Post your Birds in Flight

[J-see]

Might be wrong but it looks like the aura is being created by your sharpening process you can get them on a high contrast edges, maybe refine the selection edge around the bird and reduce it by 1 pixel don't know if you have PS but the refine edge tool lets you do that fairly easily.

It's either that or contrast. I increased contrast on the whole shot instead of solely the bird as I normally do. That might have created this difference between the bird and sky.

 

[J-see]

 

[J-see]

The chase.

 

[J-see]

When you're shooting them enough, you notice there's different sorts.

 

[J-see]

I was playing with the tone-curves in LR changing R and G identical and the blue the opposite direction and the result is interesting.

 

[wev]

Not great, but the first duck I've managed

 

[wev]

Great white fleeing the bothersome fellow on the bank

 

[mikew_RIP]

 

[J-see]

They're getting ready to leave.

 

[J-see]

Heavy cropping does help at times.

 

[Don Kuykendall_RIP]

A couple from today

 

[J-see]

The hardest part besides getting close is capturing them where the backdrop is worthwhile.



The shots here always show color differences that are not visible in LR.

 

[J-see]

 

[mikew_RIP]

 

[Kevin H]

Love it when they pop up in the right spot

 

[mikew_RIP]

Love it when they pop up in the right spot

Nicely done

 

[paul04]

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Good picture, I've been trying to get a picture like this myself, but they have always been just a little to high up to get a clear shot.

 

[J-see]

Good picture, I've been trying to get a picture like this myself, but they have always been just a little to high up to get a clear shot.

Thanks but the shot still suffered more than I desired. Early in the day such high contrast shots drive the cam crazy.

 

[Marilynne]

Love it when they pop up in the right spot

No longer available.

 

[RockyNH_RIP]

My most recent "attempts"










Pat in GA