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Carzee
4th of August 2005 (Thu), 01:50
From yesterday. Okay, so I didn't read the guide/buy the program... Does it matter -its gorgeous in the right light. Is it a dove? A pidgeon? I could try to google it but I'm lazy.

http://i.pbase.com/v3/58/572458/1/47179996.unknown01.jpg
Raj
4th of August 2005 (Thu), 02:40
Cant comment in ID but it is a very nice picture, sharp & detailed :-)
ryno4youth
4th of August 2005 (Thu), 02:43
Nice picture. Some kind of Dove?
einsteinsauntie
4th of August 2005 (Thu), 04:49
"Common Bronzewing" a native pigeon. Lovely clear shot.
Carzee
4th of August 2005 (Thu), 06:52
I like the way it turned out. I used the popsicle flash - its all I've got- with under EC-1. I had to wait and watch for it to land on the board with the green background. I should have been energietic enough to walk back to the car and get out the tripod. It could've been sharper.
A couple of others were soft. I need a ST-E2 asap. In low light.. even with fast aperatures, you need that focus beam to avoid flash..
Carzee
4th of August 2005 (Thu), 07:03
Now here's the opposite. The one above is a dull coloured bird, stationary, against a colourful background.
How what about a link to another pic from the same shoot; here is a very colourful bird (http://i.pbase.com/v3/58/572458/1/47180050.cr_lap_09.jpg), in flight, against a dull background. It is a handheld pan. This camera is such a joy compared to my old manual focus slr. The colour is brilliant. I fiddled around with lots of shots of the fast flying Crimson Rosella. To see them gliding with that brilliant blue arc of the wings.... its a sight. :rolleyes:
RockOne
4th of August 2005 (Thu), 07:09
Nice shots of the bronzewing and rosella. Where did you come across that bronzewing ?
Carzee
4th of August 2005 (Thu), 07:26
I've still got a lot of shots to process from that shoot. My twins are 10 today, plus its a parade night, plus a crisis du jour at work... I'm lucky to have found any time today.

I shot the birds at Black Duck Reserve in Newcastle.

http://users.hunterlink.net.au/hboc/sites/blackbutt.htm

Its a fairly large enclosure, but suffers from low light in winter because the sun is further north or whatever and has trouble getting thru the tree canopy.
Carzee
4th of August 2005 (Thu), 16:28
I attempted to update the thread title but it don't work, must be admin's turf....
sparker1
4th of August 2005 (Thu), 17:20
Excellent shots.
Carzee
4th of August 2005 (Thu), 17:23
Thx, gotta go to work.
Here is the gallery/others. More when I get time..

http://www.pbase.com/pixelparker/birds05
RockOne
5th of August 2005 (Fri), 06:29
Ah OK. I've been there, but a long time ago.