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Posted on 22/02/09 3:33:12 PM |
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mguyer
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Back To Birds
Snow and cold returned yesterday and with it this white breasted nuthatch. Comments welcomed and a slap on the back is certainly welcomed.  |
Posted on 22/02/09 3:43:33 PM |
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Cl&m&nt
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Re: Back To Birds
Beautiful little bird! 
cl&m&nt |
Posted on 22/02/09 3:54:29 PM |
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steve hill
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Re: Back To Birds
you must have enough for a book now quality is certainly good enough, I always look forward to seeing what has landed in your garden. |
Posted on 22/02/09 4:02:38 PM |
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mguyer
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Re: Back To Birds
thank you...thank you |
Posted on 22/02/09 4:02:46 PM |
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Cl&m&nt
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What photo equipment do you use? |
Posted on 22/02/09 4:04:39 PM |
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mguyer
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Re: Back To Birds
Nikon D70S with a 18-200 mm VR lens. |
Posted on 22/02/09 4:07:44 PM |
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Cl&m&nt
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do you like this photo equipement ? |
Posted on 22/02/09 4:34:39 PM |
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mguyer
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Yes I do. I am starting to eye theD300 body and I am not yet ready to part with the money. |
Posted on 22/02/09 4:43:25 PM |
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Cl&m&nt
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I do not like the Nikon but the canon and panasonic. |
Posted on 22/02/09 5:27:08 PM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply  |
Re: Back To Birds
Marty, the lighting, DOF and focus are spot on. Accept a really large slap on the back for this one.  |
Posted on 22/02/09 8:57:47 PM |
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GKB
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OK Marty you get a slap on the back for this one.........but don't let it go to your head. I shot this Blue-Grey Tanager a couple of weeks ago when I was on holiday on Tobago and missing out on HTCIP.  _________________ If at first you don't succeed then skydiving is not for you. |
Posted on 22/02/09 9:02:49 PM |
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GKB
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Re: Back To Birds
and this Red-Billed Tropic Bird  _________________ Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes when he had the chance? |
Posted on 22/02/09 10:10:09 PM |
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mguyer
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Re: Back To Birds
beautiful pictures |
Posted on 23/02/09 01:22:02 AM |
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maiden
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I echo the sentiments that these are all beautiful pictures. Mguyer you have Nikon D70s and I have Nikon D70 yet I have yet to take a photo quite as lovely as that I'm not sure if I've got the camera fully calibrated the way I want it, may I ask what settings you use if you have preset anything like Saturation, Colour Profile etc. I have mine set to Adobe1998 ICC Profile and Saturation set to normal and I mostly shoot in Aperture Priority Mode with a variety of lenses yet mostly my pictures come out rather dull and have to boost them in Camera Raw. |
Posted on 23/02/09 02:22:05 AM |
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mguyer
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Maiden, I shoot mostly in Program Mode with the following settings: ISO auto: off Long Exp NR: On Image quality: fine Image size: L ISO: 200 Color Mode: Ia(sRGB) Saturation: enhanced. I shoot in highest quality JPEG even though the gurus recommend RAW. In Photoshop I tend to increase saturation +10 and Unsharp Mask Amount 85 Radius 2 and Threshold 1. From what you are saying, try increasing the saturation in the camera. Hope this helps. Marty |
Posted on 23/02/09 10:04:36 AM |
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maiden
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Re: Back To Birds
Thanks Mguyer I'll try that. BTW I keep wanting to call you Macgyver, you wouldn't happen to know how to make a powerful laser using just the sun, some convex mirrors and a camera lens in order to blow up a Russian Scud Launcher by any chance? lol  |
Posted on 23/02/09 10:10:01 AM |
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steve hill
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are we seeing a new side to becky here lol |
Posted on 23/02/09 6:16:57 PM |
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vibeke
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If you are shooting in Raw I suggest that apart from Abode 1998, you clear all camera settings. You can make far better decisions that the camera can about what to do with your images. It is also better to have the whitebalance set to daylight, rather than auto. This way all photos in a set will look the same and will need the same correction in camera raw. _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 24/02/09 01:34:48 AM |
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maiden
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Thanks Vibeke - that's good solid advice. Yes I mostly boost my picture through Camera Raw anyway I'd not really given any thought to Auto White Balance I think mines always set to Cloudy as unlike you Vibeke I live in a dull, dull, dull, a bit dim, but mostly dull country I like the Cloudy setting though as it tends to give a nice warm-up feel but all of that can be done in Camera Raw anyway.
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Posted on 27/02/09 08:36:03 AM |
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Pete
Body Booster Posts: 121 Reply  |
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Love the pics I also use the Nikon 18 - 200 mm VR (with a D40) and I think it works great! Mguyer, have you thought about the D90, I've heard good things about it. Maiden, I also find auto white balance works for me. Although If there was a special Grey setting for Manchester I'd proberbly use that! |
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