Betty LaRue 3,405 Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 2 minutes ago, Ognyan Yosifov said: Love is in the ... pond. Those are such beautiful, graceful birds! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ognyan Yosifov 102 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Just now, Betty LaRue said: Those are such beautiful, graceful birds! They surely are! The light at dusk was gorgeous! I can still feel it... Link to post Share on other sites
Marianne 943 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 I'm still thinking of that 122 degrees - even without humidity it seem unbearable. Like they say you could fry an egg on the sidewalk. Maybe you could try and photograph that? Love this thread. Beautiful pix. Link to post Share on other sites
Cal 207 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 (edited) I love swans. This pair spent hours chasing each other up and down the lake and only then did the cob finally win her heart, this was a lucky catch as I was about to put the camera away. I uploaded a separate version with the water desaturated 2D5W4AD and I'm honestly not sure which I prefer. Edited December 14, 2020 by Cal 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Betty LaRue 3,405 Posted December 14, 2020 Author Share Posted December 14, 2020 Photographing white birds and doing a good job with exposure is one of the hardest things to do. Especially in direct sunlight. It’s the one time for sure you don’t want to expose too far to the right, or highlights are so blown no detail can be recovered. Anyway, for me it’s hard. I’m sure you all who have an abundance of swans have learned how to do it right. We don’t see many swans in my neck of the woods. I came across one, and trembled at the occasion. I was there to photograph egrets. Of course, egrets, with their white plumage, present the same problems. I always prefer bright overcast. The great soft box in the sky! Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Robinson 1,279 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 2 hours ago, Betty LaRue said: Photographing white birds and doing a good job with exposure is one of the hardest things to do. Especially in direct sunlight. It’s the one time for sure you don’t want to expose too far to the right, or highlights are so blown no detail can be recovered. Anyway, for me it’s hard. I’m sure you all who have an abundance of swans have learned how to do it right. We don’t see many swans in my neck of the woods. I came across one, and trembled at the occasion. I was there to photograph egrets. Of course, egrets, with their white plumage, present the same problems. I always prefer bright overcast. The great soft box in the sky! Coots! Black and white - eek. Link to post Share on other sites
Betty LaRue 3,405 Posted December 14, 2020 Author Share Posted December 14, 2020 15 minutes ago, Phil Robinson said: Coots! Black and white - eek. Lol, you’re right! Link to post Share on other sites
NYCat 2,748 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 I used to photograph pets and black dogs are the worst. Black cats at least have eyes that show. A friend of mine had a black dog for a while and the only photo he had taken of her was when she was lying on a black bathmat. All you could see was two brown eyes. Paulette 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Robinson 1,279 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 2 hours ago, NYCat said: I used to photograph pets and black dogs are the worst. Black cats at least have eyes that show. A friend of mine had a black dog for a while and the only photo he had taken of her was when she was lying on a black bathmat. All you could see was two brown eyes. Paulette You should photograph them on a giant chessboard - really helps with the exposure. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Standfast 781 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 9 hours ago, Cal said: I love swans. This pair spent hours chasing each other up and down the lake and only then did the cob finally win her heart, this was a lucky catch as I was about to put the camera away. I uploaded a separate version with the water desaturated 2D5W4AD and I'm honestly not sure which I prefer. Both versions are IMO fine, but I like the desaturated water best. Link to post Share on other sites
Allan Bell 2,669 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 On 14/12/2020 at 13:19, Cal said: I uploaded a separate version with the water desaturated 2D5W4AD and I'm honestly not sure which I prefer. Desaturated water comes from dry ice.😉 Allan Link to post Share on other sites
gvallee 3,741 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Sunrise in Queensland 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Betty LaRue 3,405 Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 9 hours ago, gvallee said: Sunrise in Queensland Stunning! Link to post Share on other sites
spacecadet 4,135 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 (edited) It must be flowery somewhere! It isn't here, brr, but the winter heliotrope has just flowered out front. Edited January 11 by spacecadet 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Betty LaRue 3,405 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 Flowers in winter...how nice! Link to post Share on other sites
spacecadet 4,135 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 (edited) 9 hours ago, Betty LaRue said: Flowers in winter...how nice! They smell like vanilla as well. Apparently you can make an infusion out of them. OH is into weird teas so she may do it. I brought one in as well. Edited January 12 by spacecadet Link to post Share on other sites
Allan Bell 2,669 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 11 minutes ago, spacecadet said: They smell like vanilla as well. Apparently you can make an infusion out of them. OH is into weird teas so she may do it. I brought one in as well. Remember it is winter. They do not like too much heat. Allan 1 Link to post Share on other sites
MizBrown 694 Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 I've got the end of rainy season orchids blooming in the courtyard -- mainly Laelia rubescens, but also one of the geraniums. Link to post Share on other sites
Betty LaRue 3,405 Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 7 hours ago, MizBrown said: I've got the end of rainy season orchids blooming in the courtyard -- mainly Laelia rubescens, but also one of the geraniums. Oh, that is beautiful, especially against the blue. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Betty LaRue 3,405 Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 Nice! I have a similar. Link to post Share on other sites
Allan Bell 2,669 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 (edited) No footsteps but----- Waves breaking on beach Freshwater Bay Isle of Wight Allan Edited January 15 by Allan Bell 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Betty LaRue 3,405 Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 Love the beach images. This was before sunrise so “blue hour morning”. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
spacecadet 4,135 Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 (edited) Out very own primrose path.......this brave little chap flowered a couple of weeks ago. .........and another heliotrope. Edited January 19 by spacecadet Link to post Share on other sites
Betty LaRue 3,405 Posted January 19 Author Share Posted January 19 You must live in a sheltered place. Link to post Share on other sites
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