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Tennis Class (these are fun)

2009-02-22T21:02:04Z

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Tennis Class (these are fun)

Sandscape I thought these would be easy, but I haven't found anymore since that day.

2009-06-04T11:16:32Z

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Sandscape I thought these would be easy, but I haven't found anymore since that day.

Cityscape This has always been a favorite of mine. It just happened that everything came together to make a regular scene of a street into an abstract: bold colors and the shaft of ...

2009-06-03T17:07:46Z

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Cityscape This has always been a favorite of mine. It just happened that everything came together to make a regular scene of a street into an abstract: bold colors and the shaft of ...

Repeating Lines w an accent Camouflage helps, but it is a very big world out there. may not be enough color, I tried different filters and things. At first my goal was to make the pho ...

2009-02-14T08:37:05Z

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Repeating Lines w an accent Camouflage helps, but it is a very big world out there. may not be enough color, I tried different filters and things. At first my goal was to make the pho ...

New Bridge Handheld while crossing the bridge in great peril to my folly of a gorgeous sunset. I have been up for hours working on my cardinal on dailies. Please have merc ...

2009-02-21T16:37:26Z

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New Bridge Handheld while crossing the bridge in great peril to my folly of a gorgeous sunset. I have been up for hours working on my cardinal on dailies. Please have merc ...

Seen On A Train I just found this in one of my many galleries. It is very grainy. I love it. I used to take the train to DC to see my daughter. I took some photos as it was getti ...

2009-07-09T04:16:08Z

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Seen On A Train I just found this in one of my many galleries. It is very grainy. I love it. I used to take the train to DC to see my daughter. I took some photos as it was getti ...

I put this through Noise Ninja twice, then I took the second noise reduction off of the woman just because I thought it would look best. Her face is only suggested by the hint of her ...

2009-06-14T03:06:51Z

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I put this through Noise Ninja twice, then I took the second noise reduction off of the woman just because I thought it would look best. Her face is only suggested by the hint of her ...

Feathers 2/16/2007

2009-06-14T02:46:06Z

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Feathers 2/16/2007

Possible "Jumper" Or I felt like shoving the bird off myself. smile. Beautiful bird on an impossible ledge. He stayed there, I moved every which way. No photo op here, or not much of a ...

2009-02-14T07:18:58Z

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Possible "Jumper" Or I felt like shoving the bird off myself. smile. Beautiful bird on an impossible ledge. He stayed there, I moved every which way. No photo op here, or not much of a ...

Non Stop That bird never was very cooperative. ginger (I have another one with issues, too.) That day, except for the photo of my daughter, and the fun we had, the rest had photogra ...

2009-06-12T19:21:57Z

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Non Stop That bird never was very cooperative. ginger (I have another one with issues, too.) That day, except for the photo of my daughter, and the fun we had, the rest had photogra ...

That is the one I worked on for so long last night. It looks better here than I remember it, smile. I liked it because of the rough/smooth water and the reflection, but I couldn't figure ...

2009-06-12T19:41:23Z

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That is the one I worked on for so long last night. It looks better here than I remember it, smile. I liked it because of the rough/smooth water and the reflection, but I couldn't figure ...

Bowen Island Blues wrapped up the 2007 Blues Bash. It was everything one could want. They even brought in a heater, lower left in the photo. Wonderful music, spirit. A night t ...

2009-07-13T06:54:39Z

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Bowen Island Blues wrapped up the 2007 Blues Bash. It was everything one could want. They even brought in a heater, lower left in the photo. Wonderful music, spirit. A night t ...

Harmonica (Hey, you all, I got another abstract, and it is a hand with a harmonica. Plus the microphone and rays of light) Cool. I could tell exactly who that is by how he is holdi ...

2009-02-14T05:27:44Z

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Harmonica (Hey, you all, I got another abstract, and it is a hand with a harmonica. Plus the microphone and rays of light) Cool. I could tell exactly who that is by how he is holdi ...

Sunset Blues Gail, one more for your Dad. The light was very difficult by then. (The shots are either good......or they are not, smile) The flash did fire, but I was keeping it v ...

