[bernard0368]

June 16, 2009 at 7:37 am

Thanks everyone, Ballyman that is as was taken just a tweak of saturation in PS (not good enough to change the sky). I was about six inches from this lad and there were twenty more around me I was not going to use a flash for fear of spooking them. These lads are well used to people with a bit of patience you can get fairly close. A pack of bird seed can also help.

[bernard0368]

June 5, 2009 at 11:32 pm

Thanks wonka, this was taken using a sigma 10-20. It is one of the swans at the harbour in Bray. They are used to people coming close to them so it was a little easier to get the shot I was looking for. It took a lot of patience sitting close to him before he accepted I wasn’t a threat.

[bernard0368]

May 25, 2009 at 3:23 pm

Thanks everyone,
Kwbarbs, I agree the eyes are a little overdone alright I done the saturation on the eyes on a non calibrated screen didnt really notice it till i got home.

[bernard0368]

May 14, 2009 at 9:28 am

Great captures, Lucky man. I know where there are a couple who are not shy. I have had them land on my shoulder and fishing rod. However the owner of the land has no problem with me fishing on the land, he wont let me on to take shots.

[bernard0368]

May 11, 2009 at 7:13 pm

Lied down beside them for about twenty minutes till they accepted me then took out the camera and waited for another ten. I got absolutely soaked.

[bernard0368]

April 27, 2009 at 7:45 am

Thats a sweet shot

[bernard0368]

April 27, 2009 at 7:42 am

Thanks Lads, Joe I agree i would like a little more in the front of him, He was a hard one to catch kept changing direction. On this shot he raised 10ft away so I got lucky.

[bernard0368]

March 28, 2008 at 11:10 am

It was a bit hard to keep him in focus as the bugger would not stay still the head kept bobbing up and down in some sort of defence action.

[bernard0368]

November 23, 2007 at 8:42 am

I like this shot, The bee is the main focus in the image and he (it) is very sharp.

[bernard0368]

November 22, 2007 at 2:05 pm

Madra, That was one they were interested in however they settled for this http://www.flickr.com/photos/bernard0368/1979689413/

[bernard0368]

November 21, 2007 at 4:51 pm

Sorry Folks I have been away only just back, Thank you all for the help esp. Mike. I have asked for a ?1000 and they have agreed. I am very happy with that. Just waiting on the paperwork from their side and we will see what happens from there.
They are using the image in a corporate brouchere which will be distributed to all customers who take out car and home insurance. They promised me a copy. Any I am happy with the result again thanks Mike for the comprehensive and very enlighting replies.

[bernard0368]

November 16, 2007 at 10:25 am

I just took the Corporate brouche as been and ad campaign. I could be wrong.

[bernard0368]

November 16, 2007 at 8:57 am

OMG thanks Mike, and all. I was thinking ?500-?1000 for the image. Carsten as an amateur I wouldn’t have a clue as to the in’s and ots of the business. This is a hobby which I am only getting into. I only have a dslr for three months now. I have no real problem with them requesting the raw image, I am sure they could a lot more in the processing than I am capable of I just cant find the time to get stuck into CS3.
I can’t see what their attraction to the image is. They want to use it in a corporate brouchere.

[bernard0368]

November 13, 2007 at 8:35 am

Thanks. Just happened on it when walking home, I must have just missed the little scumbags who set it alight.