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    Default Re: Why does my Pelikan OM nib skip on my sidewalk or some more images...

    I think the bird photos are my favorites. Birds are such fleeting subjects! (pun intended)

    How did you capture the hummingbird?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Heliotrope View Post
    I think the bird photos are my favorites. Birds are such fleeting subjects! (pun intended)

    How did you capture the hummingbird?

    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.

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    Default Re: Why does my Pelikan OM nib skip on my sidewalk or some more images...

    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.

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    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....

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    Quote Originally Posted by peterpen53 View Post
    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
    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.
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    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....
    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.
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    Wow, another group of wonderful photos. Those macro photos of the insects are incredible!

    Thank you once again, Mark, for improving my day!

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    Quote Originally Posted by OakIris View Post
    Wow, another group of wonderful photos. Those macro photos of the insects are incredible!

    Thank you once again, Mark, for improving my day!

    Holly
    Thanks, Holly! So glad you enjoy seeing them.
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    I love the duck picture because it anthropomorphizes them, as if they were pedestrians walking in NYC. Great, great shots!
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    Quote Originally Posted by fountainpenkid View Post
    I love the duck picture because it anthropomorphizes them, as if they were pedestrians walking in NYC. Great, great shots!
    Thanks a million, Will!
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    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

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    That macro work is phenomenal. This is just with macro lenses and no bellows or lens reversal?
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    Quote Originally Posted by 6of1 View Post
    That macro work is phenomenal. This is just with macro lenses and no bellows or lens reversal?
    Thanks 6of1,
    The macros are done with Canon's MP65mm 1-5x macro lens all stretched out and a diffused double macro flash rig (all hand held - these critters don't stand still while you adjust your tripod).
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