Posted by Iain Tookey on February 2, 2009 at 7:19 AM
Like a lot of the country this morning, I woke up to snow everywhere, and as I opened the bedroom curtains I saw these two collared doves waiting on a tree near the house for a feed!
Are they saying, 'put the ruddy camera down, and sort the fat balls out!'?
I'm sure there will be many more snowy bird pics over the next day or two, so I look forward to seeing them.
D300
Nikon 70-300 f4.5-5.6 VR
Full frame, levels adjusted
EDIT: Thanks for the feedback about the levels, I've tried again and it does seem to make it a bit more punchy. I can't edit the pic unfortunately, but I've added it here for anybody interested...
No snowy pictures from me. We rarely get any snow down here unfortunately. I like the positioning of the birds but find the tree trunk that splits the middle a bit distracting.
Robert
Posted by David Sewell on February 2, 2009 at 9:05 AM
They probably are thinking something like that, mind you collared doves seem to think that way whatever the weather! A nice shot, that captures the conditions well, but I do think that you can still lift this image a bit more by adjusting the levels a little further.
David
Posted by Iain Tookey on February 2, 2009 at 9:26 AM
Thanks both for your replies, I think you're right about the levels, not sure why I didn't do those properly!!
I've adjusted them again now, and it does make it a bit more punchy, but the light was never going to make it a great photograph! Alas, I can't edit the hosted pic...
Posted by John Chapman on February 2, 2009 at 2:46 PM
A little bit of serious gardening, me thinks, is in order here.
Seriously, you have great feather detail, and excellent exposure, the B.G. apart this is an excellent grab shot.
By looking closely at an image you can learn a lot. The sky is grey and overcast, shown by it snowing, now look for shadows, none, this is due to it being grey and what light there is, is being reflected in all directions off of the snow. This when it is possible for no shadows to exist. Now boost the shot so it is now quality light, and you can shout foul, as now there should be shadows.
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5 repliesAre they saying, 'put the ruddy camera down, and sort the fat balls out!'?
I'm sure there will be many more snowy bird pics over the next day or two, so I look forward to seeing them.
D300
Nikon 70-300 f4.5-5.6 VR
Full frame, levels adjusted
EDIT: Thanks for the feedback about the levels, I've tried again and it does seem to make it a bit more punchy. I can't edit the pic unfortunately, but I've added it here for anybody interested...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3384/3247671440_c5b90c4d54_o.jpg
Robert
David
I've adjusted them again now, and it does make it a bit more punchy, but the light was never going to make it a great photograph! Alas, I can't edit the hosted pic...
Seriously, you have great feather detail, and excellent exposure, the B.G. apart this is an excellent grab shot.
By looking closely at an image you can learn a lot. The sky is grey and overcast, shown by it snowing, now look for shadows, none, this is due to it being grey and what light there is, is being reflected in all directions off of the snow. This when it is possible for no shadows to exist. Now boost the shot so it is now quality light, and you can shout foul, as now there should be shadows.