugust 15, 2010The "Large Crop" EffectAugust 23, 2010Critique of Goldfinch+OriginalAugust 24, 2010Critique of Warbler+RepostOctober 9, 2010Critique of Thrush+RepostOctober 24, 2010Critique of Junco+RepostOctober 29, 2010Critique of Goldfinch+RepostNovember 8, 2010Critique of GBH+Repost December 6, 2010Critique of Grebe + RepostDecember 28, 2010Critique of Booby+RepostDecember 30, 2010Critique of Immature LBH+2ndRepostJanuary 2, 2011Critique of Immature LBH+2ndRepostJanuary 3, 2011Critique of Wet Bananaquit+2RepostsJanuary 5, 2011Critique of Wet Bananaquit+2RepostsJanuary 5, 2011Critique of Pied-Billed GrebeJanuary 10, 2011Critique of Isolated DuckJanuary 20, 2011Critique of Caribbean DoveJanuary 26, 2011Critique of Caribbean DoveJanuary 26, 2011Critique of Dove Trio+RepostJanuary 28, 2011Critique of Fighting Egret+RepostFebruary 19, 2011Submerged CameraFebruary 19, 2011Critique of Green Heron+RepostFebruary 25, 2011Critique of Sunbathing Vulture+RepostApril 2, 2011Critique of Observer+RepostApril 7, 2011Critique of Junco+RepostApril 16, 2011Critique of Junco+RepostApril 16, 2011Critique of Toad to ToadJune 8, 2011Critique of FlycatcherJuly 1, 2011Critique of Friendly?+RepostJuly 10, 2011Critique of SentryJuly 11, 2011Critique of Lemme AloneJuly 17, 2011Critique of CuriosityJuly 22, 2011Critique of CuriosityJuly 22, 2011Critique of Waxwing+RepostAugust 6, 2011Critique of Bent Hummer+RepostAugust 26, 2011Critique of Bent Hummer+RepostAugust 26, 2011Critique of Nashville Warbler+RepostOctober 13, 2011Critique of Sparrow+RepostOctober 24, 2011Critique of Fall+RepostOctober 29, 2011Critique of Rollers WC#509November 11, 2011Critique of Long-Tailed Duck+RepostJanuary 16, 2012Critique of Un-Nat. Mistake+RepostFebruary 13, 2012Critique of Tern + RepostsJuly 7, 2012Critique of Tern + RepostsJuly 7, 2012Critique of Tern + RepostsJuly 7, 2012

Discussions Started

14 topics
Noise Affected by ISO, SS and Aperture?July 8, 2012 · 22 repliesNeed a Laugh? Fish PreyJanuary 31, 2010 · 21 repliesGetting Quantitative About CroppingJune 20, 2009 · 17 repliesAuto-Iso for Low Noise Image CaptureJuly 13, 2012 · 13 repliesHawk and Prey ID?October 29, 2009 · 12 repliesThe "Large Crop" EffectAugust 23, 2010 · 11 repliesSwallowing the Competition: Bananaquit meets Bee December 21, 2009 · 9 repliesHerring Gull versus Lamprey EelJune 19, 2009 · 8 repliesGreat Blue Heron FishingAugust 24, 2009 · 8 repliesSubmerged CameraFebruary 19, 2011 · 8 repliesVireo maybe? ID help please.January 1, 2010 · 7 repliesPrairie Warbler??February 7, 2010 · 5 repliesChristmas Lunch for a Smooth-Billed Ani (Crotophaga ani)December 28, 2009 · 3 repliesNoise Reduction and Workflow for the Canon 7DOctober 19, 2009 · 1 reply