Mary Doo Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Basic Guidelines: In the strictest sense, nature photography should not include "hand of man elements". Please refrain from images with buildings or human made structures like roads, fences, walls. Pets are not permitted. Captive subjects in zoos, arboretums, or aquariums are permitted, but must be declared, and must focus on the subject, not the captivity. Images with obvious human made elements will likely be deleted from the thread, with an explanation to the photographer. Guidelines are based on PSA rules governing Nature photography which also cover the Nature Forum. Keep your image at/under 1000 pixels on the long axis for in-line viewing. Note that this includes photos hosted off-site at Flicker, Photobucket, your own site, etc. Each member please post no more than just one image to this weekly thread per week. If the information is available, many members appreciate information on your approach to making the image and the names, both common and scientific, of the subject(s). However, while encouraged, these are not required as a component of your contributions. ------------------------------------------------------------ Elephants are incredibly family-oriented. Just look at the way the mother gazes at her child. Doesn't it move your heart? Last week, when I visited the Bronx Zoo, I saw only one elephant. Perhaps there were more that I missed, but the one I saw seemed so unhappy that I couldn't bring myself to capture her misery in a photo. 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill J Boyd Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Yesterday morning Athena delivered breakfast. Both owlets have fledged the nest and are safe. They are now learning to hunt and are taking flying lessons from Athena. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger G Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Abert's squirrel or the tassel-eared squirrel (Sciurus aberti) 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian_niemi1 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Great Blue Heron 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Land iguana 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_simon Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Rufous hummingbird and her 2 babies 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter Schaefer Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Immature Bald Eagle 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 On 5/20/2024 at 11:27 AM, david_simon said: Rufous hummingbird and her 2 babies David, your hummingbird image is great, but it seems to be super noisy. I assume you were forced into really high ISO and/or the image was underexposed. Have you tried denoise, e.g. Topaz or LightRoom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgelfand Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 On 5/20/2024 at 11:27 AM, david_simon said: Rufous hummingbird and her 2 babies I like the noise in your image. It adds something (beside noise 😉) to the image. It looks as though you increased contrast which accentuates the noise. Good choice, nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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