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A pretty "meh" picture, quality-wise, but I really like that I captured the little bugger just about to catch a bug. I also like that I managed to actually snap a picture of a small bird on the wing like this--it's challenging!
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Feb 13, 2018 18:29
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InternetJunky posted:Current problem -- which picture do I pick for printing? These two, with a slight preference to the on taking off from the post.
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Feb 13, 2018 20:24
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President Beep posted:They were walking around like they owned the goddamned place, that's for sure. I'm a yankee from the frozen north, so seeing these guys strut around was really cool and novel. In the area I grew up in, crane jams were a regular thing. Because sometimes you'd get a flock of them just slowly walking down the middle of the road with nary a care for the world and it's illegal to just gun the gas and run the dumb fuckers over.
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Feb 14, 2018 03:33
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Internet Junky, steal Velocibacon's idea: composite the images. Taking off - flying - flying - flying - looking down Standard aspect ratios are for suckers. Make a horizontal banner.
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Feb 14, 2018 21:04
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So on a scale of 1 to gouge my eyes out, how over processed are these?  Briones Lego-3595 on Flickr Briones Lego-3628 on Flickr Briones Lego-3638 on Flickr
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Feb 18, 2018 03:21
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BetterLekNextTime posted:So on a scale of 1 to gouge my eyes out, how over processed are these?
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Feb 18, 2018 16:11
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I’m of a similar mind to IJ. The framing/composition of the second one is neat, and I rather like the shallow DOF of the first one—gives it a nice, artistic touch. Only the third one seems really over processed to me. The net results of the first two are cool. e: I’d also like to mention that the colors are really nice, especially as I survey the blasted winter hellscape that is my backyard. That looks like an awesome location. President Beep fucked around with this message at 16:45 on Feb 18, 2018 |
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Feb 18, 2018 16:41
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Personally I don't like it at all, and what probably bothers me more is I can see that there are good pictures under those harsh tones.
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Feb 18, 2018 17:21
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I don't like it as much as I'd like it less processed.
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Feb 18, 2018 17:23
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Had an interesting visitor to the backyard today, in what I think was a  Little guy was a bit of a mooch, too.  You gonna finish that? by President Beep, on Flickr President Beep fucked around with this message at 00:42 on Feb 19, 2018 |
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Feb 19, 2018 00:01
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Those are House Finches- tricky species because they are so variable in appearance. Grosbeaks have even huger beaks than that.
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Feb 19, 2018 00:34
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BetterLekNextTime posted:Those are House Finches- tricky species because they are so variable in appearance. Grosbeaks have even huger beaks than that. Hey, it looks like you’re right! Thanks for the clarification. I’m even newer to bird spotting than I am to photography, so I had a sneaking suspicion I was misidentifying.
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Feb 19, 2018 00:38
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Grosbeaks would also have more white on the wings. Found a Great Grey Owl on my first attempt looking for one. Weather was weird this afternoon, sun, then snow, then sun, then wind blowing snow to almost whiteout conditions in some spots, these are from a 45ish minute span. Didn't get to see it hunt, it retreated back into the forest away from the road, then I spent 3 hours driving around looking for more to no avail  Great Grey Owl by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Great Grey Owl by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Great Grey Owl by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Great Grey Owl by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr
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Feb 19, 2018 02:05
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neckbeard posted:Found a Great Grey Owl on my first attempt looking for one. Weather was weird this afternoon, sun, then snow, then sun, then wind blowing snow to almost whiteout conditions in some spots, these are from a 45ish minute span. Didn't get to see it hunt, it retreated back into the forest away from the road, then I spent 3 hours driving around looking for more to no avail
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Feb 19, 2018 03:18
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Thanks for the feedback on the goldfinch photos everyone. No substitute for nice lighting and closer birds.
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Feb 19, 2018 04:43
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Finally got a good picture of this hawk! Hawky Hawk by MerryMark, on Flickr
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Feb 19, 2018 05:44
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Some superb fairy wrens have taken up accommodation outside our apartment building.   
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Feb 19, 2018 07:01
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Some more Queensland locals, Rainbow Lorikeets and Red-Winged Parrots   
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Feb 25, 2018 03:59
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Brown honeyeater. Superb fairy wren taking a break from controling his wenches. 
