More birds from me!! 56k no!

Richard T · 18 Feb 2006 at 19:00

Popped over Hanningfield Reservoir again today and got some more shots.
I was really back there looking for that Robin but he was not about!

All comments and critique most welcome.

Any ideas what the first bird is??

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Richard T · 18 Feb 2006 at 19:01

Ok.... just a few more!!

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Richard T · 18 Feb 2006 at 19:02

10

11

Was pleased with the results of my first in flight shots

Oh and one more of the cat ready to pounce on those birds!!

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hoodmeister · 18 Feb 2006 at 19:04

Nice shots!

10 is great, as is the puddy tat one

Nice n' sharp, you've got some great ones showing off their wings

woodsy2k · 18 Feb 2006 at 19:18

#9 is an awsome shot mate, nice one. That cat looks pretty serious!

Nice work all in all mate

webmonkeyuk · 18 Feb 2006 at 19:25

Looks like your really getting good results out of yuor lens m8, num9 is top

SDK^ · 18 Feb 2006 at 19:35

Shots 1,3 and 4 look flat, the foreground birds don't 'pop' out from the background.
It's a shame the Robin is a touch underexposed but it's something that can be fixed - Just be careful you don't go too far and make it look plastic.
Shot 7 would look better had the shadow of the bird not been cut off at the bottom.

I know how hard birds are to photograph in flight so you’ve done well.

Joe T · 18 Feb 2006 at 19:58

Very good work there mate.

Shifter_Hull · 18 Feb 2006 at 19:58

great pics m8

Gamefreak501 · 18 Feb 2006 at 20:30

Great pics - number nine is my favourite

Mohain · 18 Feb 2006 at 20:39

Very good shots. Nice and sharp.

lukechad · 18 Feb 2006 at 20:41

Very nice, some of them are absolutely fantastic, I love the cat one at the end

Catching birds in flight is something I have always wanted to try but never got round to it. May just try it after looking at this.

Prophet · 18 Feb 2006 at 20:54

Excellent pics IMHO. I can't offer any C&C as I'm not educated enough to give any.

What lense were they taken with?

m3csl2004 · 18 Feb 2006 at 21:18

i just love the sharpness of 7 onwards - brilliant photos

Colin_da_Killer · 18 Feb 2006 at 21:57

#9 is great! Diffenately the best.

P.S I want to steal your cat.

Richard T · 18 Feb 2006 at 23:36

SDK^ said:
Shots 1,3 and 4 look flat, the foreground birds don't 'pop' out from the background.
It's a shame the Robin is a touch underexposed but it's something that can be fixed - Just be careful you don't go too far and make it look plastic.
Shot 7 would look better had the shadow of the bird not been cut off at the bottom.

I know how hard birds are to photograph in flight so you’ve done well.

Thanks for the comments SDK...

How would you make the first 4 stand out more? I have tweaked the levels and run a noise program on them. Do yo uthink the noiseware app has softened them too much? I used noise ninja

I was not going to post the robin shot but as its pretty sharp I wanted to try and turn it in to a silhouette but was unsure of the best way to do this

I noticed the shadow when I cropped the shot but its hard enough to get the bird in the frame let alone the shadow!

It was a lot harder than I thought. it seemed a lot harder than panning for motorsport shots (just a little slower!!)

Thanks for the comments guys... It means a lot to hear I'm improving

Orange Peel said:
Excellent pics IMHO. I can't offer any C&C as I'm not educated enough to give any.

What lense were they taken with?

All shots taken with my 70-300IS

Colin_da_Killer said:
#9 is great! Diffenately the best.

P.S I want to steal your cat.

Sorry but the cat stays....

Just after than shot she pounced on me!!

Thanks again for the comments guys

Carrot · 19 Feb 2006 at 00:03

ashtray_head said:
I was not going to post the robin shot but as its pretty sharp I wanted to try and turn it in to a silhouette but was unsure of the best way to do this

For that shot, you could use Photoshop's magic wand to select the robin and the branch he's sat on (and the other branches, if you like), and then open the levels dialog and drag the black point slider over until everything's as silhouetted as you want it.

Richard T · 19 Feb 2006 at 00:14

Carrot said:
For that shot, you could use Photoshop's magic wand to select the robin and the branch he's sat on (and the other branches, if you like), and then open the levels dialog and drag the black point slider over until everything's as silhouetted as you want it.

thanks..

Hows this?

Reidy · 19 Feb 2006 at 11:16

some nice shots of the birds flying there!!!!

SDK^ · 19 Feb 2006 at 19:13

ashtray_head said:
Thanks for the comments SDK...
How would you make the first 4 stand out more? I have tweaked the levels and run a noise program on them. Do yo uthink the noiseware app has softened them too much? I used noise ninja

Run Curves -> Auto and you'll get an idea of what I mean.