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Wildlife and Nature Photos from the month of June
Posted on 7/1/24 at 6:37 pm
Posted on 7/1/24 at 6:37 pm
Some wildlife/nature photos from June.
As always you can see more on my website:
Joseph Marc Photography
As always you can see more on my website:
Joseph Marc Photography
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Posted on 7/1/24 at 7:35 pm to JOJO Hammer
Amazing pictures. Thanks for sharing. The butterfly and bees are unbelievable.
Posted on 7/1/24 at 8:54 pm to JOJO Hammer
you have serious talent
Posted on 7/1/24 at 10:37 pm to cgrand
Bruh I could frame that
This post was edited on 7/1/24 at 10:38 pm
Posted on 7/2/24 at 4:31 am to JOJO Hammer
Great pictuers Joseph 
Turtle says "frick it hot, you try living in this POS shell all the time"
Turtle says "frick it hot, you try living in this POS shell all the time"
Posted on 7/2/24 at 6:00 am to JOJO Hammer
What lenses do you use?
600mm?
600mm?
Posted on 7/2/24 at 8:04 am to ecb
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What lenses do you use?
600mm?
For wildlife I use the Nikkor 180-600mm or 200-500mm, landscapes the Nikkor 24-70mm, and the horse shots I used the Nikkor 70-200mm. I will occasionally swap things out, for example if I'm in the mountains and want dramatic shots of the peaks I'll use 180-600mm, and sometimes I'll use one of the lower range lenses for wildlife.
Posted on 7/2/24 at 8:20 am to JOJO Hammer
Great shots! Thx for sharing
Posted on 7/2/24 at 8:30 am to JOJO Hammer
You're getting alot better. Two bits of unsolicited critique.
Both of these shots are great, but you could make them even better with some cropping/cloning due to outside intrusions distracting from the main subject. For the first one, I'd try to clone out the two blades of grass that come in from the bottom. The thing I like about that one are Red and Green and Orange and Blue are on opposite sides of the color wheel and complimentary to each other. Also, the orange/yellow spots on the swallowtail are mirrored in the size, color and shape of the flower. as I said, it's a good shot, but you could make it better with additional post processing.
Same thing on the second image with the bubbles or whatever that is on the left side of the frame. I'd try to clone it or content aware fill it out of there or maybe even a crop. Maybe try it in a 4x5 aspect (although nice subtle crop down from 2:3 to the 1.6:1 "golden" ratio".) The back lighting on that one is outstanding. Again, good job.
You really should invest in a 16-35mm. It makes all the difference in landscape shots. It gives you the "deep space" feel that you can't get with 24mm.
Both of these shots are great, but you could make them even better with some cropping/cloning due to outside intrusions distracting from the main subject. For the first one, I'd try to clone out the two blades of grass that come in from the bottom. The thing I like about that one are Red and Green and Orange and Blue are on opposite sides of the color wheel and complimentary to each other. Also, the orange/yellow spots on the swallowtail are mirrored in the size, color and shape of the flower. as I said, it's a good shot, but you could make it better with additional post processing.
Same thing on the second image with the bubbles or whatever that is on the left side of the frame. I'd try to clone it or content aware fill it out of there or maybe even a crop. Maybe try it in a 4x5 aspect (although nice subtle crop down from 2:3 to the 1.6:1 "golden" ratio".) The back lighting on that one is outstanding. Again, good job.
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landscapes the Nikkor 24-70mm
You really should invest in a 16-35mm. It makes all the difference in landscape shots. It gives you the "deep space" feel that you can't get with 24mm.
This post was edited on 7/2/24 at 8:36 am
Posted on 7/2/24 at 12:06 pm to Lonnie Utah
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Two bits of unsolicited critique.
Thanks for the feedback, critiques are always a good thing.
I typically don't edit things out (such as the grass in the butterfly picture), because if I were to enter a photo into a "wildlife photography" contest it would be disqualified for removing the items. Most of the big wildlife/nature photography contest have very specific rules when it comes to photo editing, and the only thing you can usually do to remove an unwanted item is crop it, which in the case of the butterfly picture wouldn't work.