2009-02-14T05:02:24Z

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Sunset Blues Gail, one more for your Dad. The light was very difficult by then. (The shots are either good......or they are not, smile) The flash did fire, but I was keeping it v ...

#3 Musician Photograph worked up in Beta Photoshop CS3, free to people who already have CS2 and their serial number. It is amazing. The bridge, well, the side by side feature ...

2009-10-09T09:59:34Z

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#3 Musician Photograph worked up in Beta Photoshop CS3, free to people who already have CS2 and their serial number. It is amazing. The bridge, well, the side by side feature ...

#1 worked up Ask and you shall see, I always have them in color first, then the blk white, then the tint. This is inherently noisy. I could have used noise ninja on it, but I thought that ...

2009-06-12T21:25:09Z

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#1 worked up Ask and you shall see, I always have them in color first, then the blk white, then the tint. This is inherently noisy. I could have used noise ninja on it, but I thought that ...

#2 In Blk and White. Thusie, you can put the CS3 on your computer, see what it is like. I still have CS2 on mine, too. I think this will actually be for sale (money) in May. As an upg ...

2009-06-12T21:11:40Z

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#2 In Blk and White. Thusie, you can put the CS3 on your computer, see what it is like. I still have CS2 on mine, too. I think this will actually be for sale (money) in May. As an upg ...

#5 This is Noise Ninja with the luminescense (sp) at half strength and the color at default setting w/o sharpening, of course. Also I took it off of the same things mentioned above. This ...

2009-06-12T21:09:56Z

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#5 This is Noise Ninja with the luminescense (sp) at half strength and the color at default setting w/o sharpening, of course. Also I took it off of the same things mentioned above. This ...

#4 Noise Ninja at default settings except with the sharpening thing off. Also I took it off of the eyes, the eyebrows, a bit of the hair and the shiny part of the flute. You all need ...

2009-07-13T08:13:01Z

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#4 Noise Ninja at default settings except with the sharpening thing off. Also I took it off of the eyes, the eyebrows, a bit of the hair and the shiny part of the flute. You all need ...

#6 OK, I put all the controls on Noise Ninja at -10 with no sharpening. Then I erased the "stuff" off of the eyes, eyebrows, a bit of the lip area, a bit of the hair, particularly the gray ...

2009-07-13T08:21:24Z

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#6 OK, I put all the controls on Noise Ninja at -10 with no sharpening. Then I erased the "stuff" off of the eyes, eyebrows, a bit of the lip area, a bit of the hair, particularly the gray ...

End Of A Set (instrument is a harp guitar, interesting thing)

2009-10-09T11:08:48Z

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End Of A Set (instrument is a harp guitar, interesting thing)

And then it rained!! a dismal day for photos I know I could have used an old photo, but heck, I took some photos, so here is the best. sad isn't it!!! Smile (Oh, a photo crop fr ...

2009-02-14T04:00:42Z

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And then it rained!! a dismal day for photos I know I could have used an old photo, but heck, I took some photos, so here is the best. sad isn't it!!! Smile (Oh, a photo crop fr ...

The feather and the Dripping Water (should there be anything else?) Not for me. I like it as is. I like the blue of the water and the green of the low plants, too. ginger (funny, t ...

2009-02-14T03:33:57Z

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The feather and the Dripping Water (should there be anything else?) Not for me. I like it as is. I like the blue of the water and the green of the low plants, too. ginger (funny, t ...

See Above: I think this is a better crop, but it is not a "normal" crop that would fit in with framing easily?

2009-06-12T21:58:46Z

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See Above: I think this is a better crop, but it is not a "normal" crop that would fit in with framing easily?

I am a bit ticked off at Dailies so instead of posting this shot there, I will take this opportunity to maybe learn something about cropping. I know the rules............sometimes. They ne ...

2009-02-14T03:12:38Z

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I am a bit ticked off at Dailies so instead of posting this shot there, I will take this opportunity to maybe learn something about cropping. I know the rules............sometimes. They ne ...

See Below (The turtle is on a gator, the eye is very difficult to find, but it is there. Interesting coloration of stuff on that gator.)

