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Monday, May 12, 2014
Another take on irises
Three more looks at a rather sensuous flower variety, all shot with a 100 mm macro lens and soft daylight.
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Near and Far, Close and Closer
Here are four views of two bearded Irises, all done with the versatile Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS macro, the EOS 5D Mk III, and a tripod, daylight only.
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Bearded Iris, focus stacked
Here's a purple Iris, isolated against totally blurred background shrubbery by use of a 200 mm focal length and a wide aperture. To get detail in the textures of the flower, I stacked four exposures, each focused a bit differently. This gave good clarity in the areas I felt were important. Allowing the "rear" portions of the petals to be somewhat soft yielded the sense of depth that I sought.
You may notice some bits of spider silk, by the way.
You may notice some bits of spider silk, by the way.
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Friday, May 2, 2014
Sylvan Heights Bird Park, Part Five
And finally, the last set of photos from my first visit to Sylvan Heights Bird Park near Scotland Neck, North Carolina.
The peacocks displayed for the peahens.
This little owl displayed the eyes that help make him such an effective predator at night.
Many birds have red eyes, but when they're surrounded by black and blue feathers, they are really special. Pretty impressive crown, too.
Bye!
The peacocks displayed for the peahens.
Shake-it-a-baby-now, twist and shout!
This little owl displayed the eyes that help make him such an effective predator at night.
Many birds have red eyes, but when they're surrounded by black and blue feathers, they are really special. Pretty impressive crown, too.
Bye!
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Thursday, May 1, 2014
Sylvan Heights Bird Park, Part Four
Part four of photos from Sylvan Heights Bird Park, April 26.
It's all in the eyes! This duck's eye caught the light at an angle that showed it in the reflection in the pond.
Unlike a profile portrait of a human, a parrot's eye is full.
This stilt ran quickly enough that it was tough to catch it with any light in the eye. It makes the expression seem a little dull, but at least the posture gives the sense of motion.
Decoy or real? (Alive!)
Pale eyes, but nice feathers.
Whoa, bad hair day?
Dark eyes go well with such a bright bill.
Blue and yellow, complementary colors for maximum contrast.
You both look a little sleepy.
Didn't mean to startle you! Note how the pupils react independently to light levels.
Wink!
Daytime is sleep time.
It's all in the eyes! This duck's eye caught the light at an angle that showed it in the reflection in the pond.
Unlike a profile portrait of a human, a parrot's eye is full.
This stilt ran quickly enough that it was tough to catch it with any light in the eye. It makes the expression seem a little dull, but at least the posture gives the sense of motion.
Decoy or real? (Alive!)
Pale eyes, but nice feathers.
Whoa, bad hair day?
Dark eyes go well with such a bright bill.
Blue and yellow, complementary colors for maximum contrast.
You both look a little sleepy.
Didn't mean to startle you! Note how the pupils react independently to light levels.
Wink!
Daytime is sleep time.
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Sylvan Heights Bird Park, Part Three
Continuing with photos from the Sylvan Heights Bird Park, April 26. Sometimes nets or fencing are unavoidable in the background, so I try to make the best of it.
Budgerigars trying different kiss angles:
Some parrots are so interestingly varicolored that they're worth front and back views:
I think this pigeon wants to lead a musical ensemble.
In the "landing zone", the parakeets are so used to human proximity that they will land on our hands, shoulders, heads, and cameras. This half a dozen on another photographer is far fewer than I had occupying my own arm at one point. I even had three nibbling on my shoes, but no photos to show for it.
Budgerigars trying different kiss angles:
Some parrots are so interestingly varicolored that they're worth front and back views:
In the "landing zone", the parakeets are so used to human proximity that they will land on our hands, shoulders, heads, and cameras. This half a dozen on another photographer is far fewer than I had occupying my own arm at one point. I even had three nibbling on my shoes, but no photos to show for it.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Sylvan Heights Bird Park, Part Two
Continuing the photos from April 26, I'll begin with a portrait of the the Mandarin Duck we've already seen, then progress through a few of the other largish water fowl, with a parrot thrown in for variety.
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Monday, April 28, 2014
Sylvan Heights Bird Park Part One
Saturday I made my first visit to Sylvan Heights Bird Park near Scotland Neck, NC. It was a great experience, and I came home with so many photos that even after editing down to a small fraction of the shots that I would like to share, the only practical approach to including them in this blog will be to break things into small daily doses. Eventually I will revamp my main website and organize galleries of images sorted in rational fashion (I hope!), but right now here are some water fowl in chronological order, the beginning of the day.
The iridescent patch of purple on the cheek of this male Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) only flashed briefly at this exact angle. I was pleased that all of the other colors and textures came through well in this shot. The sunlight was very intense at that time.
This blue nosed fella is a male Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis).
I think this next might be a variety of Muscovy Duck, but the color patterns and the head bulb are different from, and more attractive than (from my own perspective) what I'm used to seeing.
The Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata, male) and turtle (gender unknown) seemed like companions, and looked contemplative, which put me in a similar mood.
When the duck began flapping its wings, I reacted as if it were a human crying "hey, look here!"
"You can shoot me, but don't ignore my slower pal!"
A scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber) can be a show stopper pretty much anywhere, but against a background of totally blurred greenery - wow!
The iridescent patch of purple on the cheek of this male Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) only flashed briefly at this exact angle. I was pleased that all of the other colors and textures came through well in this shot. The sunlight was very intense at that time.
This blue nosed fella is a male Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis).
I think this next might be a variety of Muscovy Duck, but the color patterns and the head bulb are different from, and more attractive than (from my own perspective) what I'm used to seeing.
The Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata, male) and turtle (gender unknown) seemed like companions, and looked contemplative, which put me in a similar mood.
When the duck began flapping its wings, I reacted as if it were a human crying "hey, look here!"
"You can shoot me, but don't ignore my slower pal!"
A scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber) can be a show stopper pretty much anywhere, but against a background of totally blurred greenery - wow!
[all photos done with Canon EOS 1DX, EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS II + Ext 2X III, resulting focal length 600 mm, wide open aperture of f/5.6]
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