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kat
03-18-2009, 07:16 PM
All these bird shots have me jealous so I got one!!!! :D

Ahh..I think this crazy canuck is heading for the nut house..common spring!!!

Ha ha..this is my very first shot in RAW. Only took me an hour to figure out that one needs a plug-in to photoshop to open them up!!! :eek:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3592/3366738972_9956aa7d8f.jpg
jjeling
03-18-2009, 07:32 PM
Kat darling, we cant see the shot!!!
kat
03-18-2009, 08:54 PM
Kat darling, we cant see the shot!!!

Bwahahahaha..I told you it was waiting for the light!! :eek:
jjeling
03-18-2009, 09:16 PM
haha. I think the American missed something here. Seriously.....
kat
03-18-2009, 10:09 PM
You really can't see a photo? I have one!!!
Michaelaw
03-18-2009, 10:11 PM
I see a big old white box but no image
kat
03-18-2009, 10:15 PM
Redid the link thing. If it doesn't work I don't know...I have it up on my screen! I tell yah..the nuts house is getting better looking everyday!
Iguanasan
03-18-2009, 10:15 PM
Ahh, and the birdie makes an appearance!
JAS_Photo
03-18-2009, 10:32 PM
Ah...the domestic anatis croceus. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y29/Sparkle2/Smilies/128E8D11.gif
Michaelaw
03-18-2009, 10:41 PM
Rare to see one of these creatures out of its natural environment (The Tub) Though last summer I saw a lot of them (runaways mostly) at the local fairground:)
jjeling
03-18-2009, 10:43 PM
Gee wiz Kat, you were starting to make me worried. I thought I was heading to the nut house with you! Now that I'm seeing a rubber duck, there's no turning back now.
Mad Aussie
03-19-2009, 01:20 AM
You know Kat ... I think we should all insist that you take another shot of the duck ... this time with 'feewing' (who remembers that movie?) instead of just a snapshot.
I'm tipping you could take a really cool shot of naked Donald there ;)
kat
03-19-2009, 08:59 AM
Ha ha.. good luck with taking that duck for too long! The kids were attacking me for it! :p

Actually I was practicing the Manual mode and how to get it with a shade and extreme window light with no highlights. Ha ha..yah. Then I thought of all you bird fans! :)

Any tips on how to practice that, pass them on!!!

Common jj, the more the merrier!!!
Mad Aussie
03-19-2009, 02:58 PM
Actually I was practicing the Manual mode and how to get it with a shade and extreme window light with no highlights.

Any tips on how to practice that, pass them on!!!


If necessary then HDR or manually merge two shots together. One exposed for highlights and one exposed for the shade.

Another way would be to diffuse the light source a little. Hang a white sheet up between the window and the subject for instance.