heartland forest

[Calliope]

In a word: WOW!

exactly

 

[Raymond J Barlow]

thanks again everyone, it is quite a thrill to be so close to these amazing animals... driving down the escarpment this am, I saw a red tailed hawk on top of a light post, parked my car a long ways from it, and tried to get close enough for a shot.. and it saw me and was gone long before I could get near. I had a chance to hold a redtail.. I will post a pic in the snapshots..Daisy took it!

here is another I just edited..

 

[pursuer]

Simply amazing photographs! whaty they said ^^^

Did you use the shadow/highlight tool on a lot of these?

 

[JTHphoto]

ummmmm... wow?

i'm at a loss for words, these are amazing. i was going to say 5 and 7 are my favorites, but that wouldn't be fair to the rest of them. nice stuff.

 

[Raymond J Barlow]

thanks guys, and yes Pursuer.. played around a bit with PS, and shadow/highlight is a must with most bird pics. I am not happy about so much grain in these, but a dark misty day, and the 300mm @ f 5.6-10 I had to go with a higher iso than I wanted to. here is some exif data from the camera...

Nikon D70
2005/10/11 02:11:35.7
Compressed RAW (12-bit)
Image Size: Large (3008 x 2000)
Lens: 70-300mm F/4-5.6 D
Focal Length: 300mm
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/320 sec - F/10
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 1000
Optimize Image: Vivid
White Balance: Direct sunlight
AF Mode: Manual
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Auto Flash Comp: 0 EV
Color Mode: Mode IIIa (sRGB)
Tone Comp.: Auto
Hue Adjustment: 0°
Saturation: Normal
Sharpening: Auto
Image Comment:
Long Exposure NR: Off

 

[pursuer]

I could tell that the S/H tool was used, but I probably couldn't if I didn't use it so much myself. Again, great work.

 

[Raymond J Barlow]

thanks Pursuer, a real compliment coming from you! appreciated!