Adjectize » nature http://adjectize.com Photography by Bradley Leyten Sat, 08 Oct 2011 01:33:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Nelly Moser Clamadis http://adjectize.com/nelly-moser-clamadis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nelly-moser-clamadis http://adjectize.com/nelly-moser-clamadis/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:57:27 +0000 Bradley Leyten http://adjectize.com/?p=2584 One of the perennials we added to our flower garden last year was the Nelly Moser Clamadis you see in this photo. It never flowered last year however over the last couple days the Clamadis has presented a dozen or so of these big beautiful flowers. I couldn’t help but get the camera out [...]]]> Nelly Moser Clamadis in the glow of the evening sunOne of the perennials we added to our flower garden last year was the Nelly Moser Clamadis you see in this photo. It never flowered last year however over the last couple days the Clamadis has presented a dozen or so of these big beautiful flowers. I couldn’t help but get the camera out and take a few photos.

This photo was taken in RAW format and processed as a single photo HDR using Photomatix 4. I then performed a few minor tweaks with Lightroom 3 and finally added a filter using Topaz Adjust 4.

]]> http://adjectize.com/nelly-moser-clamadis/feed/ 6 Black-Capped Chickadee http://adjectize.com/black-capped-chickadee/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-capped-chickadee http://adjectize.com/black-capped-chickadee/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 01:56:57 +0000 Bradley Leyten http://adjectize.com/?p=1679 One thing is for certain… wild birds are not easy to photograph! While recently trying to get pictures of some Black-Capped Chickadees on a cold winter day here in Michigan I realized just how little these birds stay perched. Another obstacle is that birds often pause in the midst of branches which causes [...]]]> Wild Birds - Black-Capped ChickadeeOne thing is for certain… wild birds are not easy to photograph! While recently trying to get pictures of some Black-Capped Chickadees on a cold winter day here in Michigan I realized just how little these birds stay perched. Another obstacle is that birds often pause in the midst of branches which causes the auto focus to hone in on the wrong thing. This poses the need to use manual focus which takes more time to complete the shot. When the little Black-Capped Chickadees are bouncing around a feeding area it can get very frustrating trying to get a scenic in focus photo. My solution… rather than following the birds with my lens I instead observed where they paused at most frequently. At that point I would adjust my focus and wait patiently pointing the camera on a particular spot. Once the bird entered I simply had to press the shutter button. When taking photos of this Black-Capped Chickadee I used continuous shutter mode and riped off bursts of shots. This is my favorite because I like the way the branch is protruding from the snow as well as the shadow of the Chickadee on the ground.

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