{"id":14954,"date":"2013-06-11T19:29:03","date_gmt":"2013-06-11T23:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=14954"},"modified":"2013-06-12T19:42:24","modified_gmt":"2013-06-12T23:42:24","slug":"and-every-time-ive-held-a-rose-it-seems-i-only-felt-the-thorns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2013\/06\/11\/and-every-time-ive-held-a-rose-it-seems-i-only-felt-the-thorns\/","title":{"rendered":"And every time I&#8217;ve held a rose It seems I only felt the thorns&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tr>\n<td>ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=center>\n<p>This image of a displaying Roseate Tern was created at 4:46pm on June 3, 2013 on a hazy bright Great Gull Island afternoon with the hand held <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/732108-USA\/Canon_4411B002_EF_300mm_f_2_8L_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA30028LIS2\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA30028LIS2\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EF 300mm f\/2.8L IS II USM lens<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/732111-USA\/Canon_4410B002_2x_EF_Extender_III.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA2XEF3\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA2XEF3\" target=\"_blank\">Canon 2x EF Extender III (Teleconverter)<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/827036-REG\/Canon_5253B002_EOS_1D_X_Digital_SLR.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE1DX\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE1DX\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera<\/a>. ISO 800.  Evaluative metering off the bright grey sky +1 2\/3  stops: 1\/1600 sec. at f\/7.1 in Manual mode. <\/p>\n<p>Two sensors to the right (yes to the right&#8211;see the original capture below) of the central sensor\/AI Servo-Surround\/Rear Focus on right hand bird&#8217;s upper back active at the moment of exposure.  Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2011\/09\/13\/rear-focus-tutorial\/\">here<\/a> if you missed the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image to see the new even larger version.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"728\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/mer54715.datafeedfile.com\/widget\/aff_widget_prdt_generate-2.0.php?aff_num=7226&#038;aff_net=1&#038;size=728x90&#038;mode=m&#038;bucket_num=3054&#038;link_target=y&#038;sid=\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iFrame.<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>And every time I&#8217;ve held a rose It seems I only felt the thorns&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p>Roseate Tern exhibits a rosy blush on the breast at the height of breeding plumage. As I mentioned here before, it is most evident in soft light and is rarely noticeably at all on sunny days. It is quite evident in the image above, enhanced a bit by an increase in Saturation.  See below for more on the optimization of this image. <\/p>\n<p>I was looking for a quote relating to the word &#8220;rose&#8221; or &#8220;rosy&#8221; to title this blog post and came upon \u201cBut he that dares not grasp the thorn Should never crave the rose.\u201d  (Anne Bronte, English poet and novelist, 1820-1849.)  That brought to mind one of my favorite-ever songs, &#8220;And So It Goes.  (Music and lyrics by Billy Joel.)  In haunting tones, the song begins like this: <\/p>\n<p><em>In every heart there is a room<br \/>\nA sanctuary safe and strong<br \/>\nTo heal the wounds from lovers past<br \/>\nUntil a new one comes along<\/p>\n<p>I spoke to you in cautious tones<br \/>\nYou answered me with no pretense<br \/>\nAnd still I feel I said too much<br \/>\nMy silence is my self defense<\/p>\n<p><strong>And every time I&#8217;ve held a rose<br \/>\nIt seems I only felt the thorns<\/strong><br \/>\nAnd so it goes, and so it goes<br \/>\nAnd so will you soon I suppose<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FHO6a2H-pqY\">here <\/a>to hear the song (sung by a very young Billy Joel). In case you have not figured it out by now I am a huge Billy Joel fan. What is your favorite Billy Joel tune?  <\/p>\n<p>The volunteer researchers on Great Gull Island (including me on my recent visit) get to deal with a few thorns of their own. The terns poop on you all day long as you go about your chores.  If you let your guard down for a moment, they peck at your head often drawing blood.  At times they will strike you on your shoulders, and when you bend over to mark a nest your butt is theirs (so to speak).  But well worth it.  Those rosy Roseate Terns are gorgeous.<\/p>\n<p>The first Common Tern chicks hatched either yesterday or today and things will be getting really busy on GGI over the next few weeks as the peak of hatching approaches.  <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>ngg_shortcode_1_placeholder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=center>\n<p>This is a screen capture of the BreezeBrowser Main View. Note that the selected AF point is illuminated in red.  With Surround the 8 surrounding AF points are active.  <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>BreezeBrowser Main View Screen Capture<\/h3>\n<p>Above is the BreezeBrowser Main View screen capture for today&#8217;s image.  The illuminated red square shows that I moved the active sensor two to the right of the central sensor.  Why to the right?  I was photographing another tern on another rock.  That bird was facing to my right.  When I saw this bird nearby begin to display I simply focused on fired without caring about the composition.  I did not have time to switch the AF sensor and I did not want to miss the image. See my comments on the image optimization below.  <\/p>\n<p>Note: in Breezebrowser you need to make sure to check Show Focus Points under View to activate this feature. To see the focus points in DPP check AF Point under View or hit Alt L.  