Nature Magee Marsh Birds

Magee Marsh Birds · 09:41 AM

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JohnBee · 05-20-2011, 12:55 PM

Oh that first shot of the bird skimming the water is a real an amazing image!
Was it shot in RAW?

Based on what I'm seeing, this image could easily make a wall portrait.
Great shot!

sealonsf · 05-20-2011, 01:01 PM

Love that first shot. Well done!

**ramseybuckeye** · 05-20-2011, 07:50 PM

Nice shots, when were you there? I was there on the 13th, it was a great day to be out with the K20D.

mccarvindh · 05-21-2011, 04:14 AM

Originally posted by sealonsf

Love that first shot. Well done!

Thank you very much for your compliment.

Originally posted by ramseybuckeye

Nice shots, when were you there? I was there on the 13th, it was a great day to be out with the K20D.

Thank you! I was there on the 19th. It would be nice to do a Pentax meetup at Magee Marsh.

Originally posted by JohnBee

Oh that first shot of the bird skimming the water is a real an amazing image!
Was it shot in RAW?

Based on what I'm seeing, this image could easily make a wall portrait.
Great shot!

Thank you very much for your kind words! I shot in RAW and worked with the Pentax Silkypix - adjusted sensitivity, sharpness and contrast. Your comment is encouraging and I am going to try to blow this up for a good sized print.

OrenMc · 05-21-2011, 08:01 AM

Love the first shot also, The lines and colors are great.
I might crop just a tad off the botom.

NbyNW · 05-22-2011, 11:13 AM

I like them both. If the bird in the 2nd shot were a bit sharper (which can be very hard to do with a mirror lens of that focal length) it would be the real standout here imho. Anyway, I find it and the first to be very nice images.

Thanks for sharing them

**ramseybuckeye** · 05-22-2011, 12:07 PM

Originally posted by mccarvindh

Thank you! I was there on the 19th. It would be nice to do a Pentax meetup at Magee Marsh.

Maybe we can set something up for next May, or some other time. I only saw one other Pentax the day I was there. Saw a lot of Canikon users struggling with enormous expensive lenses that you had to use a tripod with. Very hard to shoot tiny jumpy birds with that, unless you are only looking for a few shots. Some were doing OK, but an awful lot of them didn't seem to be getting much.

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05-21-2011, 04:14 AM	#5
mccarvindh Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ohio, USA/ India Photos: Gallery Posts: 478 Original Poster	Thank you! Originally posted by sealonsf Love that first shot. Well done! Thank you very much for your compliment. Originally posted by ramseybuckeye Nice shots, when were you there? I was there on the 13th, it was a great day to be out with the K20D. Thank you! I was there on the 19th. It would be nice to do a Pentax meetup at Magee Marsh. Originally posted by JohnBee Oh that first shot of the bird skimming the water is a real an amazing image! Was it shot in RAW? Based on what I'm seeing, this image could easily make a wall portrait. Great shot! Thank you very much for your kind words! I shot in RAW and worked with the Pentax Silkypix - adjusted sensitivity, sharpness and contrast. Your comment is encouraging and I am going to try to blow this up for a good sized print.

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05-20-2011, 12:55 PM	#2
JohnBee Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Newrfoundland Photos: Albums Posts: 4,667	Oh that first shot of the bird skimming the water is a real an amazing image! Was it shot in RAW? Based on what I'm seeing, this image could easily make a wall portrait. Great shot!

05-20-2011, 01:01 PM	#3
sealonsf Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: San Francisco Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,729	Love that first shot. Well done!

05-20-2011, 07:50 PM	#4
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 17,291	Nice shots, when were you there? I was there on the 13th, it was a great day to be out with the K20D.

05-21-2011, 08:01 AM	#6
OrenMc Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,901	Love the first shot also, The lines and colors are great. I might crop just a tad off the botom.

05-22-2011, 11:13 AM	#7
NbyNW Inactive Account Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: East of the Cascades, PNW Posts: 163	I like them both. If the bird in the 2nd shot were a bit sharper (which can be very hard to do with a mirror lens of that focal length) it would be the real standout here imho. Anyway, I find it and the first to be very nice images. Thanks for sharing them

05-22-2011, 12:07 PM	#8
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 17,291	Originally posted by mccarvindh Thank you! I was there on the 19th. It would be nice to do a Pentax meetup at Magee Marsh. Maybe we can set something up for next May, or some other time. I only saw one other Pentax the day I was there. Saw a lot of Canikon users struggling with enormous expensive lenses that you had to use a tripod with. Very hard to shoot tiny jumpy birds with that, unless you are only looking for a few shots. Some were doing OK, but an awful lot of them didn't seem to be getting much.