Easy Exposure - Topic: Blue Jays and Plums http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/nature-and-wildlife-photos/blue-jays-and-plums/ Simple:Press Version 5.7.5.3 nikonguy on Blue Jays and Plums http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/nature-and-wildlife-photos/blue-jays-and-plums/#p12987 Nature and Wildlife photos http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/nature-and-wildlife-photos/blue-jays-and-plums/#p12987 Nice shots! The speedlight really saved the day for you.
I've had problems like that and have managed to save a few
really dark images by spending lots of time in post processing.
Have used both Photoshop and Lightroom to try and bring the
highlights back.
Mandrake is right about the look of the pics. They did turn out
really well.
Dale.

]]> Sun, 13 Jul 2014 16:39:39 -0700 easyexposure on Blue Jays and Plums http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/nature-and-wildlife-photos/blue-jays-and-plums/#p12953 Nature and Wildlife photos http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/nature-and-wildlife-photos/blue-jays-and-plums/#p12953 #1 is my favorite. I would just remove that leave, which is merging into birds head. I also like curious expression of the bird. He has so much personality. It looks like cartoon. 

]]> Tue, 08 Jul 2014 15:55:06 -0700 silentotto on Blue Jays and Plums http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/nature-and-wildlife-photos/blue-jays-and-plums/#p12944 Nature and Wildlife photos http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/nature-and-wildlife-photos/blue-jays-and-plums/#p12944

Mandrake said
Love the last.
Looks more like an Audubon print than a photo.  (A good thing).
From the image title (IMG 4244 Edit Edit Edit 2.jpg) it seems that you did a bit of post processing in Lightroom.
It came out great.

We have a lot of blue jays in my back yard, but no plumbs.  lol.

I spent a lot of time in post, there was so much blue to deal with the sky and birds almost merged, I would get one looking like I want just to see the other one would go the other direction lol.  But finally got what I was going forConfused

]]> Sun, 06 Jul 2014 17:59:08 -0700 Mandrake on Blue Jays and Plums http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/nature-and-wildlife-photos/blue-jays-and-plums/#p12943 Nature and Wildlife photos http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/nature-and-wildlife-photos/blue-jays-and-plums/#p12943 Love the last.
Looks more like an Audubon print than a photo.  (A good thing).
From the image title (IMG 4244 Edit Edit Edit 2.jpg) it seems that you did a bit of post processing in Lightroom.
It came out great.

We have a lot of blue jays in my back yard, but no plumbs.  lol.

]]> Sun, 06 Jul 2014 17:01:16 -0700 silentotto on Blue Jays and Plums http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/nature-and-wildlife-photos/blue-jays-and-plums/#p12942 Nature and Wildlife photos http://easy-exposure.com/photo-forum/nature-and-wildlife-photos/blue-jays-and-plums/#p12942 I have some blue jays that love my plums they gather in the late afternoon when the tree is in total shadow, I attempted to take some shots of them with a wide aperture  and high iso but the results were very noisy. I then decided to try some shots using my speedlight and I was pleasantly surprise with the results.IMG_4192-Edit-2-2.jpgIMG_4213-Edit-2-2.jpgIMG_4217-Edit-Edit.jpgIMG_4244-Edit-Edit-Edit-2.jpg

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