2009-07-13T09:08:53Z

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See Below (The turtle is on a gator, the eye is very difficult to find, but it is there. Interesting coloration of stuff on that gator.)

OK, this is midnight. I got out a photo book that is very good on design. It said that it is OK to use center placement. So I went to play some more. This is full frame, I had to make ...

2009-07-13T09:34:32Z

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OK, this is midnight. I got out a photo book that is very good on design. It said that it is OK to use center placement. So I went to play some more. This is full frame, I had to make ...

A slight crop from the orig w/o curves but sharpened. Probably my favorite as it is the most dramatic. But I have no experience with prints and framing. I do want most of the prints to be ...

2009-06-12T21:57:52Z

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A slight crop from the orig w/o curves but sharpened. Probably my favorite as it is the most dramatic. But I have no experience with prints and framing. I do want most of the prints to be ...

Like Tom did it, thanks, Tom. What I learned: that the pattern in the water is part of the composition. I hadn't thought of that, this year anyway. I used that thought on some ...

2009-10-09T16:37:51Z

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Like Tom did it, thanks, Tom. What I learned: that the pattern in the water is part of the composition. I hadn't thought of that, this year anyway. I used that thought on some ...

Night Heron This is the night heron that was in the staring contest with the Great Blue Heron on Monday. I would like to put it in the exhibit, but I have a night heron already. P ...

2009-02-14T02:53:31Z

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Night Heron This is the night heron that was in the staring contest with the Great Blue Heron on Monday. I would like to put it in the exhibit, but I have a night heron already. P ...

ginger's photo

2009-06-14T00:29:22Z

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A lot of work done here.........but I don't think that looks best. Now I am a little confused. I will try to bring down the original as soon as I get it into a jpeg. g

2009-02-14T03:32:59Z

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A lot of work done here.........but I don't think that looks best. Now I am a little confused. I will try to bring down the original as soon as I get it into a jpeg. g

Crop of above

2009-06-14T00:00:47Z

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Crop of above

Pied Billed Grebe: photo taken Monday 2/?/2007. Breeding colors Different ways I worked it up on diff days. The first time, third photo down, I tried to minimize the background and sepa ...

2009-06-13T23:49:09Z

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Pied Billed Grebe: photo taken Monday 2/?/2007. Breeding colors Different ways I worked it up on diff days. The first time, third photo down, I tried to minimize the background and sepa ...

This is from raw I am going to be behind this morning. I can just feel it. Will have to let my husband use the computer in a second. Storms scare me totally, and I was pretty muc ...

2009-06-12T22:31:18Z

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This is from raw I am going to be behind this morning. I can just feel it. Will have to let my husband use the computer in a second. Storms scare me totally, and I was pretty muc ...

ginger's photo

2009-02-14T02:03:14Z

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redo

2009-02-14T02:08:33Z

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redo

Damn/darn fish is a tad OOF. I don't know how that happened. Or more to the point, I don't know how other photographers get fresh wet fish to look razor sharp. and I liked this photo, t ...

2009-02-14T02:01:11Z

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Damn/darn fish is a tad OOF. I don't know how that happened. Or more to the point, I don't know how other photographers get fresh wet fish to look razor sharp. and I liked this photo, t ...

Spring is calling!!!! As usual, when possible, this is also about the feet. I am not as happy about this shot as I should be. If I were I would put it on Egret fest, but I am not. I ...

2009-06-12T23:12:11Z

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Spring is calling!!!! As usual, when possible, this is also about the feet. I am not as happy about this shot as I should be. If I were I would put it on Egret fest, but I am not. I ...

A fast gradient add: blue/gold am trying to do something........... I want that eye, and I can't get the thing to select it. CS3 probably woud.

2009-02-14T01:25:35Z

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A fast gradient add: blue/gold am trying to do something........... I want that eye, and I can't get the thing to select it. CS3 probably woud.

ginger's photo

2009-06-14T00:05:30Z

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Night Tree 3/4/2007 two versions, and what I saw was somewhere in between the straight workup after Lab and the other one with a filter on it. That woods appeared very dramatic to me t ...

