Feathered Friday seeing double
Feathered Friday seeing double
Feathered Friday is a challenge/Tag started by @keithboone and here is what he says about it
If you love photographing birds as much as I do, I'll just bet you have some photos to share. To participate in #FeatheredFriday and receive an upvote & resteem, please follow these simple steps:
Make your own post and use the tag #featheredfriday
Leave me a link to your post in the comments - this will make it easier for me to find and you will get extra exposure from the other participants.
Consider using the #birding tag which will also get some more eyes on your post.
That's it people, lets see what you've got!
For this weeks entry I have gone With some feathered friends in the Duck Pond, well not in, On.
Pentax K3 200mm F7.1 1/250 Sec ISO 160
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Now you can see why I said one, this is when the Pond was frozen over a few years ago, no complaining about the cold and ice in this post as it did make for such cool reflections as I got in these shots.
The geese must have such hard feet, the cold doesn't bother them at all, and plenty of traction as although I see them slip and slide occassionally, they are for the most part pretty steady.
This one was playing shy or coy
Pentax K3 250mm F6.3 1/100 Sec ISO 100
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This Duck however was not shy or coy, it was very happy to pose nicely for this shot and I got a cool reflection as well.
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Ok. I have a question -- and I finally came up with enough time to ask. How do you avoid lens flare? Do you just have to cross your fingers and pray? Or are you able to correct it in processing? How do you deal with it? (It is so disappointing to find a picture I like that is spoiled -- IMO -- by lens flare. Is that just the sign of a real amateur or what?)
First off no its not a sign of an amateur at all, trust me I get many shots with lens flare also, and I either do not use them or decide i actually like the flare and acentuate it in editing
But there are ways to reduce lens flare
If you have a lens hood its good to use it, ( somehting I often do not do )
If you have like I do a UV filter on your lens that can increase lens flare, if I see lens flare in a shot that I like but I do not want the flare I take off the filter, but the reason I have it on is if I bump the lens against something I would rather damage a relatively cheap filter than an expensive lens/
Dust or grime on a lens can cause more lens flaring, just wiping off the lens can make a difference
Cheers
I always find photography with reflections so interesting. Nice captures for this challenge!
Thanks I to love reflections and am always on the lookout for them for photos ;)
Thanks Kindly so kind of you :)
The second duck looks very handsome.
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Thanks yeah he surely does have style doesnt he
Amazing photos :) Cheers :)
Thanks Kindly :)
Great photos and theme @tattoodjay
(No autocorrect, I did NOT mean Duck) wink wink nudge nudge
Inside joke
I wish I'd noticed this earlier; I have some bird pics somewhere.
Maybe next week. Upvoted of course Jay my friend.
Thanks mate its a cool challenge that @keithboone hosts and I know he would welcome you joining
Mirror mirror on the lake, who is the prettiest duck around?
He says he is and wanted his photo taken! :-)
So beautiful @tattoodjay!
LOL I do believe he did think he was the most beautiful one on the pond for sure :)
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Nice reflections, almost like a mirror! Thank you for posting in Feathered Friday! Voted & resteemed :-)
Thanks I do love reflections especially when they are made by Nature even more so than man made
Reflections improve any photo, that's my theory! :-)
Howdy there JJ! wow those are really great shots and the top photo's reflection is remarkable!
Thanks Mate I do love reflections, but especially when they are natural and not manmade ones