washwildfowler Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 (edited) well , i took a few days of work this week ... with it being the last few days of the wildfowling season on the foreshore , well i had a flight on the marsh this morning came off and thought i would have a trip out with the camera , so with me being a wildfowler. i thought i would go down to a local nature spot to take a few photo's it has not been the best of days for photography but i wanted to have a play with the camera .. so here goes wildfowl overload Edited February 18, 2011 by washwildfowler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washwildfowler Posted February 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 a few more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washwildfowler Posted February 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 yet more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olly321 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 wow some nice pics there mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREENGRASS Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 Looks like your in a nice part of the country from your shots and plenty of wilg life to go at. Thanks for posting and enjoy your camera. Regards GG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 You've got yourself a good camera there I would highly advise using a photo editor to bring out the full potential in these. Number 6 would work well with a vignette. No need to splash out on Photoshop, you can get some great results from the free ones. You don't think GreenGrass' photos are taken straight off the camera without a little run through Photoshop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
left & right Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northumberland Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 Great pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washwildfowler Posted February 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 You've got yourself a good camera there I would highly advise using a photo editor to bring out the full potential in these. Number 6 would work well with a vignette. No need to splash out on Photoshop, you can get some great results from the free ones. You don't think GreenGrass' photos are taken straight off the camera without a little run through Photoshop thanks for that billy , i have been playing with a photo editor perhaps this is not what you meant tho sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 (edited) There's no right or wrong when it comes to editing. I just always get the feeling that doing nothing to a photo is a waste. Whilst you can take a picture and think "wow, that's a great photo" all you need to think is how much better it'll look once you've run it through the editor. It looks like you've tested the Hue and Saturation settings. Have a go at nudging the hue slightly towards the green (to enhance the grass) and then saturate the image. That alone will make the photo look ten times better. I'll show you what I meant about the 6th photo, but I always feel a bit bad editing someone else's photo... It's kind of like correcting something for someone, but I can assure you I'm only doing it to help you learn some new tricks Have you opened a Flickr.com account yet? Edited February 19, 2011 by Billy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washwildfowler Posted February 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 There's no right or wrong when it comes to editing. I just always get the feeling that doing nothing to a photo is a waste. Whilst you can take a picture and think "wow, that's a great photo" all you need to think is how much better it'll look once you've run it through the editor. It looks like you've tested the Hue and Saturation settings. Have a go at nudging the hue slightly towards the green (to enhance the grass) and then saturate the image. That alone will make the photo look ten times better. I'll show you what I meant about the 6th photo, but I always feel a bit bad editing someone else's photo... It's kind of like correcting something for someone, but I can assure you I'm only doing it to help you learn some new tricks Have you opened a Flickr.com account yet? no billy please do , like i said in my other post all help would be greatfully appreciated i have opened a flickr account but cannot get on with it , i am not the brightest sparkler in the pack lol ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 i have opened a flickr account but cannot get on with it , i am not the brightest sparkler in the pack lol ... As in "I cannot log on" or "I don't get on with what it is and does" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee-kinsman Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 Nice pics, quite a few birds there eh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washwildfowler Posted February 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 As in "I cannot log on" or "I don't get on with what it is and does" with what it does also i have just tried to log in and i can't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washwildfowler Posted February 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 (edited) right i have just got logged in to flickr and will have a better go this time with flickr , i did have a problem last trying to upload pics from there onto here , that was my main problem..... Edited February 19, 2011 by washwildfowler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 (edited) right i have just got logged in to flickr and will have a better go this time with flickr , i did have a problem last trying to upload pics from there onto here , that was my main problem..... Flickr is good, as you can get excellent feedback from people who like to take the same kind of photos of you. Add yourself to some wildfowling groups and submit your photos. Here's my photostream and feel free to add me as a friend. One person who I am really following on Flickr at the moment is left-hand. I find his photos stunning and I find myself spending ages looking at each photo. For your information, he takes photos on a 40D which is older model than yours. So take a look at these he took and hopefully it'll inspire you; Owl, Ferret, Owl 2. I tried to edit the one I wanted, but the vignetting didn't work with the edges, as the white sky made it look as if the photo had curled edges :blink: I did however have a crack at another photo, which I am pleased with, which took about 10 minutes. The issue I have is that your posted photos are very compressed, so it's hard to edit them. Still gave it a go though. By no means do I profess to be a Photoshop pro, especially as there are people on this forum who make their living from it..! I'm just trying to give you a bit of help. Oh and never be afraid to crop a photo. Edited February 19, 2011 by Billy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoTshoT-16 Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 good photos well done :o wildfowlers dream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREENGRASS Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Apologies to washwildfowler for the tweak of your picture. Hope its in order. Regards GG. PM me if you get stuck at any time. It's practice that gets you the shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washwildfowler Posted February 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Apologies to washwildfowler for the tweak of your picture. Hope its in order. Regards GG. PM me if you get stuck at any time. It's practice that gets you the shots. please GG no apology needed , like i said to billy i'm thanful for all the help and advice given to me , i hope to get out more with the camera now the wildfolwing season has ended but i think the wife has plenty of work for me to do about the house .... once again thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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