Michael Rosenbaum
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"Least Bittern on Fireflag"
June Image
How I did it -
I made this image at
the end of May at a wetlands in the town where I live. The least bittern is
usually a reclusive bird, but since they have been nesting recently and have
offspring, they are able to be seen a bit more frequently than usual. It is
unusual to find one as “fully exposed” as is this one. He landed on the
fireflag plant and moved on a few seconds later. These are small birds, less
than a foot long, about ½ the size of a green heron. I thought the
background and the bird worked well together. Canon 40D, 500mm lens,
hand-held.
Comments |
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| Shelby Acton |
Once again, wonderful image with great detail and sharpness. The only thing I might do with this image is crop a bit off the right side and a tad bit off of the bottom leaving flowers in view. Great job.
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| Dean Hellinger |
Absolutely perfect to my eye. The setting is great, the bird superb. It is such a delight to see your work.
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| Eleanor Helper |
Lovely bird, lovingly photographed, beautifully exposed, sharp. The blurred background and tiny flowers have a Japanese feel. Lovely image.
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| Burt Hesselson
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Once again we have a beautiful bird image from Michael. This is a very secretive and elusive bird and a wonderful catch. My only concern with the image is the out of focus flowers and twigs which pull my eye from the beautiful bird. We sometimes are so enamored with our center of interest that we forget to look for the little spots of color, white or black that take our eye away. I therefore cloned out all the distractions and got this.
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| Donn Miertl |
This is another National Geographic shot. The only changes is would have made are to darken the background in Photoshop to kill the white highlights that tend to pull your eyes from the subject. Was your lens stabilized and at what speed did you shoot.
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| Larry Beller |
The crisp focus on the bird, and the colors of both the bird and background work very well together. This is an outstanding shot. From a pictorial viewpoint, I think I would use Blur to soften the parts of the plant below his feet, then subtly darken all the image except the bird, especially the flowers. This would give added depth to the image.
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Michael Rosenbaum - Biography I moved to South Florida 15 years ago (to Delray Beach from NYC) and found the wildlife its most attractive feature. I’ve come to photography from a desire to document some of the amazing nature I’ve seen; much of my enjoyment in shooting is just being outdoors where nature rules. After several years using digital point and shoots with mixed results, I purchased a Canon EOS 20D (and a 100-400mm Canon AF IS, as well as a Sigma 50-500mm lens) in 4/06, and since then have been experimenting with the equipment’s capabilities and so far use it primarily to capture birds in motion. As soon as I upgraded to digital SLR I joined a couple of camera clubs (and PSA) and have seen some wonderful photography and met some great folks. I’m anxious to learn more about making images and using software (I have Photoshop CS2, but don’t utilize many of its features). |