Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If you want to see good Wildlife Photography, look at Chris Williams and Sonny Carter's postings from about Sunday to Wednesday. Maybe Jeffery will come out to Bourbon Street with us. On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 10:50 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand@gmail.com> wrote: > As reportage its fine. It is not great wildlife photography. > Cheers > Jayanand > > > On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 9:31 PM, Lawrence Zeitlin > <lrzeitlin@optonline.net>wrote: > >> Obviously some of us look at the image and some of us look at the >> technique. Clearly there are two sets of opinions on the fishing osprey >> sequence. I really don't care how the shots were obtained or whether they >> were highly processed. They represent a side of cruel nature that is >> rarely >> seen in placid animal photographs or on TV. I personally hated Disney's >> Bambi because it taught a generation of viewers to regard deer as fuzzy, >> cuddly creatures instead of what they really are - 150 pound rats. Ask any >> suburban homeowner. >> >> Larry Z >> >> >> >> >> On Feb 18, 2009, at 10:33 AM, Jaynard wrote: >> >> I thought so,too - that most were out of focus and mightily sharpened in >>> Photoshop. A fast frame rate and subsequent cropping would be my guess. >>> Try >>> these galleries (other than Doug!) for great nature/action shots: >>> >>> Ron Reznick: http://www.digital-images.net/Gallery/Wildlife/wildlife.html >>> >>> John Shaw: http://www.johnshawphoto.com/galleries.html >>> >>> Wayne Lynch: http://www.waynelynch.ca/owls_gallery.html >>> >>> Art Wolfe: >>> http://www.artwolfe.com/index.php#at=0&s=0&p=1&mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&a=2 >>> >>> Cheers >>> Jayanand >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA