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Enrique | all galleries >> Galleries >> Bosque Del Apache - National Wildlife Refuge New Mexico >
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27-NOV-2004

Bosque Del Apache, N.M.

Canon EOS 10D ,Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM
1/100s f/13.0 at 200.0mm iso800 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Bill & Carolyn Hilton30-Nov-2007 03:18
Really nice ... we enjoy visiting Bosque and your photos do it justice. V
Bill
Shelly- VA Beach29-Dec-2004 01:47
Capturing birds in flight is always a challenge, and I just thnk this pic is wonderful. Nice catch! (and I agree with you about PS - if it can't be fixed with a bit then I throw it out!!)
Herb 28-Dec-2004 02:56
Outstanding capture.
Enrique28-Dec-2004 01:11
Susanne,

All my pictures are as captured, with some tweaaking in PS for exposure or brightness or other minor stuff. I shoot in RAW and do basic corrections with the excception of USM, which is needed for just about every pic since the digital captures usually always need sharpening. I usually don't even do my corrections in adjustment layers, as is recommedned by all the experts, simply because I feel it takes a little more time and if I need to correct a shot later, I'll just redo the whole thing all over. (Some argue that if you don't use adjustment layers, there is supposed damaging of pixels; I have not seen a difference in using adjustment layers vs. straight on the capture itself)

I know some photographers will photoshop in items to make more dramatic pictures, but, and no offense to those that do, I feel like you are cheating if you add something that wasn't there. Call me traditional, but I just don't do that.

The shots that I have of the moon with birds flying in front of are all as captured, that is why it has taken me quite a bit of time to get those shots. I have about four really nice captures - I think you have seen about three of them.
Susanne27-Dec-2004 21:39
Beautiful capture. Did you use photoshop to place the birds? Or is that an actual capture of birds really flying before the moon?
markvm27-Dec-2004 21:07
Very nice catch, Henry.
Bill Miller27-Dec-2004 18:48
Good capture...