Sora

Paul A · 29th of November 2005 (Tue)

I thought I was skunked the other day at Ormond Wetlands. The light was great but nothing was flying. As I was leaving I looked under the bridge and saw this guy.

Please let me know which pic looks better on your monitor in terms of contrast and brightness.

ssim · 29th of November 2005 (Tue)

Very nice shots. I'm on my laptop right now and they both appear to be pretty close to the same on here. I think that I prefer the second one though.

ngannet · 29th of November 2005 (Tue)

Wow! A great bird I have never seen even though they are in our area. Rails are always pretty elusive. As far as which pic looks better...I like the face in #1 as you can see a bit more detail. I'd probably say overall #1. I do like the feather color in the 2nd though. Keep both of 'em!

marie · 30th of November 2005 (Wed)

I think #2 as the lighting is better when the bird turned around

both are very nice, if a little blue, but maybe thats what makes the lovely detail at the edge of the feathers stand out more

Dimitri_V · 30th of November 2005 (Wed)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul A

I thought I was skunked the other day at Ormond Wetlands. The light was great but nothing was flying. As I was leaving I looked under the bridge and saw this guy.

Please let me know which pic looks better on your monitor in terms of contrast and brightness.

Hi Paul
The second one looks better , the 1st one doesn`t have enough contrast.

Mitcon · 30th of November 2005 (Wed)

Wow Paul, great shots. You were very lucky to see/find it, a great catch indeed. Both photos are great, I like the first one better but the contrast in the 2nd shot is better. The first shot looks a little washed out, very nice images though, well done.

PetKal · 30th of November 2005 (Wed)

Good catch of a big footed chubby !

dancad · 30th of November 2005 (Wed)

Lucky to get such clear shots of this species. I would say I prefer the second one.

Gary Fairhead · 30th of November 2005 (Wed)

Very hard birds to find. I like the first one and I think a little more contrast would help.

Paul A · 30th of November 2005 (Wed)

Thanks for all the comments, I appreciate it. Sibley says this bird is common nonetheless it is the first one I've seen, they really stay in the shadows.
Paul

Stephen Stephen · 30th of November 2005 (Wed)

Nice shots. I'll vote for number two because of the greater contrast. Thanks for sharing.

29th of November 2005 (Tue)	#3
ngannet Goldmember Join Date: May 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 3,164 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Sora Wow! A great bird I have never seen even though they are in our area. Rails are always pretty elusive. As far as which pic looks better...I like the face in #1 as you can see a bit more detail. I'd probably say overall #1. I do like the feather color in the 2nd though. Keep both of 'em! __________________ RESPECTING NATURE while photographing it... Canon 40D, Canon 400 mm f/5.6Lens, Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS lens, Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 Lens, Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 Lens, Tamron 180mm f/3.5 lens, Manfrotto 679B monopod, Manfrotto tripod, Manfrotto 222 joystick head, Epson R800 photo printer. My gallery.

30th of November 2005 (Wed)	#4
marie Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: republic of Ireland Posts: 20,864	Re: Sora I think #2 as the lighting is better when the bird turned around both are very nice, if a little blue, but maybe thats what makes the lovely detail at the edge of the feathers stand out more __________________ Regards,Marie. CanonG12, GIX( <gift from my son) : )dslr 40D.Canon lens 24-105Lmm10-22mm,17-40,17-85, 70-300,60mm

30th of November 2005 (Wed)	#6
Mitcon Goldmember Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 3,670 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Sora Wow Paul, great shots. You were very lucky to see/find it, a great catch indeed. Both photos are great, I like the first one better but the contrast in the 2nd shot is better. The first shot looks a little washed out, very nice images though, well done. __________________ Cheers Wayne EOS 30D+350Dx2+BG-E2+BG-E3+18-55MkII+EF 70-300IS/USM+EF 75-300IIusm+Sigma 50-500DG+Tamron SP90 f2.8Di+Sigma 17-70+Kenco MC7 2x+580EX+430EX POTN Aussie club Feel free to visit my image galleries www.mitconphotographics.com

30th of November 2005 (Wed)	#7
PetKal User is banned from forums Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Nizza, Italia Posts: 11,141	Re: Sora Good catch of a big footed chubby !

30th of November 2005 (Wed)	#8
dancad Goldmember Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 4,641	Re: Sora Lucky to get such clear shots of this species. I would say I prefer the second one. __________________ Daniel Cadieux 7D + Grip * 30D + Grip * Canon 100-400L IS * Canon 100mm f/2.8 * Canon EF-S 18-55mm * Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II * Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 XR Di www.dancadphotography.com Facebook page

29th of November 2005 (Tue)	#1
Paul A Cream of the Crop Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: California Posts: 5,040 IMAGE EDITING OK	Sora I thought I was skunked the other day at Ormond Wetlands. The light was great but nothing was flying. As I was leaving I looked under the bridge and saw this guy. Please let me know which pic looks better on your monitor in terms of contrast and brightness.

29th of November 2005 (Tue)	#2
ssim POTN Landscape & Cityscape Photographer 2005 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: southern Alberta, Canada Posts: 10,763	Re: Sora Very nice shots. I'm on my laptop right now and they both appear to be pretty close to the same on here. I think that I prefer the second one though. __________________ My life is like one big RAW file....way too much post processing needed. Sheldon Simpson \| My Gallery \| My Gear updated: 20JUL12

30th of November 2005 (Wed)	#9
Gary Fairhead Cream of the Crop Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ottawa On Canada Posts: 12,390	Re: Sora Very hard birds to find. I like the first one and I think a little more contrast would help. __________________ Gary Fairhead C/C welcome ..... Canon 30 D,50D, Canon 500 F4 IS, 400 F5.6L ,200 F2.8L, 28-105mm F3.5-4.5, 1.4X TC/, Canon 580EX /Canon 100 2.8 Macro http://www.pbase.com/photofair/root&page=all

30th of November 2005 (Wed)	#10
Paul A Cream of the Crop Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: California Posts: 5,040 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Sora Thanks for all the comments, I appreciate it. Sibley says this bird is common nonetheless it is the first one I've seen, they really stay in the shadows. Paul

30th of November 2005 (Wed)	#11
Stephen Stephen Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Nepean, ON, Canada Posts: 6,185 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Sora Nice shots. I'll vote for number two because of the greater contrast. Thanks for sharing. __________________ Stephen Please check out my website www.stephenjstephen.com My Gear List

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