Paintin' with my Camera....

[Mike McKenzie]

Just Playin' around.. I hope they work! When I downloaded these picts on my computer they kinda' looked like
paintings so I helped some of them out...
Geese comin' in ..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/Cosumnes%20Preserve/IMG_0017-2_zps0ecbe795.jpg
A little later more come in..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/Cosumnes%20Preserve/IMG_0009-2_zps6b1ff8dd.jpg

A few foggy morning sun rise shots...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/Cosumnes%20Preserve/IMG_0011-2_zpse99983a6.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/Cosumnes%20Preserve/IMG_0012-2_zpsded1b549.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/Cosumnes%20Preserve/IMG_0014-2_zpsd9645c4a.jpg

A Quail that's happy to see the sun..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/Cosumnes%20Preserve/IMG_0021-2_zps2aee437a.jpg

A pair of Widgeon..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/Cosumnes%20Preserve/IMG_0048A-2_zps074fe748.jpg

A pair of Cinnamon Teal as the Sun comes up...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/Cosumnes%20Preserve/IMG_0060-2_zpsc014dd43.jpg

The next two, are a couple of Spoonie males givin' each other the what for! Pretty good at throwin' water
all around the place..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/Cosumnes%20Preserve/IMG_0085A-2_zps1feb6f3b.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/Cosumnes%20Preserve/IMG_0087AB-2_zps7a497784.jpg

These White-Faced Ibis managed to throw a bunch of water around too when they decided to leave..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/Cosumnes%20Preserve/IMG_0111-2_zpsdca9753e.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/Cosumnes%20Preserve/IMG_0112-2_zpsff674ca9.jpg

These are a little calmer, just preenin' feathers..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/Cosumnes%20Preserve/IMG_0123A-2_zpsec57560c.jpg

These are eatin' and preenin'
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/Cosumnes%20Preserve/IMG_0134A-2_zps9fc1bcad.jpg

Here's a high Noon Sun Dog, well not quite but still pretty.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/stripermike/Cosumnes%20Preserve/IMG_0138-2_zpsd0eeb27a.jpg

Mike

[DLJeff]

Beautiful photos, Mike. I really like the quail shot especially. Thanks for sharing.

[BenFishin]

excellent stuff Mike!!

[jbird]

Wow Mike! These are wonderful! Amazing how great light makes all the difference in "moody" images. Really like the second shot with the pastel sky and ground fog. Great job on catching the prism in the last shot. Were you using a polarizing filter? Do you stop down your exposure compensation? That is an impressive capture!

[FRSam]

Great shots Mike...do you fish any more?!?;) I know my fishing time has been cut back since picking up a new DSLR. Your work with the light and composition is spot on. I always enjoy your photographs...please keep em coming.

Pete
FeatherRiverSam

[Mike McKenzie]

Great job on catching the prism in the last shot. Were you using a polarizing filter? Do you stop down your exposure compensation? That is an impressive capture!

jbird,

I wish I had my polarizing filter with me (a darker sky would have been great!) but it was 1/2 mile away in my truck! The alternative was to stop down exposure by -1/3... Another thing that I do with my Canon is to to use what Canon calls "style settings" in which you can manipulate sharpness, saturation, etc. in the camera to achieve certain effects.. Thanks for the compliments...Coming from the "Master" it means somethin' :)

Mike

[Mike McKenzie]

Great shots Mike...do you fish any more?!?;) I know my fishing time has been cut back since picking up a new DSLR. Your work with the light and composition is spot on. I always enjoy your photographs...please keep em coming.

Pete
FeatherRiverSam

Pete,
I haven't fished at all so far this year..I had surgery on my left wrist and thumb (to fix damage done by one of the 'ritis brothers..(Arthur) last January. I'm now in the third week of PT with another week and a half to go. Just now gettin to the point of bein' able to hang on to my runnin' line! The fishin' does have some competition with respect to my camera... I'm glad you like the photos.

Thanks!

Mike