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Wildlife

Most pictures taken at the Celery Farm in Allendale, NJ. Select from the Galleries below. Please select "Original Size" for optimal image clarity.
Raptors
:: Raptors :: 		Herons
:: Herons :: 		Egrets
:: Egrets ::
Cormorants
:: Cormorants :: 		Swans
:: Swans :: 		Ducks
:: Ducks ::
Small birds
:: Small birds :: 		Shore Birds
:: Shore Birds :: 		Mammals
:: Mammals ::
Reptiles and Amphibians
:: Reptiles and Amphibians ::

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Tom Burr 25-Oct-2004 17:35
Great work taxonomically separating these outstanding galleries. Hope you are not (r)egreting giving up the 50-500.
Philip Lombardi 17-Oct-2004 23:24
Matthew, Tom Burr told me about your site and I am in awe. Wow,what pictures and all action shots, you are good. I was debating as to what my next lens would be after my 70 to 200L Canon, I was leaning toward the Canon 100 to 400 L but your pictures showed me just how good the Sigma big mama is. If you do not mind I have a question. I am new to this and it is fun, I amused to using the One sho auto focus mode and today I used the AI focus and had allot of no focus shots, is ther a trick to shooting birds and getting the sharp shots you got.
JPH 13-Oct-2004 17:07
Whenever I stop in on this gallery it seems to get better and better. I don't have the patience or the skill to capture wildlife as you have. These all seem to be nearly perfectly exposed and composed, and very crisp. All the more impressive because I assume half the battle is simply capturing the bird or the animal at the right moment. Very well done.
Eli Finkelstein 10-Sep-2004 04:12
Wow great birding shots!
Tim Springer 27-Jul-2004 17:57
Have Mercy! These are EXCELLENT Matt.
Sweet shots all.
I have a Bigma also but you really have the talent to get the most out of it.
Pro-shots amigo.
rudiman 16-Jun-2004 22:52
Beautiful pics Matt, you have your Bigma working well also......awesome lens!!!!!!
JPH 21-May-2004 14:30
Nice gallery. Looks like the lens/camera combination is performing well. Plus, you seem to have a talent for capturing the wildlife.
Matthew Reilly 13-May-2004 12:52
Thanks for the comments. I use Photoshop CS to post-process. Mostly just levels, some saturation if needed, sharpening with the Fred Miranda sharpening action and a local contrast adjustment if needed.
FastUno 13-May-2004 02:45
Very nice photos! Did you use any photo editing or sharpening? If so what method?
Great work.
Digital Rebel 12-May-2004 21:25
These are great shots. Wish I had had one of these last weekend when there were a mass of baby birds around at a local park
jra111 08-May-2004 03:42
Sharp pics , I still cant decide on a Bigma or 70-200 2.8 sigma.

Jra111
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