Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree, Doug. The eastern Cardinal flits around from tree to brush to the ground. Sometimes they like to perch on the very top branch of a tree while they sing away. It's normally hard to get a clear shot but I keep trying. Len On Apr 18, 2008, at 5:51 PM, wildlightphoto@earthlink.net wrote: > Leonard Taupier <len-1@comcast.net> wrote: > >> Yes but I always feel it's cheating. This exercise was a challenge. I >> normally don't like altering a photo like this. >> >> Regards, >> Len >> >> >> On Apr 18, 2008, at 5:15 PM, Luis Ripoll wrote: >> >>> That's really interesting what the Photoshop can do! >>> >> > > One problem I have with extensive photoshop work on wildlife photos > is that > the habitat may have been altered so much that the animal appears > to be out > of its preferred habitat. I'm not as familiar with the Cardinal as > I am > with west coast towhees but if they are like the western relatives > they > prefer a tangle of brush to an open perch. It's a better view of > the bird > but it might create a misleading impression of how and where it lives. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > myhosting.com - Premium Microsoft? Windows? and Linux web and > application > hosting - http://link.myhosting.com/myhosting > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information