Fly-out at Bosque

Posted by Juli Wilcox on Thu Dec 09, 2004 2:11 am

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I use my photography for editorial/text illustration and try to get images that illustrate a point or concept. The sight and sound of the blast-off mornings at Bosque is memorable, roaring and fast. This is one version of one moment. 1Ds, 500 f/4 L IS + 1.4X; f/8 @ 1/50 sec., ISO 200. I had been shooting in semi-darkness at ISO's above 1000, working my way down with the increasing light. The nice thing about a place like Bosque, besides the fresh air, gorgeous colors, fellow photographers and exercise, is the opportunity to shoot over and over and over and try any settings your 'lil heart desires, knowing you'll get another opportunity. This image is cropped severely and little pieces of birds along the edge were eliminated in PS. (Yes, there is a blue cast which I love, also magenta, and the softness is deliberate for the abstractness of the image.) Thanks in advance for any comments. Really different colors between Mac and PC monitors.

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by KK Hui on Thu Dec 09, 2004 6:41 am

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This is one extraordinary shot especially the blue, Juli! :roll:
No doubt Bosque is one of the US locations on the top of my list for visiting one day ...

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by ebkw on Thu Dec 09, 2004 7:33 am

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Definitely a WOW shot for me, Julie!!! The colours are wonderful

I love the way the pastel background changes from top to bottom with all the birds being blue! What caused them to be blue?

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by Alan Murphy on Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:10 am

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Sweet shot Juli.

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by BrianS on Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:20 am

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cool colors in this blast off

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by jnadler on Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:23 am

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Juli:

A super artistic approach

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by Kristi Graham on Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:37 am

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Very stunning and looks like a piece of art on my Mac monitor!

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by Sandy Mossberg on Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:55 am

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Well done, Juli. I like the color shift.

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by Chas on Thu Dec 09, 2004 9:41 am

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Juli, different for sure.

I would only knock down the saturation a bit.

The best tool is the one behind the camera

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by fredcor on Thu Dec 09, 2004 10:55 am

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Love the colour and the BG shift.

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by NDCheryl on Thu Dec 09, 2004 12:36 pm

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Very artistic shot. I love the colors.

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by dfrench200 on Thu Dec 09, 2004 12:55 pm

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Beautiful colors!!

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by Harold Stiver on Thu Dec 09, 2004 6:12 pm

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This is a very interesting image, Juli. It would look great printed large hanging on on a plain white wall.

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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Thu Dec 09, 2004 7:04 pm

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Juli,

This is very well done. Excellent work.

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by Juli Wilcox on Thu Dec 09, 2004 11:25 pm

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"Definitely a WOW shot for me, Julie!!! The colours are wonderful I love the way the pastel background changes from top to bottom with all the birds being blue! What caused them to be blue?"
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Eleanor, the birds are blue because the light is not yet daylight. The color temp is around 4000 (not sure without digging it out). The image was darker but by cropping the selected section which had a streak of dawn in the BG, it was possible to lighten in curves and get the peach, blue, pink gradations and blue birds. The image may be more pastel than what is posted here. I added saturation so the colors would carry better. Thanks.

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by Mike Wilson on Fri Dec 10, 2004 1:02 am

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Very interesting and much like a painting. I appreciate the thought you put into this and the explanation you gave helps to communicate your vision. A pleasure to meet you last week.

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by ebkw on Fri Dec 10, 2004 8:42 am

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Thanks for your answer, Julie. So, not only did you have a great concept but you did a great post-processing job too

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by Jim Neiger on Fri Dec 10, 2004 9:32 am

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Cool!

I like the blue geese and the transition of colors in the BG.

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by Tomasz on Fri Dec 10, 2004 12:53 pm

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Excellent, artistic work

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by chew on Sat Dec 11, 2004 2:35 am

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EE, this is beautiful, shows up with all the colors you mention on the new monitor. Very possible my second favorite of yours.

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