I could use the erase tool in lightroom, and then reduce the opacity, so that the grass is still somewhat visible, but then you never know how the judges will look at that.
Now for just posting and sharing photos i could easily remove items.
[img]You really should invest in a 16-35mm[/img]
Nikon hasn't come out with a 16-35mm for the mirrorless cameras yet, but when they do it will be on my list.
Posted on 7/2/24 at 12:37 pm to JOJO Hammer
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I typically don't edit things out (such as the grass in the butterfly picture), because if I were to enter a photo into a "wildlife photography" contest it would be disqualified for removing the items. Most of the big wildlife/nature photography contest have very specific rules when it comes to photo editing, and the only thing you can usually do to remove an unwanted item is crop it, which in the case of the butterfly picture wouldn't work.
I get it 100% and despite my comments/critique above, I do appreciate the ethic of keeping the image as original as possible. My comments were coming from a commercial point of view, not a contest point of view (although 99.9% of the people that would look at those images wouldn't recognize those things as an "issue".) I never did contests as I saw them as a cheap way to gain the rights to a bunch of photos, mostly from folks that are unaware of the consequence of submitting photos and not fully reading the terms and conditions of those contests. Some folks are willing to trade the exclusive rights to a photo for possible notoriety. I never really was.
Anyway, keep shooting man. I enjoy your shots.
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Nikon hasn't come out with a 16-35mm for the mirrorless cameras yet, but when they do it will be on my list.
Gotcha. My 16-35 f/2.8 Zeiss complete changed the way I took photos.
ETA: I'd love to see a high contrast B&W conversion of that first bee photo.
This post was edited on 7/2/24 at 12:44 pm
Posted on 7/2/24 at 1:20 pm to Lonnie Utah
You are suggesting for him to shop things out of his photos? 
This post was edited on 7/2/24 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 7/2/24 at 2:57 pm to JOJO Hammer
Are you using a north facing window for the horses or a soft strobe?
. The catch light in their eyes shows windows in a couple but what looks like outdoor dusk sky in the others.
. The catch light in their eyes shows windows in a couple but what looks like outdoor dusk sky in the others.
Posted on 7/2/24 at 3:29 pm to Jack Ruby
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Are you using a north facing window for the horses or a soft strobe?
. The catch light in their eyes shows windows in a couple but what looks like outdoor dusk sky in the others.
Those were actually taken while photographing a barrel racing event. I was doing some candid shots before the races started, and there was an area in the arena that had a good combination of shadows and sunlight.
In post i decreased the exposure in the background, while slightly increasing it on the subject.
Posted on 7/2/24 at 5:48 pm to Funky Tide 8
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You are suggesting for him to shop things out of his photos?
Yes. It's done every day.
Posted on 7/2/24 at 6:52 pm to JOJO Hammer
Really did the first horse pic the most and then the second sunset then first sun set
Posted on 7/2/24 at 8:32 pm to Lonnie Utah
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Yes. It's done every day.
Are wildlife/nature photographers doing this? I genuinely had no idea. I try and do the bare minimum when editing my photos.
Posted on 7/2/24 at 9:12 pm to JOJO Hammer
I've got a wood duck picture from Jojo hanging in my living room. Everyone asks about it.
Posted on 7/2/24 at 9:23 pm to Funky Tide 8
There are some VERY big name professional photographers who alter their photos all the time in post. It's done routinely.
Posted on 7/2/24 at 9:25 pm to GrizzlyAlloy
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I've got a wood duck picture from Jojo hanging in my living room. Everyone asks about it.
You've got the only print of that duck. My external hard drive crashed and l lost the raw files and edits from from the beginning of this year to mid-May, along with the majority of everything I've taken since 2021.
I've been able to slowly recover some files, but the 2024 folder looks like it's gonna be a lost cause.
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