The Birds

[Lesley Jones]

I've just finished the rest of the seagull images that I wanted to process. In spite of appearances, I've done nothing to the colour - in fact, very little PS work at all

Pas de Deux

Floating

The Birds

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Truly amazing. I've tried photographing birds, and binned the lot. These are superb.

 

[Lesley Jones]

You want a chip assistant Rob...

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Funny. But please tell us what camera and lens you use.

 

[Brian Moore]

Very dramatic images, Lesley. Especially that last one. Wonderful set.

 

[Dave Green]

Superb! No3 is even superber (I'm inventing superlatives now!)

 

[Lesley Jones]

Funny. But please tell us what camera and lens you use.

Simple answer to that - I only have the one digital camera and lens. It's a four year old Sony A700 with the kit zoom 16-105mm. These were all shot with the zoom at 16mm. I took around 20 shots and in some the birds were too wide for the lens. These birds have obviously performed before

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Apart from the excellent sharpness of the birds, the grad in the blue skies really gives it a depth - they aren't just flat blue, they have a wonderful grad from bottom to top and a cloud or two to really make them pop.

So often blue skies are just flat slabs of blue, and you loose the depth in the image.

 

[Pete Askew]

Excellent stuff Lesley. I love the first and third.

 

[alfie Wright]

Wonderfull Lesley! Love them all, the light on the wings in #1, the angle of the head in #2 & the open beak in #3 just add a little extra to 3 stunning images.

 

[Hamish Gill]

Stunning shots Lesley! Really very impressive!

 

[Ralph Thornton]

Great images Lesley! My fav is the last one.

 

[Safira Mumtaz]

These are just wow... beautifully shot with perfect time

 

[Glenn Jacobson]

great web site!!

so many beautiful pictures. It's perfect if the photo is more bigger!!

 

[Kev Pugh]

Nice shots Lesley the second is very reminiscent of a painting but for me the first is the one as Chris has already mentioned the gradient sky adds to the depth of the image. Nicely done