LightandShadow

It’s a long drive to here but I’d be glad to see you.

Thanks. I saw that you noticed there. This is actually an updated from the first version there (subsequently replaced) lightening the mid-tones a bit.

I’ve seen similar effects though here some of what you may be seeing is native to the tabby work itself, accompanied by the compression that occurs with uploading. 100% on my computer at home doesn’t show me what I think you see here. Still, I am not at all enthusiastic about the experience of using the phone onsite or its output.

That’s interesting @tersha. I feel as though my iPhone with its automatic macro mode does close-in work more easily than my camera.

I don’t think using the phone is lazy. It is convenient. My choice in this case was to see what I walked away with without carrying a bag full of equipment. I did take my tripod with me in the car but didn’t use it.

Ah, Spring. Lovely dark tones.

Thank you. I use a tripod for my bird shots and seldom flip it to portrait mode. When trying to edit out the yellows on the right and left, it finally occurred to me that portrait mode provided the best presentation (duh!). I did take this through LR’s AI denoise and it smoothed out the image a good bit beyond it’s ordinary denoise.

They truly are. Their feathers have a smooth texture. The red tips on the wings are a sign of an adult male. The flock comes to trees and bushes with berries and can strip the thing bare in a matter of hours.

Thanks, all. I had trouble keeping focus as the jumpers approached the take off/landing so manually focused on the board. That put the landing in the pit slightly OOF. I need to experiment more with my Canon’s Servo focus to make sure how it works. Still, this is good enough for the interesting effect of the sand’s covering the face.

Thanks, all. They are very serious about their competition. I did this in high speed burst mode so have several frames of the handoff, choosing this one for public display as the best of the “decisive moment” in the series.

I agree. I generally shoot in Apple’s version of a raw file unless I know I want to upload something to my site (it only takes jpg’s) immediately. I have the phone set to its “Standard” setting which Apple claims to be natural and lifelike. As you say, it isn’t and I am having a hard time to return it to a more neutral look before doing the…[Read more]

I like the simplicity and how you have called our attention to ordinary beauty.

Yeah. Can do the first 2 but “gracefully”?

I tried to get her attention to offer her the picture but couldn’t.

Oh yeah. Serious fun.

Standing room only: February 2023.