{"id":25765,"date":"2015-03-08T04:51:33","date_gmt":"2015-03-08T08:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=25765"},"modified":"2015-03-08T15:58:11","modified_gmt":"2015-03-08T19:58:11","slug":"is-it-real-is-it-a-photoshop-phony-or-is-it-love-two-out-of-three-aint-bad-meat-loaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2015\/03\/08\/is-it-real-is-it-a-photoshop-phony-or-is-it-love-two-out-of-three-aint-bad-meat-loaf\/","title":{"rendered":"New AF Image Creation Strategy.  Is the Image Real?  Is It a Photoshop Phony?  Or Is It Love?  Two Out of Three Ain&#8217;t Bad&#8230;  Meat Loaf"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Stuff<\/h3>\n<p>We had a great morning on the Hooptie Deux.  We had a fine working lunch.  We had a great afternoon at a local rookery.  I am tired.  I need to get up early.   So I will be brief here \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s post was completed in less than an hour on Saturday night.  It was published at 4:51am from my hotel room in Brandon, FL.  I am checking out before 6am, meeting James Shadle and the small group at the dock at 6:30am, and heading back to ILE after the morning photo session. <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/general\/great-egret-courtship-landing-_y5o2127-brandon-fl.jpg\" class='shutterset'><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ngg-singlepic ngg-center\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/wp-content\/gallery\/general\/great-egret-courtship-landing-_y5o2127-brandon-fl.jpg\" alt=\"great-egret-courtship-landing-_y5o2127-brandon-fl\" title=\"great-egret-courtship-landing-_y5o2127-brandon-fl\" width=750 \/><\/a>  <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>This image was created in cloudy conditions at 5:03pm on Friday past at Brandon, FL with the tripod-mounted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/754508-REG\/Canon_5125B002_EF_600mm_f_4L_IS.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA6004LIFEF2\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA6004LIFEF2\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EF 600mm f\/4L IS II USM lens,<\/a> a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/732113-USA\/Canon_4409B002_Extender_EF_1_4X_III.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CA14XEF3\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCA14XEF3\" target=\"_blank\">Canon Extender EF 1.4X III<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhphotovideo.com\/c\/product\/827036-REG\/Canon_5253B002_EOS_1D_X_EOS_Digital.html\/BI\/6633\/KBID\/7226\/kw\/CAE1DX\/DFF\/d10-v2-t1-xCAE1DX\" target=\"_blank\">Canon EOS-1D X.<\/a>  ISO 800.  Evaluative metering +2 2\/3 stops off the grey sky: 1\/1600 sec. at f\/6.3. <\/p>\n<p>Three AF points to the right and one row down from the center AF point\/AI Servo Expand Shutter Button AF was active at the moment of exposure. The active AF point was on the female&#8217;s body; she is the one on our right.  Click on the image to see a 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=3436&#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>Is It Real?  Is It a Photoshop Phony? <\/h3>\n<p>Do you see any evidence of a major Photoshop changes?  Did I add a head or an eye?  Did I repair a wingtip?  If so, please state your case clearly and let us know what the telltale signs were.<\/p>\n<h3>The Thinking<\/h3>\n<p>The male of this pair repeatedly flew from the nest in search of sticks, and he was quick to return.  I got some nice horizontals of him returning to the nest but cut off too many wing tips.  So I tried some vertical incoming flight and got a few killer good images.  But I wanted more and better.  <\/p>\n<p>I shared my thoughts with Donna Bordon who was set up next to me.  Let&#8217;s choose a lower right AF point, focus on the female, and when she gets excited about seeing her mate return, we will just hold the pedal to the metal.  We both got a ton of great stuff.  This was my very favorite. <\/p>\n<p>Questions are of course welcome.  <\/p>\n<h3>Facebook<\/h3>\n<p>Be sure to like and follow BAA on Facebook by clicking on the logo link upper right.  Tanks a stack!<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Support the BAA Blog. 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