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Thank you for subscribing to the Outdoor Eyes Newsletter. I realize that not all articles will be of
equal importance to you, that some of the information enclosed will already be known and understood. But, if Outdoor Eyes motivates you to explore a new photography technique or an outdoor adventure, then it has fulfilled its purpose. Enjoy this month's issue. Philip "PT" Tulin
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In This Issue
Organizing Your Backyard For Bird Photography
Exposure Compensation
Use The History Brush With The Unsharp Mask
Kayak Photography Techniques
The Five Voices Of The Birds
Combine Monotone With Color
You're Never Too Old
Subscriber's Contributions
Download FRAMEz Adobe Photoshop Actions
Finding Your Direction
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...Organizing Your Backyard For Bird Photography |
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Setting up your backyard properly will dictate the outcome of your bird and wildlife photography. Birds 
need food, water, shelter and nesting sites (if your yard is big enough to support nests). As long as you place the food and water in an optimum location for bird photography, you will have the opportunity for wonderful bird photographs.
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Learn how to organize my backyard. »
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...Exposure Compensation |
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Reflective meters on a camera set a exposure so that the overall tone of the subject appears at middle 
gray (18%). When the subject has an overall tone that is lighter than middle gray, the photograph will appear too dark. When the subject has an overall tone that is darker than middle gray, the photograph will appear too light. There is a 5-stop range of recognizable tonality.
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Learn about exposure compensation. »
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...Use The History Brush With The Unsharp Mask |
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Sometimes you only want to sharpen or blur only a small section of the photograph. When you apply the
blur or unsharp mask, they apply the same amount to each and every pixel to your photograph. When you need to blur or sharpen only a small section of a photograph, that is when the history brush becomes a very useful tool.
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Learn about the history brush. »
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...Kayak Photography Techniques |
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If you are going to photograph while traveling on water, the kayak has many advantages over all other 
forms of watercraft. The most stable kayak for photography is a kayak that is approximately 10' long and
30 inch wide and constructed from plastic. These have a large cockpit opening so that your photography gear is easily accessible. Unfortunately, most people who paddle in a 10 foot by 30 inch kayak, usually put themselves in danger due to the unsafe practices of either not wearing a PFD (personal flotation device) or wearing unsuitable clothing for cold water paddling.
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Learn more about kayak photography. »
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...The Five Voices Of The Birds |
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Never... Never... Never Disturb A Singing Bird. A singing bird is a sign of baseline and a bird will 
sound an alarm when disturbed. When the bird alarm is sounded, all the other wildlife will pay attention. Depending on the distance of the alarm, the intensity of the alarm and the significance of the alarm, all the other wildlife will respond accordingly.
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hike, bird watch and photograph. It was a bright, sunny and warm day. Great day to hike and photograph birds. We discovered many birds that we had never seen before. Realizing that it was getting late for lunch, we stopped at a spot where the birds were abundant and very easy to photograph. While I was taking a photograph of a very friendly cardinal, an elderly man with a walking stick and a camera walked by. He stopped for a few moments, watched the cardinal, and then proceeded on his way out to the marsh. "Why didn't he stop to take a photograph of the cardinal? Probably a professional photographer", I thought to myself.
I took another hike and returned to this same spot. Just then, the same elderly man returned from his walk. Ironically, I was photographing the same cardinal. "You certainly are patient. Great shadows and light today on the marsh.", he said. By the time he left, I learned that Manny was 74 years old, took up photography as a hobby 4 years ago, posts his photographs on the Internet and is finishing his book of photographs and stories. So, when you ask yourself... "Am I ever going to be able to do the same things I enjoy when I become older?" Manny has just started...
Sometimes you might want to combine monotone with color to produce a new look for your photograph. The history brush is very effective in helping to create that combination.
Nimrat Singh