2009-06-12T23:22:25Z

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Night Tree 3/4/2007 two versions, and what I saw was somewhere in between the straight workup after Lab and the other one with a filter on it. That woods appeared very dramatic to me t ...

Night Tree 3/4/2007

2009-02-14T01:04:41Z

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Night Tree 3/4/2007

Patriots Point A trail that joggers etc use. So far it is not as well know, nor is it anywhere near like, the Pitt Street bridge. A walk thru the woods gives you a nice stop at a loo ...

2009-02-14T01:05:55Z

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Patriots Point A trail that joggers etc use. So far it is not as well know, nor is it anywhere near like, the Pitt Street bridge. A walk thru the woods gives you a nice stop at a loo ...

I put less of a cooling filter on this to make it look better. The darn thing looked better first up from RAW. The more I did the worse it got in my opinion. what would you all do? if ...

2009-06-12T23:50:57Z

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I put less of a cooling filter on this to make it look better. The darn thing looked better first up from RAW. The more I did the worse it got in my opinion. what would you all do? if ...

On this, it was from raw I used a directional light filter, then saturated it a bit, used a cooling filter, but toned that down, then I sharpened it. I looks more dramatic to me. I am ha ...

2009-06-13T00:16:18Z

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On this, it was from raw I used a directional light filter, then saturated it a bit, used a cooling filter, but toned that down, then I sharpened it. I looks more dramatic to me. I am ha ...

A Heron Walks The Walk, No Talkin', Just Walkin' and if you don't like this color, I have about 20 variations. I am having more problems with color. I don't like orange birds. I j ...

2009-10-10T02:10:32Z

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A Heron Walks The Walk, No Talkin', Just Walkin' and if you don't like this color, I have about 20 variations. I am having more problems with color. I don't like orange birds. I j ...

Last Light makes a showy exit: Magnolia Rookery From whence the last light came. When I do something like this, I can't really see, I just shoot. I hope it doesn't hurt the sensor, I ...

2009-06-13T00:06:10Z

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Last Light makes a showy exit: Magnolia Rookery From whence the last light came. When I do something like this, I can't really see, I just shoot. I hope it doesn't hurt the sensor, I ...

Earlier Sun shows off the pink flowers????

2009-02-13T23:01:58Z

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Earlier Sun shows off the pink flowers????

This is a tighter crop of the above photo, I did not mean to show it, but it just showed up here with the other one. So, see above.

2009-06-13T01:01:51Z

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This is a tighter crop of the above photo, I did not mean to show it, but it just showed up here with the other one. So, see above.

Roots: For Christmas "I" got a cane from Africa to help my walking. Honest and truly, that is what I heard him to say. On the left of the collage is the top of the cane. I didn't photog ...

2009-06-13T00:57:34Z

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Roots: For Christmas "I" got a cane from Africa to help my walking. Honest and truly, that is what I heard him to say. On the left of the collage is the top of the cane. I didn't photog ...

Christmas present: see below

2009-02-13T22:45:25Z

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Christmas present: see below

Philip Simmons, Blacksmith at a booksigning on Saturday afternoon. Actually, I don't think I could have done any better, and I am quite proud of this one. I did not do well, in general, so ...

2009-10-10T07:44:43Z

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Philip Simmons, Blacksmith at a booksigning on Saturday afternoon. Actually, I don't think I could have done any better, and I am quite proud of this one. I did not do well, in general, so ...

Disappointing egret was on top of a tree, trying to be sexy, I think. By the time i TOOK this photo, he/she looks kind of scruffy. see my daily. I am trying to just post. wasn'tgoing t ...

2009-10-09T16:18:37Z

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Disappointing egret was on top of a tree, trying to be sexy, I think. By the time i TOOK this photo, he/she looks kind of scruffy. see my daily. I am trying to just post. wasn'tgoing t ...

All Shook Up! Went to Magnolia by myself. Am tired. Worked up a duck for here and a duck for dailies. See Dailies to see what this duck looks like after the grooming. I just work ...

2009-06-13T02:11:34Z

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All Shook Up! Went to Magnolia by myself. Am tired. Worked up a duck for here and a duck for dailies. See Dailies to see what this duck looks like after the grooming. I just work ...

