Re: PESO: Hippo with Ox-Pecker

2021-06-18 Thread Daniel J. Matyola 
Very interesting;  thanks for sharing the scene with us.

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On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 1:20 PM Alan C  wrote:

> Another from our jaunt this morning. An Ox-Pecker looking for ticks on a
> Hippo at the N end of Sable Dam. In the BG is the bird hide at the SE
> corner some 700m distant.
>
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Re: PESO: Hippo with Ox-Pecker

2021-06-18 Thread Alan Cole 
OK. Good idea - I'll give it a try.

Alan C

On Fri, Jun 18, 2021 at 3:12 AM ann sanfedele  wrote:

> alan - a suggestion... which occured to me because of the wonky way
> flicker ws revealing the photo to me and RIck's comment.
>
> Crop down to just above the hippo - making it a faux pano..   The blurry
> upper part of the photo distracts .
>
> ann
>
> On 6/17/2021 8:55 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
> > This is a really nice shot. Even at that distance, it looks as though
> the hippo is keeping an eye on you.
> >
> > Rick
> >
> >> On Jun 17, 2021, at 1:20 PM, Alan C  wrote:
> >>
> >> Another from our jaunt this morning. An Ox-Pecker looking for ticks on
> a Hippo at the N end of Sable Dam. In the BG is the bird hide at the SE
> corner some 700m distant.
> >>
> >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51254432060/ <
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51254432060/in/datetaken-public/
> >
> >>
> >> K5 & HD 55-300 @ 300mm. This lens does so well.
> >>
> >> Alan C
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Re: PESO: Hippo with Ox-Pecker

2021-06-18 Thread Larry Colen 


> On Jun 17, 2021, at 6:21 PM, Rick Womer  wrote:
> 
> I like the OOF background; it provides context and color. One might use the 
> graduated filter tool in LR to darken it a bit. 

I quite like the background.  I’m not sure that darkening it would make it less 
though, I think that maybe decreasing contrast and possibly clarity would tone 
it down.  The blind is already quite dark.

I  think that Ann’s suggestion would also make a very nice photo.  A different 
one without the context, but still very nice.  One nice thing about this 
digital era is that trying all of these variations only costs you time.

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Re: PESO: Hippo with Ox-Pecker

2021-06-18 Thread Alan C 
Thanks, Rick. I'll play around with the BG as you suggest. The Hippo is 
about 40m away. It was quite aware of us. There have been 2 resident 
Hippos in Sable Dam for some months. That unexpected 45mm rain a couple 
of weeks ago topped the Dam up to about 80% again so it should now 
easily last out to the rainy season.


Alan C

On 18-Jun-21 02:55 AM, Rick Womer wrote:

This is a really nice shot. Even at that distance, it looks as though the hippo 
is keeping an eye on you.

Rick


On Jun 17, 2021, at 1:20 PM, Alan C  wrote:

Another from our jaunt this morning. An Ox-Pecker looking for ticks on a Hippo 
at the N end of Sable Dam. In the BG is the bird hide at the SE corner some 
700m distant.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51254432060/ 


K5 & HD 55-300 @ 300mm. This lens does so well.

Alan C

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Re: PESO: Hippo with Ox-Pecker

2021-06-17 Thread Rick Womer 
I like the OOF background; it provides context and color. One might use the 
graduated filter tool in LR to darken it a bit. 

Rick

> On Jun 17, 2021, at 9:12 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> alan - a suggestion... which occured to me because of the wonky way flicker 
> ws revealing the photo to me and RIck's comment.
> 
> Crop down to just above the hippo - making it a faux pano..   The blurry 
> upper part of the photo distracts .
> 
> ann
> 
> On 6/17/2021 8:55 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
>> This is a really nice shot. Even at that distance, it looks as though the 
>> hippo is keeping an eye on you.
>> 
>> Rick
>> 
>>> On Jun 17, 2021, at 1:20 PM, Alan C  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Another from our jaunt this morning. An Ox-Pecker looking for ticks on a 
>>> Hippo at the N end of Sable Dam. In the BG is the bird hide at the SE 
>>> corner some 700m distant.
>>> 
>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51254432060/ 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> K5 & HD 55-300 @ 300mm. This lens does so well.
>>> 
>>> Alan C
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Re: PESO: Hippo with Ox-Pecker

2021-06-17 Thread ann sanfedele 
alan - a suggestion... which occured to me because of the wonky way 
flicker ws revealing the photo to me and RIck's comment.


Crop down to just above the hippo - making it a faux pano..   The blurry 
upper part of the photo distracts .


ann

On 6/17/2021 8:55 PM, Rick Womer wrote:

This is a really nice shot. Even at that distance, it looks as though the hippo 
is keeping an eye on you.

Rick


On Jun 17, 2021, at 1:20 PM, Alan C  wrote:

Another from our jaunt this morning. An Ox-Pecker looking for ticks on a Hippo 
at the N end of Sable Dam. In the BG is the bird hide at the SE corner some 
700m distant.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51254432060/ 


K5 & HD 55-300 @ 300mm. This lens does so well.

Alan C

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Re: PESO: Hippo with Ox-Pecker

2021-06-17 Thread Rick Womer 
This is a really nice shot. Even at that distance, it looks as though the hippo 
is keeping an eye on you.

Rick

> On Jun 17, 2021, at 1:20 PM, Alan C  wrote:
> 
> Another from our jaunt this morning. An Ox-Pecker looking for ticks on a 
> Hippo at the N end of Sable Dam. In the BG is the bird hide at the SE corner 
> some 700m distant.
> 
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51254432060/ 
> 
> 
> K5 & HD 55-300 @ 300mm. This lens does so well.
> 
> Alan C
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PESO: Hippo with Ox-Pecker

2021-06-17 Thread Alan C 
Another from our jaunt this morning. An Ox-Pecker looking for ticks on a 
Hippo at the N end of Sable Dam. In the BG is the bird hide at the SE 
corner some 700m distant.


https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51254432060/ 



K5 & HD 55-300 @ 300mm. This lens does so well.

Alan C
 


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