BajaNomad - Birdland at the beach

Birdland at the beach

bajajudy - 8-27-2007 at 02:48 PM

It was a wonderful day for a walk by the estuary, which is brimming over and full of birds.

heron.jpg - 39kB

bajajudy - 8-27-2007 at 02:49 PM

He let me get pretty close but all of a sudden I crossed that line

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bajajudy - 8-27-2007 at 02:50 PM

The pelicans were a happy bunch. Lotsa bait.

I am still working with this camera so bear with me.

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Barry A. - 8-27-2007 at 03:02 PM

Wow-----great shots, Judy.

Good show, I say.

Friends of mine

The Gull - 8-27-2007 at 03:06 PM

longlegsinlapaz - 8-27-2007 at 05:05 PM

Bear with you??? Nothing to bear but great photos!!! :bounce:

toneart - 8-27-2007 at 05:28 PM

Judy, those are really strong photos. What camera are you using? Does it have a filter, or have you run them through Photoshop? There is a pastel cast in them.

bajajudy - 8-27-2007 at 05:42 PM

Thanks, guys
I thought that they were a little overexposed...ok a lot overexposed.
I am using a Sony Cybershot 80(I think that is the model number). It has a Leitz lens and a weak zoom. But what I am discovering is that you can zoom, shoot, then crop and still get pretty good detail. It is small enough to take with me anywhere.
PS I dont know anything about photo shop. I have a program that I use but I seldom do anything but crop and resize. I dont really diddle with the light, contrast, etc. It is what it is.

bajadock - 8-27-2007 at 05:51 PM

Thanks Judy. Nice diddle bird.

bacquito - 8-27-2007 at 06:25 PM

Thanks for sharing the photos!

toneart - 8-27-2007 at 11:15 PM

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Originally posted by bajajudy
Thanks, guys
I thought that they were a little overexposed...ok a lot overexposed.
I am using a Sony Cybershot 80(I think that is the model number). It has a Leitz lens and a weak zoom. But what I am discovering is that you can zoom, shoot, then crop and still get pretty good detail. It is small enough to take with me anywhere.
PS I dont know anything about photo shop. I have a program that I use but I seldom do anything but crop and resize. I dont really diddle with the light, contrast, etc. It is what it is.

Judy,
I forgot to add.....besides having a pastel cast, the photos also have a brilliance. You say they are overexposed. Can you remember your settings? I think they are fantastically beautiful.

bajajudy - 8-30-2007 at 02:08 PM

Ok this was today.
You guys got me going now.....

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bajajudy - 8-30-2007 at 02:11 PM

So I cropped the above and got this

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Skipjack Joe - 9-5-2007 at 12:29 PM

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I understand that you are having difficulty making the switch from your old SLR to the point and click. I can sympathize with that. A few of the point and clicks have manual override mode. I find that to be most useful. You can change the aperture/shutterspeed as desired and view the results on the screen. Also, it has settings for lighting (sunlight, overcast, indoor) which greatly affects the colors you get. I've learned to use that a lot.

The automatic mode (although convenient) is to be avoided except when taking rapid snapshots in my opinion. I personally haven't done much with the camera's scene modes (you know, snow scenes, night scenes, etc.).

I had a Sony Cybershot before losing it on a fishing trip and I thought that Zeiss lens was just great (better than my current Canon). That's a fine lens you have on that camera.

It's frustrating working with a point and click because no matter what you do it won't replace your old SLR.

I agree with toneart, the underexposure on the beach picture works really well for that subject matter. It was a good choice, judy.

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gringorio - 9-5-2007 at 03:40 PM

Great shots Judy - thanks for posting them! :bounce:

bajamigo - 9-5-2007 at 03:55 PM

The first shot of the heron looks like something out of Audubon! :wow:

If you need a photo editing program, U2U me and I'll send you one I no longer use.

bajajudy - 9-11-2007 at 01:57 PM

I have been off the grid for a while
Thanks for all your comments
I actually like to just leave what I have. As I said cropping is about all I do. I have played with several programs but, with digital, you can take so many shots that one has to be good!

These are from after the storm
I have never seen a booby here before

booby.jpg - 46kB

bajajudy - 9-11-2007 at 01:58 PM

The photo that I cropped above was taken at this place
Quite a difference after the storm!

same.jpg - 38kB

bajajudy - 9-11-2007 at 01:59 PM

This guy was hanging out on the jetty

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Hook - 9-11-2007 at 02:22 PM

Toneart, I think what you are seeing as a pastel cast is really a lack of contrast in the first few pics as well as a bit of digital noise like one might experience by fooling the camera into thinking you are shooting with a higher "film" speed. The lack of contrast could be from overexposure, a large amount of moisture in the air or the camera settings. My guess is overex as the later ones dont display this.

I agree it is a rather interesting effect.

Iflyfish - 9-11-2007 at 02:43 PM

The early ones do look overexposed though nice compositions. Having said that I hope you keep em coming. Sitting here in Oregon it is indeed a pleasure to see even snapshots. I only comment because you did.

What a wonderful place that estuary is, rich habitat!

Thanks again.

Iflyfish

Iflyfish - 9-11-2007 at 02:45 PM

In light of my earlier comment, you might benifit from a filter of some sort. I am not a photographer, others on this site know way more than I do. I also know that filters can protect the lense from accidental damage. Way cheaper to replace a filter than a lense.

Iflyfish

toneart - 9-11-2007 at 02:50 PM

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Originally posted by Hook
Toneart, I think what you are seeing as a pastel cast is really a lack of contrast in the first few pics as well as a bit of digital noise like one might experience by fooling the camera into thinking you are shooting with a higher "film" speed. The lack of contrast could be from overexposure, a large amount of moisture in the air or the camera settings. My guess is overex as the later ones dont display this.

I agree it is a rather interesting effect.

Yes, I noticed that the later pictures didn't have that "pastel" effect. It sure would be nice to be able to get that effect at will. It probably could be repeated under the same conditions and settings.

bajajudy - 9-11-2007 at 02:51 PM

I have a filter for my Nikon but this is a point and shoot.
It is interesting because it has many different settings...one is for snow(the icon is a snowman) and I use that for the shots with lotsa sand. It also has a beach umbrella icon for water shots that makes the water bluer. I am still playing with this camera and I dont remember what I had it on for those first bird shots. I very seldom use the no-brain setting.

Skipjack Joe - 9-11-2007 at 04:25 PM

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Originally posted by bajajudy
It also has a beach umbrella icon for water shots that makes the water bluer....

I wonder if that setting mimics the results of placing a polaroid or UV filter on the lens. Unlikely, but it would be great.

DENNIS - 9-11-2007 at 05:57 PM

I popped the polarized lenses out of an old pair of Ray Bans and hold one over the lens of a small camera. A poor man's polarizing filter but, it gives good results.

Boshvideo - 9-11-2007 at 06:32 PM

Beautiful images Judy. Many thanks.