Regular readers know that I use and depend on BreezeBrowser every day of the year. It allows me to sort my keepers and deletes the rejects faster than any other browsing program.  We use it on the main computer in the home office to catalog our images file-drawer style.  And the companion program, Downloader Pro allows me to download my images quickly and conveniently.  It automatically adds my IPTC data and the shooting location. I have it set up to create a folder named by the Month\/date\/year.  The Breezebrowser\/Downloader Pro combo saves me many hours each week. To learn earn more or to purchase this great PC only program, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa-store\/digital\/breeze-browser\/\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<h3>The Image Optimization<\/h3>\n<p>The image optimization was easy.  After converting the RAW file in DPP I used several of the techniques that I learned in <a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/category.aspx?catid=33\">APTATS II<\/a> to move the bird well left in the frame so that I wound up with a pleasing composition. Then I worked on the dark cap and the bill running my favorite 50-50 Nik Color Efex Pro recipe and reducing the opacity to 50% and following that up with a 15\/65\/0 Contrast Mask. <\/p>\n<p>All of the above of course as described in detail in <a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=252\">Digital Basics File<\/a>, an instructional PDF that is sent via e-mail.  It includes my complete digital workflow, dozens of great Photoshop tips including Digital Eye Doctor techniques, several different ways of expanding canvas, all of my time-saving Keyboard Shortcuts, and Layer Masking and NIK Color Efex Pro basics.<\/p>\n<h3>1D X AF &#038; DPP e-Guides<\/h3>\n<p>To learn everything that I know about the great 1D X AF system check out our 1D X AF Guide <a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=356\">here<\/a>. To learn how I convert all of my images in DPP check out the DPP Raw Conversion Guide <a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=359\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<h3>Help Keep Great Gull Island Open For Terns!<\/h3>\n<p>This spring crews are continuing to fight vegetation and to rebuild most of the blinds to be ready for the terns when they arrive.  31 of 34 blinds, many already in dire need of repair, were finished off by Hurricane Sandy.  Crews are ready to help with both of these projects, but the GGI Project needs funds to purchase lumber and equipment. Contributions of all sizes are both welcome and appreciated AND are tax deductible! Please make checks payable to: AMNH, and send them to:<\/p>\n<p>Great Gull Island Project\/AMNH, Department of Ornithology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West and 79th Street, New York, NY 10024<\/p>\n<p>GGI&#8217;s best-ever dock, completed in 2010, was totaled by Sandy.  The project is looking to FEMA for help but as above, any and all donations would be greatly appreciated.  You can learn more about Great Gull Island <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greatgullisland.org\/Main_Page.html\">here<\/a> and visit the GGI Blog <a href=\"http:\/\/greatgullisland.blogspot.com\/\">here<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<h3>Typos<\/h3>\n<p>On all blog posts, feel free to <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a><\/center> or leave a comment regarding any typos, wrong words, misspellings, omissions, or grammatical errors.  Just be right. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Support the BAA Blog. Support the BAA Bulletins: Shop B&#038;H here!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We want and need to keep providing you with the latest free information, photography and Photoshop lessons, and all manner of related information. Show your appreciation by making your purchases immediately after clicking on any of our B&#038;H or Amazon Affiliate links in this blog post.  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Support the blog by starting your search by typing in the little white box below.  No purchase is too small to be appreciated; they all add up.   Why make it a habit?   Because I make it a habit of bringing you new images and information on an almost daily basis. <\/p>\n<p><center><SCRIPT charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/ws.amazon.com\/widgets\/q?rt=tf_sw&#038;ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ID=V20070822\/US\/arthurmorrisb-20\/8002\/a8609e54-6241-417b-afff-f1e0a5c85f49\"> <\/SCRIPT> <NOSCRIPT><A HREF=\"http:\/\/ws.amazon.com\/widgets\/q?rt=tf_sw&#038;ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Farthurmorrisb-20%2F8002%2Fa8609e54-6241-417b-afff-f1e0a5c85f49&#038;Operation=NoScript\">Amazon.com Widgets<\/A><\/NOSCRIPT><\/center>  <\/p>\n<h3><strong>And from the BAA On-line Store:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/category.aspx?catid=17\">LensCoats<\/a>.  I have a LensCoat on each of my big lenses to protect them from nicks and thus increase their re-sales value.  All my big lens LensCoat stuff is in Hardwood Snow pattern.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/category.aspx?catid=18\">LegCoat Tripod Leg Covers.<\/a>  I have four tripods active and each has a Hardwood Snow LegCoat on it to help prevent further damage to my tender shoulders \ud83d\ude42  And you will love them in mega-cold weather&#8230;.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=20\">Gitzo GT3532 LS CF Tripod<\/a>. This one replaces the GT3530LS Tripod and will last you a lifetime.  Learn more about this great tripod <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2012\/10\/02\/gitzo-gt3532-ls-review\/\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/store.birdsasart.com\/shop\/item.aspx?itemid=274\">Mongoose M3.6 Tripod Head.<\/a>  Right now this is the best tripod head around for use with lenses that weigh less than 9 pounds. 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