The sparrows were coming and going like mad and splashing away. Making a composite of 5 images reproduces the feeling. I grayed out the background and added a soft tree to it to balance the composition.
Composite of numbers 51 to 55 in Photoshop. NIKON D610, f-stop 6.3, exposure time 1/200sec., ISO 150·to 100, focal length 400mm, and max aperture 5.
A happy Thrasher who’s found a ripe berry. He flew to the ground with it a shook the berry by the stem. Odd! Some light outlining was all it needed, along with some color enhancement in Lightroom and Photoshop.
Created in Photoshop. NIKON D610, f-stop 1/5.6, exposure time 1/320 sec., ISO·1600, focal length 400 mm, and max aperture 5.
I brushed in some cob webs and smoke for a spooky effect in Photoshop. I also kept the colors somber and the branches dark. This Eastern Wood Peewee is eating a bug after all!
Composite created in Photoshop. 20140923_Central-Pk_75.jpg used for the background. NIKON D610, f-stop 5.6, exposure time 1/200 sec., ISO 320, focal length 250mm, and max aperture 5.
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Hummers can look fierce. This female had just chased off its rivals. I added a wispy gray sky with clouds that show motion to enhance the mood.
Composite created in Photoshop. NIKON D600, f-stop 8, exposure time 1/1000 sec., ISO 1000, exposure bias 3 step, focal length 400mm, and max aperture 5.
A painterly effect brushed with brushes with a Wacom Tablet in in Corel Painter takes an ordinary Black-crowned Night Heron in a dark corner of Central Park’s Lake turns it into photographic art.
Created in Photoshop and Corel Painter. NIKON D600, f-stop 5.6, exposure time 1/100 sec., ISO·320, focal length 200mm, and max aperture 4.8.
When I shot this Hermit Thrush I knew I wanted to make it have an Asian look – like a watercolor on textured paper. Corel Painter is the perfect medium to make the possible. There are multiple layers involved.
Created with Photoshop and Corel Painter 10/6/2014. NIKON D7000, f-stop 6.3, exposure time 1/640 sec., ISO 100, focal length 600mm, and max aperture 5.
I created this in honor of Joe Two Trees, the last Algonquin, who lived in Pelham Bay Park c. 1850. The mist I added represents his spirit and the Gull his wandering spirit.
Composite using 2 images in Photoshop. 1. Ring-billed Gull, World Financial Center, Battery Park [20110414_WFC_21sf orig.jpg], NIKON D3100, f-stop 9, exposure time 1/320sec., ISO 100, focal length 127mm, and max aperture 3.6. With [20121220 Pelham 35orig.jpg] Pelham Bay Park, Bronx. NIKON D7000, f-stop f/8, exposure time 1/250 sec., ISO·180, focal length 120mm, and max aperture 4.3.
This is a beginning of a new venture. I have a Gallery for the work in progress that I am creating for the B&H Event Space’s Portfolio Review. Lots more to follow.
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I created this last winter from an older image of a Cardinal photographed in the Park. The watercolor was brushed in using a Wacom Tablet and Corel Painter. Part of the photo of the bird, especially the eyes, is unaltered.
Created in Photoshop and Corel Painter 11/24/2013. NIKON D7000, f-stop 115.6, exposure time 1/800 sec., ISO 720, exposure bias 1.3 steps, focal length 600mm, and max aperture 6.5.