Boone Hall Plantation early spring 3/14/2007 On your right, in the photo, it is the garden. Surprisingly it is rather bare right now. I did photograph in there, too, however. But the ...

2009-10-10T12:57:23Z

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Boone Hall Plantation early spring 3/14/2007 On your right, in the photo, it is the garden. Surprisingly it is rather bare right now. I did photograph in there, too, however. But the ...

Two Cedar Waxwings berries, birds, green leaves.........it just has to be spring! See the daily: http://upacreekphotography.smugmug.com/gallery/2520948

2009-06-13T02:54:26Z

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Two Cedar Waxwings berries, birds, green leaves.........it just has to be spring! See the daily: http://upacreekphotography.smugmug.com/gallery/2520948

Cedar Waxwing This was the first one I worked up, I didn't choose it yesterday. I could not bring the eye out more than this, but I love all the colors on the bird, plus him/her reachin ...

2009-10-10T15:43:22Z

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Cedar Waxwing This was the first one I worked up, I didn't choose it yesterday. I could not bring the eye out more than this, but I love all the colors on the bird, plus him/her reachin ...

Motion on the nature trail Collapsed on the side of a quiet trail from the swamp, suddenly I felt safe. Mayhem was coming. I grabbed my camera to try to get a blur shot. Yup!!! So ...

2009-06-13T21:48:02Z

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Motion on the nature trail Collapsed on the side of a quiet trail from the swamp, suddenly I felt safe. Mayhem was coming. I grabbed my camera to try to get a blur shot. Yup!!! So ...

nasty shade of yellow isn't it. I could tone that down. Yup, I could, but it is now almost 12:30 AM, so will wait for suggestions.

2009-02-13T19:42:50Z

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nasty shade of yellow isn't it. I could tone that down. Yup, I could, but it is now almost 12:30 AM, so will wait for suggestions.

There is a story here.........and a problem. Both of these two shots of the night heron, they are the same shot worked up differently. I was too close to the bird. And I am not that crazy ...

2009-02-13T19:43:41Z

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There is a story here.........and a problem. Both of these two shots of the night heron, they are the same shot worked up differently. I was too close to the bird. And I am not that crazy ...

Little Blue Heron in color, a silhouette. On dailies, the same photo is a duotone. I cannot decide. g The link to dailies http://upacreekphotography.smugmug.com/gallery/25 ...

2009-02-13T18:28:56Z

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Little Blue Heron in color, a silhouette. On dailies, the same photo is a duotone. I cannot decide. g The link to dailies http://upacreekphotography.smugmug.com/gallery/25 ...

Buds Of Spring last week, right after the Cedar Waxwings as I was leaving. g I hardly ever get a chance to post my flowers, so thanks. tired tonight. See Daily, please Egre ...

2009-06-13T03:03:07Z

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Buds Of Spring last week, right after the Cedar Waxwings as I was leaving. g I hardly ever get a chance to post my flowers, so thanks. tired tonight. See Daily, please Egre ...

Oyster Catcher In Flight I have "always" wanted to get an Oyster Catcher in flight, and here I did. And I don't like it. What did I do wrong? Is the focus too deep? I alread ...

2009-06-13T21:14:53Z

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Oyster Catcher In Flight I have "always" wanted to get an Oyster Catcher in flight, and here I did. And I don't like it. What did I do wrong? Is the focus too deep? I alread ...

This is the full frame jpg as it came up from RAW before I did anything. Should I not have cropped it? What do you all think? Is there a color shift? I can't mess with it any more to ...

2009-06-13T21:19:25Z

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This is the full frame jpg as it came up from RAW before I did anything. Should I not have cropped it? What do you all think? Is there a color shift? I can't mess with it any more to ...

Yellow

2009-06-13T03:17:16Z

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Yellow

White

2009-06-13T03:26:31Z

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White

White: with a "painterly" look. (actually an edges filter blended on multiply at 75. 75 is an unheard of number for me to use, I usually don't go over 20, but it seemed to work here. I ...