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Mar 4, 2018 09:58
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toggle posted:Superb fairy wren taking a break from controling his wenches. That is an awesome picture.
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Mar 4, 2018 12:25
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President Beep posted:That is an awesome picture.
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Mar 4, 2018 15:22
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It really is. Worth a canvas with a black frame, even
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Mar 4, 2018 17:52
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 Submarine Gull by Ron Lee, on Flickr Farcical Aquatic Ceremony by Ron Lee, on Flickr
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Mar 4, 2018 21:23
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President Beep posted:That is an awesome picture. Thanks guys  They're really fun to shooot since they have a real cheeky personality.
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Mar 5, 2018 04:40
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So I think I may have taken my favourite owl photo yet:
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Mar 5, 2018 20:13
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That owl's definitely mean-mugging you.
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Mar 5, 2018 21:07
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InternetJunky posted:So I think I may have taken my favourite owl photo yet: daaaaaaaaaaamn. I went out to Banff to check out the sunny beaches of Canada at Boom Lake this weekend and found a couple Clark's Nutcrackers puffing up to stay warm in the snow and cold  Clark's Nutcracker by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr
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Mar 5, 2018 23:40
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InternetJunky posted:So I think I may have taken my favourite owl photo yet: well drat hope you're gonna submit that to a few bird/nature photography awards contents
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Mar 5, 2018 23:42
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InternetJunky posted:So I think I may have taken my favourite owl photo yet: The legs look like cat legs. I went to check on a hummingbird nests that I found a little while ago in a local park. I'd gone twice, and the female seemed to be on eggs. I figured she should have hatched them by now, but no activity  Either somebody ate them or she gave up after the rainstorm that swept through. Only decent bird pic...  Tilden Black Phoebe-3869 on Flickr
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BetterLekNextTime posted:The legs look like cat legs. This truthful observation makes me feel dumb for making fun of Rush's Flight by Night cover art when I was younger because the cartoon owl looks like it has paws.
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Mar 7, 2018 18:26
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InternetJunky posted:So I think I may have taken my favourite owl photo yet: Man, clean your sensor. There's all kinds of noise in that shot. You bastard. I've never even seen an owl in my area, let alone got a shot as nice as this.
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Mar 7, 2018 18:38
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BetterLekNextTime posted:The legs look like cat legs. The literal translation of the chinese word for owl is Cat Headed Eagle, maybe they are on to something
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 Ugh. I really can’t wait for the warmer weather, and hopefully some sunshine with it, to get here. I snapped this picture of a nuthatch the other day when the sun was actually out for a bit. Most days it’s overcast here in the winter, and my Rebel/slow zoom lens combo really doesn’t seem to cope well with the subsequent high Iso shooting conditions.
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Mar 10, 2018 22:41
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President Beep posted:I really can’t wait for the warmer weather, and hopefully some sunshine with it, to get here.     Apparently there is such a thing as a photo being "too sharp".
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Mar 10, 2018 22:49
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Truly awesome. That pure white snow backdrop almost gives this a studio feel. You may have shared this before, but how do you go about finding owls so “easily”? I never see them when I’m out and about.
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Mar 10, 2018 22:55
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President Beep posted:Truly awesome. That pure white snow backdrop almost gives this a studio feel. You may have shared this before, but how do you go about finding owls so “easily”? I never see them when I’m out and about. For other owls it basically varies from species to species. A lot of them are truly nocturnal so it's really difficult. Around here I can go out when the temperature gets crazy cold (-30 and below) and find those nocturnal owls sometimes during the day, otherwise I'd never see them.
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Mar 10, 2018 23:28
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InternetJunky posted:Thanks. As for finding owls, "easy" isn't a good word to use. For species like Great Greys, once you find an area where there are a few around (check ebird for this) then it's just hours of driving to hopefully luck out and find them when they are out hunting. Today for example I drove around 400km and found one. Luckily he was happy to let me shoot him while he went about his business, but just as often they piss off just as you get all setup and ready to shoot. It's a whole lot easier to look for birders who have found an owl, rather than to look for an owl. drat things blend in so well, so look for a vehicle with a big-rear end tripod sitting next to it, I've found 2 or 3 owls that way
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