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zippyjuan
11-01-2006, 12:41 PM
Actually it is the birdie doing the watching. A heron at the Mission Bay Marina scans the water below for something for dinner.
http://ct.pbase.com/o5/65/652665/1/69552614.Oc7AByKM.Heron_I_Beam.jpg
ryan_self
11-01-2006, 12:55 PM
Wow...look at the shadows from the feet. Very sharp.
surfer
11-01-2006, 03:42 PM
Cool pic!
Dazzling
11-01-2006, 03:45 PM
You just want to softly pet it!! :)
Sirrich3
11-01-2006, 08:19 PM
Cannot see the pic....
ultranet
11-02-2006, 08:04 AM
nice pic, keep posting such nice
Napoleon54
11-02-2006, 09:25 AM
That's a beautiful pic, the lighting is great. The legs and neck look a little short for a heron, do you know what species it is?
clutchy
11-02-2006, 09:27 AM
nice pic, Zip. How are you enjoying the cam?
cheapie
11-02-2006, 09:32 AM
where's the pic?
zippyjuan
11-02-2006, 04:48 PM
Once again, the pics from my gallery page seem to load a bit slower- you may have to either right click on it and then on "show picture" or just refresh. They look better when I link there than when I use Photobucket.
zippyjuan
11-02-2006, 04:51 PM
nice pic, Zip. How are you enjoying the cam?
I like it alot. It does seem to have a tendency to over expose when I use matrix metering but I am learning to adjust for that. I heard the D70 had the same problem. I have been working a lot lately so haven't taken many pics since I got back from Colorado.

It is just a heron- not a great blue heron which is taller and has a longer neck.
starkiis
11-02-2006, 05:01 PM
Cool pic Zippy. When is your calendar coming out
PlayBoyWorld
11-02-2006, 05:28 PM
Love this pic. Feel like I could stare into that little red eye all day.
zippyjuan
11-02-2006, 06:12 PM
Cool pic Zippy. When is your calendar coming out
It is too late to do one for 2007 so I will have to shoot for 2008. There is not enough time left to get one printed and try to sell copies. I know you saw the mock-up I have in my gallery. That was as far as I got with it, but learned more about what I need to do for next time.
starkiis
11-02-2006, 06:16 PM
It is too late to do one for 2007 so I will have to shoot for 2008. There is not enough time left to get one printed and try to sell copies. I know you saw the mock-up I have in my gallery. That was as far as I got with it, but learned more about what I need to do for next time.
Ok sounds good. Let me know if you do one for 2008 I love your pics.
Sirrich3
11-02-2006, 10:34 PM
I can see it now...nice pic
KIISQueen
11-02-2006, 10:54 PM
Cool pic Zippy. When is your calendar coming out

As always nice pic, Yes when is your calendar coming out?
clutchy
11-03-2006, 11:43 AM
I like it alot. It does seem to have a tendency to over expose when I use matrix metering but I am learning to adjust for that. I heard the D70 had the same problem. I have been working a lot lately so haven't taken many pics since I got back from Colorado.



the D70 tends to under-expose in matrix, has to do with preserving the highlights(not blowing stuff out). After I loaded a custom curve the problem, if you want to call it that, has largely disappeared and I'm much more pleased with the colors and exposure.

glad you like it! lots of people don't appreciate all the extras nikon throws into their lower end cams.
zippyjuan
11-03-2006, 12:21 PM
I don't mind, in fact like, that it has things I do not know how to use yet. That means that as I learn more, I will be able to do it with the same camera. For now, I am using the EV adjustment to underexpose by -0.3 which works pretty well on the overexposure problem. I also turned down the factory settings for contrast and saturation since they were too high for my tastes. The reds in particular were over done. They seem to have set things for bold and saturated colors. Part of the process- trying to use what you have to achieve what you think you want. Hopefully I will have time to get out some more with it this week. I worked 40 hours and then had to go to jury duty on one of my days off this week.
clutchy
11-03-2006, 01:14 PM
I don't mind, in fact like, that it has things I do not know how to use yet. That means that as I learn more, I will be able to do it with the same camera. For now, I am using the EV adjustment to underexpose by -0.3 which works pretty well on the overexposure problem. I also turned down the factory settings for contrast and saturation since they were too high for my tastes. The reds in particular were over done. They seem to have set things for bold and saturated colors. Part of the process- trying to use what you have to achieve what you think you want. Hopefully I will have time to get out some more with it this week. I worked 40 hours and then had to go to jury duty on one of my days off this week.


excellent! yeah, lots of people like that oversaturated look. There's a book called understanding exposure that's awesome.