Here are a few pictures of a Black-Capped Chickadee visiting in late March. Snow is still on the ground, which is what gives the background that white-blue color. All photos taken with a Canon 7D Mark II and a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens and edited in Adobe Lightroom.
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Here are few of the Gray Squirrels I've kept well-fed throughout the Winter. They really enjoy the nuts and black sunflower seeds I put out for the birds.
The color images are slightly edited in Adobe Lightroom, while the black and white image is post-process in Nik Software's Silver Efex Pro II.
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A Black-Capped Chickadee visited on a cold snowy March morning.
The Eastern Bluebirds have been numerous recently with as many as a dozen visiting at once. I have included images that shows the variety of color...both blues and reds...of the different birds.
The images were captured with a Canon 7DMII and a Canon EF 100-400MM F/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens handheld in daylight. The RAW images were imported into Adobe Lightroom, cropped, then processed for exposure, color correction, and sharpening.
I have been shooting in Canon's Camera Neutral color setting and importing the RAW images into Lightroom with the same setting in the Camera Calibration module to keep what I see on the camera LCD and in Lightroom consistent. For birds and wildlife, I have been finding I prefer that setting. In Lightroom, I typically set the black/white points, adjust clarity, adjust the Tone Curve, touch-up the minor issues, apply some Dodge and/or Burn if necessary, and then sharpen.
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You always can tell when the Blue Jays arrive because all the other birds scatter! With the deep snow in February, the Blue Jays have been frequent visitors. I was able to take quite a few photos of this particular bird while it ate in peace-and-quiet. True to form, as soon as it left the other birds returned.
The images were taken with a Canon 7DMII and a Canon EF 100-400MM F/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens handheld in daylight. The images were post-processed in Adobe Lightroom.
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Mourning Doves typically arrive in pairs and it is not uncommon to see several pairs at the feeder, or perched high-above in the trees. Here a lone dove visits the feeder. Also unlike his peers, this bird was quite brave; I am certain he saw me through the window, however the bird was unfazed and remained on the feeder for some time.
The images were captured handheld using a Canon 7D Mark II and Canon EF 100-400MM F4.5/5.6L IS USM lens. The RAW images were imported into Adobe Lightroom for exposure adjustment, cropping, and Dodge & Burn using the local adjustment brush.
For the black and white image above, the color image was exported to Nik Software's (now owned by Google) Silver Efex Pro 2 for processing. I prefer to use the Kodak T100 Pro film emulation as a starting point then add selective color adjustment and local adjustments as I proceed. Once I have the image to my liking, I return to Lightroom and apply sharpening if required.
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