Gallery: AvianPosted February 8, 2010133 views16 comments
D300, 500mm f/4, tripod
ISO 400, 1/1000 sec, f/6.3
Jan. 2, 2010
Venice Rookery, FL
Cropped to form and center the "heart"; selective sharpening and exposure adjustments to the birds.
Comments and suggestions are heartily welcomed.
Comments
16 comments
Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on February 8, 2010 at 9:54 PM
A nice capture with the heart formation here. I'm seeing kind of a blue tint on my laptop monitor; maybe just a bit warmer? I like how they stand out so well from that bg. Sharon
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Comment posted by David Sparks on February 8, 2010 at 9:59 PM
Sharon:
Thanks for the comment. I posted this from my laptop, which isn't color calibrated. I will check it out when I get back to Pensacola in a few days.
Registered on May 26, 2007, 290 Posts, 4270 Comments
Comment posted by Nick Saunders on February 8, 2010 at 10:38 PM
A wonderful 'theme' shot for Valentine's David. I'm seeing a touch of blue in the whites, but it can be easily fixed.
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Comment posted by KC Choo on February 8, 2010 at 11:06 PM
Very appropriate for "that" Day coming! I like the composition you've chosen - I also see some blue.
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Comment posted by Max Waugh on February 9, 2010 at 12:28 AM
I see blue in the shadows, but no caste overall. Looks okay on my screen.
Such a tough capture getting both profiles and nicely-lit eyes showing. I'm not sure if all the extra space at the top works for me, but it's a very cool shot regardless of what I think.
Max
Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Gulash on February 9, 2010 at 12:44 AM
Good job having both birds in focus and separated from the background at the same time. Very appropriate for the upcoming Feb 14th. When you say you cropped to form the heart, do you mean that you cropped from the centre and brought the birds together to create the shape of a heart?
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Comment posted by David Sparks on February 9, 2010 at 6:26 AM
I modified the color balance and may have reduced some of the blue, but I will work on it more when I have a larger, calibrated monitor.
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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on February 9, 2010 at 8:30 AM
Dave,
I like the abstract heart shape formed by the birds heads. The repost looks better as far as the blues in the shadows.
Love seeing those green lores too.
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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on February 9, 2010 at 8:55 AM
beautiful birds and poses, great look at both eyes. color does look better in the repost.
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Comment posted by Monica Siri on February 9, 2010 at 1:21 PM
David,
I really love this composition. I prefer the repost too. Well done!
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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on February 9, 2010 at 1:22 PM
AHHHH Tis the season and they are into the Loving hah? Great interaction. The clarity on both is excellent as well as the heart shape
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Comment posted by Ed Dubois on February 9, 2010 at 2:20 PM
Well done David and a fun idea too. This works well.
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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on February 9, 2010 at 5:37 PM
Nice David, nit on the blue mentioned. Otherwise a very unique look at thise egrets. I like the heart.
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Comment posted by William Donnelly on February 9, 2010 at 8:12 PM
incredible shot
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Comment posted by David Sparks on February 9, 2010 at 8:34 PM
Gary asked:
When you say you cropped to form the heart, do you mean that you cropped from the centre and brought the birds together to create the shape of a heart?
No, but I can see that my statement does not rule that out. I cropped to remove the parts of the body that do not contribute to the formation of the heart. I did not change the relative spacing of the birds.
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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on February 9, 2010 at 8:52 PM
Dave, You ol' romantic you! Neat idea and you pulled if off well I think. Love the green lores with the greens in the background too.
Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments
welcomed.
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16 commentsThanks for the comment. I posted this from my laptop, which isn't color calibrated. I will check it out when I get back to Pensacola in a few days.
Such a tough capture getting both profiles and nicely-lit eyes showing. I'm not sure if all the extra space at the top works for me, but it's a very cool shot regardless of what I think.
Max
I like the abstract heart shape formed by the birds heads. The repost looks better as far as the blues in the shadows.
Love seeing those green lores too.
I really love this composition. I prefer the repost too. Well done!
When you say you cropped to form the heart, do you mean that you cropped from the centre and brought the birds together to create the shape of a heart?
No, but I can see that my statement does not rule that out. I cropped to remove the parts of the body that do not contribute to the formation of the heart. I did not change the relative spacing of the birds.