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A few more birds pics

Posted: Tue May 15 2018 19:21
by Freako
Taken this afternoon, well we have to do something in the close season aye :grin: ImageGreat Spotted Woodpecker by Mick Freakley, on Flickr

ImageRobin. by Mick Freakley, on Flickr

ImageGoldfinch by Mick Freakley, on Flickr

Re: A few more birds pics

Posted: Tue May 15 2018 19:27
by davelumb
I like the robin doing a woodpecker impression!

Re: A few more birds pics

Posted: Tue May 15 2018 19:33
by Freako
davelumb wrote: Tue May 15 2018 19:27 -
I like the robin doing a woodpecker impression!
They are twins Dave :laughs:

Re: A few more birds pics

Posted: Tue May 15 2018 19:46
by Steve Moore
Very nice pics, must dust my camera off.

Re: A few more birds pics

Posted: Tue May 15 2018 21:04
by Freako
Steve Moore wrote: Tue May 15 2018 19:46 -
Very nice pics, must dust my camera off.
Thanks Steve, appreciated mate. Yes do so, used to like your images Steve :thumbs:

Re: A few more birds pics

Posted: Wed May 16 2018 12:48
by wid
More brilliant pictures, thanks for sharing them

Re: A few more birds pics

Posted: Wed May 16 2018 14:41
by Freako
wid wrote: Wed May 16 2018 12:48 -
More brilliant pictures, thanks for sharing them
Thanks mate :thumbs:

Re: A few more birds pics

Posted: Wed May 16 2018 19:10
by Steve Burke
Superbly sharp and detailed!

Re: A few more birds pics

Posted: Wed May 16 2018 19:18
by phil.c
Superb photo's.

Do you use a hide?

Re: A few more birds pics

Posted: Wed May 16 2018 22:32
by John Noden
Freako wrote: Tue May 15 2018 19:21 -
Taken this afternoon, well we have to do something in the close season aye :grin: ImageGreat Spotted Woodpecker by Mick Freakley, on Flickr

ImageRobin. by Mick Freakley, on Flickr

ImageGoldfinch by Mick Freakley, on Flickr
Spot on and all natives. :thumbs: :cool:

Re: A few more birds pics

Posted: Thu May 17 2018 10:02
by Andrew
awesome stuff mate.

Re: A few more birds pics

Posted: Thu May 17 2018 17:56
by Freako
Thanks Guys comments appreciated.

Yes I have a friendly Farmer who has given me a small area around the farm to set up a feeding station, its the only way in my opinion to get this sort of images.

I might post a few more know I know you like them :boing:

Juvi Greenfinch.
ImageJuvenile Greenfinch. by Mick Freakley, on Flickr

Re: A few more birds pics

Posted: Thu May 17 2018 20:20
by davelumb
Nice pic, but looks a tad oversharpened to me, Mick.

Re: A few more birds pics

Posted: Thu May 17 2018 23:20
by Freako
davelumb wrote: Thu May 17 2018 20:20 -
Nice pic, but looks a tad oversharpened to me, Mick.
Yeah I see what you mean Dave, here is a none sharpened version.

ImageGreenfinch by Mick Freakley, on Flickr

Re: A few more birds pics

Posted: Fri May 18 2018 07:32
by davelumb
That's better. :thumbs:

Re: A few more birds pics

Posted: Fri May 18 2018 07:57
by phil.c
davelumb wrote: Fri May 18 2018 07:32 -
That's better. :thumbs:
They look the same to my untrained eye. :scratch:

Re: A few more birds pics

Posted: Fri May 18 2018 13:58
by Freako
phil.c wrote: Fri May 18 2018 07:57 -
davelumb wrote: Fri May 18 2018 07:32 -
That's better. :thumbs:
They look the same to my untrained eye. :scratch:
He's a fussy old codger :lumby:

Re: A few more birds pics

Posted: Fri May 18 2018 14:00
by Andrew
How are you doing the backgrounds btw ?

Re: A few more birds pics

Posted: Fri May 18 2018 14:11
by davelumb
ey look the same to my untrained eye. :scratch:
Too much sharpening and you get a 'halo' around contrasting edges. Most noticeable on images which have been heavily cropped and then sharpened. Bird photographers are often guilty of over sharpening in their quest for feather detail. Yet when we look at actual birds we don't register the fine feather detail.

Even if not done to such an extreme that yu get the halos it can still look fake. To my trained eyes.

:wink:

Re: A few more birds pics

Posted: Fri May 18 2018 14:19
by Andrew
davelumb wrote: Fri May 18 2018 14:11 -
ey look the same to my untrained eye. :scratch:
Too much sharpening and you get a 'halo' around contrasting edges. Most noticeable on images which have been heavily cropped and then sharpened. Bird photographers are often guilty of over sharpening in their quest for feather detail. Yet when we look at actual birds we don't register the fine feather detail.

Even if not done to such an extreme that yu get the halos it can still look fake. To my trained eyes.

:wink:
First ones wirey. Second one much softer.

Re: A few more birds pics

Posted: Fri May 18 2018 16:50
by Freako
Fooking experts get on me t*ts :boing:

Re: A few more birds pics

Posted: Fri May 18 2018 16:51
by Freako
Andrew Croft wrote: Fri May 18 2018 14:00 -
How are you doing the backgrounds btw ?
Backgrounds are just depth of field, distance behind the subject.

The green is grass, Hedgerow and Oak trees.The dark area on the Greenfinch is shadow from an Oak tree on the hawthorn hedge, if that makes sence.