I think the bird photos are my favorites. Birds are such fleeting subjects! (pun intended)
How did you capture the hummingbird?
JazzDoc (June 1st, 2013)
Thanks, Heliotrope. I, too, love bird photography. This hummer was investigating a red hibiscus flower and I was out near there with a long lens waiting for these ruby-throated little characters to hover for an instant or two. I shot this at wide aperture for the shallow depth of field.
So whose Pelikan is skipping? The owl's?
These are really great pictures, Mark. Like the owl very much and there is something intriguing about the ducks. You obviously had the best of light there, but is it just the depth of field or did you do some editing trick because something really makes them light up.
Could I ask you what gear you are using? I'm planning to finally get a decent digital camera myself.
Cheers,
Peter
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JazzDoc (June 1st, 2013)
Fantastic images. It´s sooo good to see them. Please keep posting
My favorite is the second one. The smile transmits kindness, wisdom and serenitude that arrives with age....
JazzDoc (June 1st, 2013)
Thanks for the comments, Peter. With regard to the duck shot, there was tremendous reflectivity underscoring the sheen of the mallard's feathers due to the ice and the sun's angle. Then, in post-processing, I boosted the tonal contrast a tad, especially in the highlights, to augment that effect.
As to my gear, I use either a Leica M9, a Canon 1DsIII (full frame) or a Canon EOS 7D.
For the Leica I have 21, 35, 50, 75 qnd 90mm lenses. For the Canons, I cover the whole gamut from fisheye to ultra-wide and supertelephoto, including macro lenses with greater than 1:1 magn.
Photoshop CS6 is my editing program, and I do use a variety of Photoshop plug-ins during post-processing.
My favorite subjects are nature, landscape and macrophotography. I do like B&W photography, especially street shooting with the Leica. But everything's fair game to me.
Thanks, piscov! I took that one in the Masai Mara of eastern Kenya. That was an unforgettable face she had - loaded with character and the wisdom of advanced age, yet still offering hope and a certain innocence. The Masai are a wonderful people.
Mark Polis MD
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peterpen53 (June 1st, 2013)
Wow, another group of wonderful photos. Those macro photos of the insects are incredible!
Thank you once again, Mark, for improving my day!
Holly
JazzDoc (June 1st, 2013)
Mark Polis MD
"A flourishing style of chirography is nowhere less in place than on a physician's prescription."___1856, Edward Parrish, An Introduction to Practical Pharmacy
I love the duck picture because it anthropomorphizes them, as if they were pedestrians walking in NYC. Great, great shots!
JazzDoc (June 2nd, 2013)
Mark Polis MD
"A flourishing style of chirography is nowhere less in place than on a physician's prescription."___1856, Edward Parrish, An Introduction to Practical Pharmacy
I'd have to second the above. All of those pics are truly beautiful in very different ways. But that pic of the mallards walking is beautiful, funny, endearing, and serene all at the same time.
Please keep sharing - these are wonderful!
Ken
fountainpenkid (June 6th, 2013), JazzDoc (June 5th, 2013)
That macro work is phenomenal. This is just with macro lenses and no bellows or lens reversal?
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JazzDoc (June 20th, 2013)
Mark Polis MD
"A flourishing style of chirography is nowhere less in place than on a physician's prescription."___1856, Edward Parrish, An Introduction to Practical Pharmacy
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