2009-06-13T05:27:30Z

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White: with a "painterly" look. (actually an edges filter blended on multiply at 75. 75 is an unheard of number for me to use, I usually don't go over 20, but it seemed to work here. I ...

Flower from today. When I could walk no further, I sat on the ground by these flowers. I put my macro lens on and focused on the stamens. The photo was pretty noisy. I used surfac ...

2009-06-13T06:03:44Z

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Flower from today. When I could walk no further, I sat on the ground by these flowers. I put my macro lens on and focused on the stamens. The photo was pretty noisy. I used surfac ...

One Spring Flower in the woods..... Remember when you liked one with nothing in focus, thusie. Well, I don't know where this is in focus, but I really like it. ginger (so I am givin ...

2009-06-13T06:16:01Z

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One Spring Flower in the woods..... Remember when you liked one with nothing in focus, thusie. Well, I don't know where this is in focus, but I really like it. ginger (so I am givin ...

Last year. a far away tree with many families. Maybe I put a 1 1/4 extender on my 400. This is a reason I got a tripod this year. I hate them, but sometimes one has to do, I guess. Es ...

2009-02-13T14:53:57Z

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Last year. a far away tree with many families. Maybe I put a 1 1/4 extender on my 400. This is a reason I got a tripod this year. I hate them, but sometimes one has to do, I guess. Es ...

I took this weekend before last. I kept meaning to post it, but I have several, didn't knowwhich one was best. Then today I noticed that one of our esteemed resident artist photographers h ...

2009-02-13T14:28:22Z

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I took this weekend before last. I kept meaning to post it, but I have several, didn't knowwhich one was best. Then today I noticed that one of our esteemed resident artist photographers h ...

I shot this squirrel the same day/place as the cedar waxwings. my question is.......is the squirrel the correct color? Is "orange" an acceptable color on a squirrel. If not what color ...

2009-06-13T02:52:05Z

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I shot this squirrel the same day/place as the cedar waxwings. my question is.......is the squirrel the correct color? Is "orange" an acceptable color on a squirrel. If not what color ...

Mushrooms I love this photo but it is not showy at all, does not make a good thumbnail. I don't expect anyone else to like it, so I am putting it here???? ginger (woke up at 2AM)

2009-06-13T08:05:33Z

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Mushrooms I love this photo but it is not showy at all, does not make a good thumbnail. I don't expect anyone else to like it, so I am putting it here???? ginger (woke up at 2AM)

Marsh Bird This is a very small crop of the full frame photo of the bird on Dailies. I didn't know which looks best. I tend to like them like this. Particularly with a dark bac ...

2009-02-13T10:12:46Z

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Marsh Bird This is a very small crop of the full frame photo of the bird on Dailies. I didn't know which looks best. I tend to like them like this. Particularly with a dark bac ...

Delivery in an abstract manner. I had so many opportunities that I blew. In my defense, this is the best I have ever gotten of this family. But I had more opportunities. However, for ...

2009-02-13T09:50:55Z

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Delivery in an abstract manner. I had so many opportunities that I blew. In my defense, this is the best I have ever gotten of this family. But I had more opportunities. However, for ...

white peacock, shot today, whenever the heck that is. Good time with my family. If you get over to Dailys, could you please tell me which of the two photos of the peacock you like best: ...

2009-10-11T21:16:01Z

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white peacock, shot today, whenever the heck that is. Good time with my family. If you get over to Dailys, could you please tell me which of the two photos of the peacock you like best: ...

Picturesque?: either or neither. These two both have good lighting. I don't think a "bird" would be picturesque, but the lighting and forms could be. I swore I wouldn't enter another ...

2009-02-13T07:37:55Z

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Picturesque?: either or neither. These two both have good lighting. I don't think a "bird" would be picturesque, but the lighting and forms could be. I swore I wouldn't enter another ...

ginger's photo

2009-06-13T18:09:28Z

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ginger's photo

2009-02-13T07:19:45Z

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how do I keep the bill on an Oyster Catcher from looking fake? the whole darn bird looks fake.

2009-02-13T03:57:10Z

ginger
how do I keep the bill on an Oyster Catcher from looking fake? the whole darn bird looks fake.