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| Larry Sheldon... |
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http://arbroath.blogspot.com/2009/10/hummingbird-headwear.html
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| jadel... |
| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:15 pm |
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On Oct 29, 3:15 pm, Larry Sheldon <lfshel... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
Quote: http://arbroath.blogspot.com/2009/10/hummingbird-headwear.html
Indeed, why not just stand near the feeders? At least that way you
won't look like a complete doofus.
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| Larry Sheldon... |
| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 2:27 pm |
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jadel wrote:
Here is the kind of picture I'd like to take:
http://pixdaus.com/single.php?id=201576
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| Jester's mummy... |
| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 5:58 pm |
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On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:27:17 -0500, Larry Sheldon <lfsheldon at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
Quote: (((*>jadel wrote:
(((*>> On Oct 29, 3:15 pm, Larry Sheldon <lfshel... at (no spam) gmail.com> wrote:
(((*>>> http://arbroath.blogspot.com/2009/10/hummingbird-headwear.html
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(((*>> Indeed, why not just stand near the feeders? At least that way you
(((*>> won't look like a complete doofus.
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(((*>Here is the kind of picture I'd like to take:
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(((*>http://pixdaus.com/single.php?id=201576
Wow.
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| Drake Heron... |
| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:00 pm |
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Another Photoshop job like the image posted here a while back. This one is
easier to spot though because of the way the lighting emanates from the bird
and fades, easily done in Photoshop. Very good "art" for sure but not
realistic.
Drake
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| Larry Sheldon... |
| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:23 pm |
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| Drake Heron... |
| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:29 pm |
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If it looks too good to be true, it probably is. Many of these images have
had significant image processing work done to them. Drake
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| Larry Sheldon... |
| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:38 pm |
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Larry Sheldon wrote:
I meant to ask--in the slide show there is a blue bird that looks like a
Steller's Jay. Is it, and do they occur anywhere but the higher
altitudes of the Sierra Nevada?
I should look that up my self, huh?
[Did. Misspelled "Steller's" (fixed). Answer appears to be "yes",
Rockies to way up North. Peterson's doesn't say anything about
altitude, but I never saw one below 2 or 3 thousand feet, I don't think.
Certainly not below 1K or so--only Scrub Jays at lower altitudes. No
Scrub Jays higher either, come to think of it.]
But I'm still not sure what tha was in the picture.
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| Larry Sheldon... |
| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:45 pm |
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Larry Sheldon wrote:
Quote: Larry Sheldon wrote:
http://photo.net/photodb/slideshow?folder_id=782775
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6262987
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=5915453
I have no idea who she is.
I meant to ask--in the slide show there is a blue bird that looks like a
Steller's Jay. Is it, and do they occur anywhere but the higher
altitudes of the Sierra Nevada?
I should look that up my self, huh?
[Did. Misspelled "Steller's" (fixed). Answer appears to be "yes",
Rockies to way up North. Peterson's doesn't say anything about
altitude, but I never saw one below 2 or 3 thousand feet, I don't think.
Certainly not below 1K or so--only Scrub Jays at lower altitudes. No
Scrub Jays higher either, come to think of it.]
But I'm still not sure what that was in the picture.
Pretty sure Steller's--Other pictures look like NorthWest -- Seattle?
Vancouver? Southeast (Alaska)?
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| Larry Sheldon... |
| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:47 pm |
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Drake Heron wrote:
Quote: If it looks too good to be true, it probably is.
They don't.
Many of these images
Quote: have had significant image processing work done to them.
I'd be surprised if there was no color balancing and such.
But the "poses" are very consistent with what I have seen.
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| Drake Heron... |
| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:39 am |
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"Rick" <fholbrook at (no spam) nospam.cableone.net> wrote in message
Quote: Drake,
Do you ever have anything positive to say?
I will say that they are very good works of art. Nothing more, nothing
less. Drake
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| Lanny Chambers... |
| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 11:55 am |
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In article <hcf4ru$o5h$1 at (no spam) news.eternal-september.org>,
"Drake Heron" <herond_fish1155 at (no spam) americaslight.net> wrote:
Quote: I will say that they are very good works of art. Nothing more, nothing
less. Drake
What is your problem, anyway? I've had hummingbirds perch on my fingers,
sometimes two birds at a time. If you don't believe me, it won't ruin my
day. If you're just continuing your rant about color correction, please
take it to your favorite conspiracy forum where someone might care.
As for Photoshop hacks, you might find this one amusing:
http://afewshadesapart.com/images/misc/oswald.jpg
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| Drake Heron... |
| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:30 pm |
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"Lanny Chambers" <lanny at (no spam) hummingbirds.net> wrote in message
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Quote: In article <hcf4ru$o5h$1 at (no spam) news.eternal-september.org>,
"Drake Heron" <herond_fish1155 at (no spam) americaslight.net> wrote:
I will say that they are very good works of art. Nothing more, nothing
less. Drake
What is your problem, anyway? I've had hummingbirds perch on my fingers,
sometimes two birds at a time. If you don't believe me, it won't ruin my
day.
I quite agree as I have had them do that also. What I was trying to point
out is that there's a good chance that the initial image the OP posted was
probably a fake. The bird, the finger, and the background all taken at
separate times and combined into one. The "spotlight" effect in that image
is obviously one telltale sign of doctoring, to me anyway.
If you're just continuing your rant about color correction, please
Quote: take it to your favorite conspiracy forum where someone might care.
No, color correction, sharpening, contrast.... these are normal. Complete
image replacement, cloning, etc is digital and images should then be art and
not realism.
Drake
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| Larry Sheldon... |
| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:38 pm |
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Drake Heron wrote:
[Bagged and tagged to try and fool the recyclers]
It pains me to have to reactivate the troll filter, but I've given it a
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| Larry Sheldon... |
| Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:40 pm |
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Larry Sheldon wrote:
Quote: Drake Heron wrote:
[Bagged and tagged to try and fool the recyclers]
It pains me to have to reactivate the troll filter, but I've given it a
good try.
Guess who I found in it when I turned it back on!
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