[missbirdphotos] Re: Hummingbird Shots
- From: Sharon Milligan <2sharon123@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "missbirdphotos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <missbirdphotos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 08:59:29 -0500
Robert, as always, I love your photos and also your editing skills. Thank
you for sharing.
Sharon
On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 7:34 PM, Robert Smith <rsmithent@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> I thought I'd share some hummingbird shots from the last couple of weeks.
> Our hummingbird numbers have taken a big drop in the last week, but I did
> have a chance to get out and shoot them a couple of times while we still
> had comparatively high numbers.
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> All were shot with a Nikon D300s, Nikkor 400 mm f/2.8 lens (old version),
> tripod with Wimberley gimbal head, Wimberley flash bracket, SB-800 flash
> dialed down to - 2 1/3 or so, a Visual Echoes Better Beamer Fresnel flash
> extender in place in aperture priority mode. Some were shot with a 2x
> teleconverter and some without.
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> 2 were "framed" with a simple black frame. The other 3 were "framed" with
> a digital "gallery wrap" in Photoshop. This was done by preparing the
> final image for sharing in a single layer. Then I duplicated the layer. I
> then extended the canvas 0.8 inches in every direction & used the color
> selector tool set to a 5 pixel radius to select a color for the extended
> area. Then I used an fx layer style to add a drop shadow for that whole
> layer (adjusting to make it appealing to me). Then I used an fx layer
> style to bevel & emboss making it appear raised with rounded edges (again
> adjusting the sliders & numbers to make it appealing to me).
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> If anybody wants more details, I'll be glad to try to provide them.
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> I really like the light purple pollen on the head of the immature male
> feeding on the Turk's cap.
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> Robert
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> Robert Smith
> rsmithent@xxxxxxx
> www.photobiologist.com
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