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  1. nikonbill

    Instagram/Social Media Effects on Wildlife Photography

    Very interesting video - this is the second I've watched by this presenter. Very interesting points for sure to provoke thought, I think we are all sometimes too quick to watch a presentation and then say "definitively" this is "how it is". The main takeaway for me is we should not try to...
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    John from North Lincolnshire

    Welcome, enjoy the site and your refound joy!
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    Vote for Weekly Challenge Feb 18th - Feb 24th "Games"

    Congratulations @sailor365 👏 very nice image!
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    Nikonbill's 2026 random photos

    I always forget how fast these guys are Golden Crowned Kinglet
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    Nikonbill's 2026 random photos

    Had some spring like temps yesterday and did a long hike around a local lake, signs of spring coming Redwing Male and female
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    Nikon D5300

    Welcome! I'm with the others, use what you have a while, and then see what you may be lacking. See if you like editing or not, that can be quite the learning curve, (very good free software to try to see if you like editing) the dark room is now digital too. Finally congratulations on...
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    Where do you draw the line with editing?

    I simply look at the Nikon RAW file with NX Studio your camera settings (even if you changed any) are embedded in the RAW data the viewed file is what your camera would have generated. I've recently found a great program for looking at RAW files called Xnview MP it has a browser and can also...
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    Nikonbill's 2026 random photos

    Thank you Woody, that sure means a lot - I have learned so much viewing your work and reading your advice over the years here!
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    Nikonbill's 2026 random photos

    I think this is my favorite
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    Nikonbill's 2026 random photos

    I have long known they do feed as needed. But seeing all the evidence on the ice was astounding By observation I now see the real reason the snow geese just take off and fly - it's quite a sound when they all go up
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    Nikonbill's 2026 random photos

    This year being the lake is mostly frozen the large eagle population has resorted to feeding on the Canadian geese as they cannot fish easily here a juvenile gets the snow geese excited
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    Nikonbill's 2026 random photos

    The moon was up in the sky and I was eyeballing it, then some eagles sent the snow geese skyward - it was pretty neat - getting several different shots
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    Nikonbill's 2026 random photos

    Here is a blue morph posing in from of the others for me
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    Nikonbill's 2026 random photos

    Its snow geese time at Middle Creek Wildlife refuge in PA its a little over an hours drive but I had some great photographic karma yesterday. I would have done better with more focal length and a tripod but its a great time all the same. The official report for 2/24 was 60,000 snow geese
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    Forum down intermittently

    Been normal for several days here 🤞
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    Where do you draw the line with editing?

    This is a good point, not always does noise distract, hence the "add noise" tool - I will carefully say I think the modern photographer chases perfect sharpness and perfection everywhere within images a little aggressively. I feel like I am just now getting somewhat consistent results as I...
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    Where do you draw the line with editing?

    This reminds me of the Gettysburg address - a lot of good thought with a few words 👏
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    Where do you draw the line with editing?

    First - great thought for discussion in this modern world. For me I like testing boundaries, being an electrics hobbyist as long as I've been a Photography hobbyist. I like the digital world we live in, but I believe in keeping the original data in my images. When something turns to replacing...
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