I reworked all the albums in bromeliad folders, or create new albums with pictures Tillandsias. So now, all my bromeliads and tillandsias, I photographed from me online. Have fun! Klaus
Hi Mark, congrats on your 1st place ! As people have said, its a cut above the run-of-the mill fotki entry, but thank you for taking the time to show us the work of a true professional !
Hi Mark...just checking in to see what your plans might be for a new photo website given all of the issues with fotki. Have you looked into or do you have other acct's? I'd really like to find one that has contests or better yet a solid critique forum.
Mark...thanks for scoring me the "crack" to feed my addiction...just signed up on pixoto - looks to be exactly what I was looking for. I am member of birdphotogs as well...just haven't been on the site much - thanks for the reminder. Seeya over at pixoto!
I was just noticing that most of your bird shots are compensated +1.5-2 EV. Is that just a characteristic of your Canon or is there another factor involved? I shoot a Nikon D3 and find that -1/3 EV works best for me in natural light. Just curious.
It might be a little of both. I find Canon's matrix metering tends to require a bit of a bump - I rarely end up shooting negative.
In addition to that, I'm a big "expose to the right" guy - so I usually try to get my brightest bright to just bump up against the wall. I find it gives me more info to work with in post.
I have been browsing your album of the American Bald Eagle and I couldn't write any more comments as they all captivated me with each and every view. So many fantastic captures. Enthralling and fascinating views!
Hey Mark - thanks for your enthusiastic comments on my Eagle Shot in the contest. I used the ONLY lens I use these days - 100-400L. I have a bush hawk now and the lens is always mounted. Yes, I saw the hunt, but it is very similar to takeing a fish - at first my wife was fairly certain it was a fish, as these birds go under the water to try to escape, so he had to dip his talons fairly deep while flying to snatch it out of the water. Those images unfortunately were blurred, as I was shooting through a house window that was NOT clean. Of 133 images - 6 were clear - by luck. The window is now clean though - LOL. Thanks again bud
Here's another image of that Black Skimmer in flight. Bird book says their wing span can approach 6 feet. The image I hope to achieve at some point will be up close and personal with that lower beak in the water, kind of like this one, but had to be severely cropped to get this close.
Maybe it's time for a road trip back to that beach with the primary goal of getting THAT image.
Please wait...
