Photoshop Images – September 9, 2011

Posted on October 13, 2013 by birdquest2004

I always wished I could draw…as far back as lower school.  I was always amazed and jealous of people who could draw what they saw. Back then it was comic book characters, then as I got older it was birds. One of the things the digital age has done is given me the chance to do on a computer, what I would love to do with a brush, create! There is software that lets the user do virtually anything, Paint, sketch, watercolor and black and white. I use Photoshop CS5 and Topaz filters to create some of my artistic compositions. I very seldom show these images but being a member of www.Birdphotographers.net has helped me to express myself and take some criticism and suggestions for my images.

Over the last 4 years I’ve created images, some good, some bad but some that I thought were bad got some pretty good reviews, go figure.  Below are a few examples.

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One of my favourite’s created using 4 different images…….

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Ciao for now

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#220 Ottawa List – September 17, 2011

Posted on October 13, 2013 by birdquest2004

I have collected all my life..virtually anything collectable. Birds found in the Ottawa area, are one of them. Today I hit 220 Life birds, by no means a record, some locals birders have over 300.

This morning I had a few problems around the house to fix up but I heard that someone had spotted a Sabine’s Gull at Ottawa Beach.   Taking a break, I left with camera in hand, in search of the Gull.  It wasn’t very hard to find, as soon as I pulled up in the parking lot I recognized all the cars, walked out on Ottawa Beach at the East side of Andrew Hayden Park.  I looked around for either spotting scopes or cameras,  their were equal amounts of both.  Fearful the bird would fly away, I got a good look at the gull, with my binoculars, …yup there it was a Sabine’s Gull.

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The bird would feed for a while….

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Stretch often….tired from all that flying

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Fly out for a swim…..and after a few minutes return to the same spot

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The Gull once in a while peeked up, danger was all around….flushed a few times but always came back, it must have really needed the food

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Yup danger, for sure, this eagle cruised the beach a few times….

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As I was heading to the car on Scriven’s, I found a really co-operative Bairds Sandpiper……….

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A lovely morning and late afternoon………Ciao for now

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