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Goldfinch

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They tell me these are common but it’s a treat when I see one.

Bench

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Like yesterday’s HDR, this one smoothed out the light. The pond is covered in green vegetation, would have been nice to see the water.

Street Reflection

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Another HDR. This time the HDR process helped with detail.

Landscape

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HDR smoothed out the light from front to back. One shot taken alone would not have this perfect range of light. HDR combines multiple shots of the same subject at different stops of light (2 under exposed, 2 over exposed and one just in the middle).

Garage Door

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HDR image, white balance corrected.

When Nature Hits a Wall

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This is in High Definition Range (HDR) and then adjusted with other software. I use HDR to get the best natural lighting.

Not Unexpected

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We live in interesting times.

Sparrow

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I wonder what it’s thinking.

 

Blue Jay

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They are usually better at hiding.

Starling

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Determined bird.

Daffodil

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It’s that time of year.

Squirrel

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Assessing the safest route.

Cardinal

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That wise look!

Chaos

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Better a spectator than participant.

Focus and Background

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Not everything needs be in focus. Nor does the background need to colourful.

Geese

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Sometimes quiet,

Wasp

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Surprisingly reminiscent of some science fiction movies.

Minimalism

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Minimalism still requires a good background and lighting.

Bee

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It’s all in the details. Too much sharpening and the dust on the bee lights up.

Landscape

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Last Fall.

Caterpillar

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The detail on caterpillars can be confusing. It was only when I got home that I realized it was looking at me.

Butterfly

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Butterfly composition: focus on wings, focus on action, focus on eyes or a combination of the three key elements in the same shot.

Geese in Flight

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I won’t argue that taking birds in flight takes practice. What’s hard is getting a good composition.

Bee in Flight

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This is one of those lucky shots. I take many photos of bees, but seldom get one in flight.

Cormorants

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This was a messy shot, I knew what I wanted (it’s what you see). In editing a number distractions had to be eliminated to get exactly what I wanted.

Colour and Shape

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I do as little as possible in editing a shot. The important thing is to remain faithful to what I saw and why I took it.

Composition

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Compose as you take a shot. Cropping and other tools in post processing can help improve composition but in my view a nicely composed shot begins before you take the photo.

An Unsuccessful Call To Order

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The animal equivalent of current politics in several countries.

Simple

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I saw this on a windowsill. Simple and wonderful flowers, background and position.

Window Orchid

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The screen gives an aged approach to the shot.

Sunflower

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Sometimes sunflowers look great windblown.

Cabbage White

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This is one of the most detailed photos I have taken of this type of Butterfly. Down to the speckled eyes and long proboscis.

ODD

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I found this photo odd for two reasons. It looks flat but in fact the yellow centre goes deep into the flower, you have to look to see it. Secondly, the stem comes out of nowhere. Still Iiked the shot well enough to post it.

Suspended

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I liked the composition.

Flower in the Light

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Sometimes good things come out from the dark.

Egret

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Egrets are like snow you have to underexpose for detail.

Window

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Another interesting window.

Bouquet

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Nice natural arrangement.

Cabbage White

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The most common butterfly last year.

Abstract

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It seems that natural abstracts are everywhere, once you look.

Raven

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This is the second raven I have seen in the city, this one was quieter, than the nesting couple, I showed earlier.

Dog in Window

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I have a thing for curious dogs.

Bee in Flower

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It is always interesting to photograph bees.

Great Blue Heron

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They can be quite the clowns.

Grasshopper

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They have this idea that if they stay still you will go away.

Gull

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Wonderful subjects to shoot. I am using Topaz Photo AI for sharpening and noise removal. A very capable program.

Fritillaries

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I am not sure if this was a chase, happenstance, or the beginnings of a courtship.

Comical (Two Photos)

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One look at me and it began screaming.

Who Blinks First

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Seems a good question in today’s world.

Caterpillar

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Wonderfully coloured creatures, I hope to take more shots of various caterpillars.