Birding Weekend

12 years 3 weeks ago #222076 by bhowdy
Well the spring bird influx is finally underway here in east Tennessee, including the usual breeding residents. Here are some for the weekend!

Wilson's Snipe (I have chased an acceptable image of these for years!)


Green Heron


Yellow-breasted Chat



Indigo Bunting



Common Yellowthroat Warbler


Bob Howdeshell

"If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera" ~ Lewis Hine

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12 years 3 weeks ago #222083 by robbie
Beautiful settings for these colorful birds...Superb images Bob.


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12 years 3 weeks ago #222088 by Stealthy Ninja
Nice pictures indeed, but how did you edit these. There remains a lot of noise in the backgrounds (probably caused by sharpening).

In LR the sharpening mask will help with this.
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12 years 3 weeks ago #222144 by bhowdy
Ninja - I actually do very little post processing. Not much of a PS or LR person. I never have bothered to learn much about the programs. I use Photoshop Elements for basic stuff .... crop, straighten, contrast, etc. Still working on getting the best images that I can out of the camera.

Bob Howdeshell

"If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera" ~ Lewis Hine

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12 years 3 weeks ago #222149 by bluesydude
Superb! Fabulous captures. I truly appreciate your work.

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12 years 3 weeks ago #222157 by lonewolf
nice shots of some great looking birds. i really like the 3rd one very beautiful bird


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12 years 3 weeks ago - 12 years 3 weeks ago #222158 by Baydream
Very nice. Love the Green Heron shot.

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