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POTW 5/24/2015


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<p>Hi All.</p>

<p>As I noted I have oodles of images from my class trip to Costa Rica. Here are a few, all with the K3.<br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/18024617-md.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="432" /><br>

Sliver Throated Tanager, near Poas, CR. 55-300<br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/18024627-md.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="402" /><br>

Emerald Toucantte, K3 with 55-300<br>

and finally the waterfalls you might recognize if you saw " Jurassic Park"<br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/18024628-lg.jpg" alt="" width="598" height="900" /><br>

DA 18-55</p>

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<p>Whatever it's from I love that waterfall!</p>

<p>This is from our nearby National park, Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP. I was riding my road bike through there one evening because I was in the area anyway and saw the fee station was closing. When I was done I returned with my car and camera (which I don't take road biking) to see how the light was going to be. It was pretty nice!<br /> I also shot some film on a new (to me) 645 but haven't gotten it processed yet. <br /> K-3 & DA* 16-50<br /> <a title="IMGP3191-Edit by Matt Burt, on Flickr" href=" IMGP3191-Edit src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5448/17917891472_57f79f1d35_z.jpg" alt="IMGP3191-Edit" width="640" height="426" /></a><br /> .<br /> It's been a busy couple of days of shooting photos of the a big local mountain bike race. It was a little stormy but that made the photos better. I wrapped my non-WR Metz flash in a bag and it did ok. Yesterday's 32 Mile race saw the most rain but it still wasn't bad. <br /> K-5 & DA* 60-250<br /> <a title="IMGP2888-Edit by Matt Burt, on Flickr" href=" IMGP2888-Edit src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5469/17994909096_2aa15b160f_z.jpg" alt="IMGP2888-Edit" width="640" height="424" /></a><br /> .<br /> Today was a hard 64 Mile race on challenging trails. This is my friend winning for a while but I think he mad a mechanical problem later and had to drop out. <br /> K-3 & DA* 60-250<br /> <a title="IMGP4504-Edit by Matt Burt, on Flickr" href=" IMGP4504-Edit src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5321/18063176832_4e12d5cbd0_z.jpg" alt="IMGP4504-Edit" width="640" height="426" /></a><br /> I also did a lot of individual racer photos but I need to go through them (1200!).</p>

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<p>Hmmm. Looks like you're right about the waterfall. That was what the guide told us. Nice sneaking up on the Heron Yury. Outside of Florida, they usually don't let me get that close.</p>

<p>Great shots Matt. Do you up the contrast with your shots? They have a sort of punch that looks cool.</p>

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<p>Great shots Matt. Do you up the contrast with your shots? They have a sort of punch that looks cool.</p>

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<p>Thanks. I've been using Nik (now owned by Google) Color Efex Pro 4 and have a custom recipe I've been tweaking that I like to use. The contrasty look is probably from the Detail Extractor filter which is part of that recipe. It increases micro contrast to sharpen in a way I like better than the regular LR sharpening and gives that pop. I just have to use a little restraint and not over-do it which isn't hard to do. It also depends on the image, some need a little more than others and some images can't take much at all. </p>

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<p>Haven't been on p.net in a long time. Hadn't been shooting much but have started a bit again.<br /> Here's my <em><strong>Great Blue Heron</strong></em><br />K-5, smc Pentax-DA 300mm f/4 SDM, 1/1000s, f/8, ISO 200<br /> <br /> <a title="Great Blue Heron by Fnawzm, on Flickr" href=" Great Blue Heron src="https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7793/16962382863_970de7a1f6_z.jpg" alt="Great Blue Heron" width="640" height="424" /></a></p>
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<p>thank you all for sharing another wonderful array of photographic delight.<br />I've been photoshopping :<br>

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<img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP1973_zpsb2aw7uux.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="678" /><br>

<strong>sheer speed </strong><br>

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<img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_dare_zpshoey5a1l.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="701" /><br>

<strong>tell me what you (think you) see....</strong><br>

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<img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_schoolkind_zpsalibsleg.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="475" /><br>

<strong>oh boy....!</strong><br>

(not quite succesful shop, but the result is hopefully charming enough to show here)<br>

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