Steve'sDigicams

squirl033 · Dec 9, 2005, 8:53 PM

the sun came out this afternoon, so i took my FZ20 out looking for something to shoot. on a lark, i stopped by a local park at the lake, and was fortunate to find these shots waiting for me. the light was going fast, though, and trying to get enough shutter speed to freeze birds in flight at sundown is pretty tough for the FZ's...

fmoore · Dec 9, 2005, 8:59 PM

Nice shots, Squirrel. I like #3. Real nice color in the wings.

mtngal · Dec 9, 2005, 9:44 PM

These are all wonderful - I especially like #3. I also like the first one because of the reflection.

tiger98 · Dec 10, 2005, 12:38 AM

All real nice Squirl ! The ones with the wings out are exceptional! Jim

Narmer · Dec 10, 2005, 6:31 AM

Squirl these FZ20 pics are OUTSTANDING stuff.
Really all at the same level for me.

If in the 3rd one the main subject had been the only bird in the picture and its reflection in the water had been full, thatwould have been my favourite one.
Really very good and not easy to do in that light condition

Narmer

PS to be exaggerate I d add that maybe NR has deleted too much detail in the grey portion of the wing of the 1st pic seagull

squirl033 · Dec 10, 2005, 11:54 AM

Narmer wrote:

Quote:

If in the 3rd one the main subject had been the only bird in the picture and its reflection in the water had been full, thatwould have been my favourite one.

PS to be exaggerate I d add that maybe NR has deleted too much detail in the grey portion of the wing of the 1st pic seagull

i agree... i wish i could isolate just the one gull with his wings spread... that would've made it a much better shot in my opinion. but there were just too many birds congregated there...

yeah, the NR got a little more aggressive than i would've liked. i may play with it a bit, turn it down some and see if i can preserve a bit more of the feather detail... not that there's a lot there to begin with. it's amazing how smoothly these birds can fold their wings into their bodies so it looks almost like one continuous surface...

thanks to all for the kind comments.

d-sr · Dec 10, 2005, 1:11 PM

All shots are great, especially in that light but I like the sunsetwith birds best. - Don

LadyhawkVA · Dec 10, 2005, 1:37 PM

Very nice series.

bentleysmom · Dec 13, 2005, 4:45 AM

Squirl, These are very nice shots......and I also like what you did in the pp of #3. The colors in the pictures are so beautiful. bentleysmom

pappy · Dec 13, 2005, 6:19 AM

nice shots squirl , like them all

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search

Steve'sDigicams

Recent Camera Reviews

Most Active Forums

Most Popular Deals

Latest Feature Articles

Dec 9, 2005, 8:53 PM	#1
squirl033 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,915	the sun came out this afternoon, so i took my FZ20 out looking for something to shoot. on a lark, i stopped by a local park at the lake, and was fortunate to find these shots waiting for me. the light was going fast, though, and trying to get enough shutter speed to freeze birds in flight at sundown is pretty tough for the FZ's...

Dec 9, 2005, 8:59 PM	#2
fmoore Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,116	Nice shots, Squirrel. I like #3. Real nice color in the wings.

Dec 9, 2005, 9:44 PM	#3
mtngal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Frazier Park, CA Posts: 16,177	These are all wonderful - I especially like #3. I also like the first one because of the reflection.

Dec 10, 2005, 12:38 AM	#4
tiger98 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,696	All real nice Squirl ! The ones with the wings out are exceptional! Jim

Dec 10, 2005, 6:31 AM	#5
Narmer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,813	Squirl these FZ20 pics are OUTSTANDING stuff. Really all at the same level for me. If in the 3rd one the main subject had been the only bird in the picture and its reflection in the water had been full, thatwould have been my favourite one. Really very good and not easy to do in that light condition Narmer PS to be exaggerate I d add that maybe NR has deleted too much detail in the grey portion of the wing of the 1st pic seagull

Dec 10, 2005, 1:11 PM	#7
d-sr Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Abilene. TX Posts: 1,486	All shots are great, especially in that light but I like the sunsetwith birds best. - Don

Dec 10, 2005, 1:37 PM	#8
LadyhawkVA Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,374	Very nice series.

Dec 13, 2005, 4:45 AM	#9
bentleysmom Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 594	Squirl, These are very nice shots......and I also like what you did in the pp of #3. The colors in the pictures are so beautiful. bentleysmom

Dec 13, 2005, 6:19 AM	#10
pappy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 827	nice shots squirl , like them all