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Posts: 173 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 September 2009 at 16:02
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Posts: 643 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 September 2009 at 06:54
Very nice shots Ian - Sharp and I like the color in the Mandarin Duck
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Posts: 1903 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 September 2009 at 06:13
Originally posted by Stan53 Stan53 wrote:

The reds are that intense. Whilst the A700 does not handle them well I reduce the intensity or the reds in PS and match it to what I saw. My wife is also an artist with a better color sense than I and I use her expertise to reproduce the actual color.


Thanks for the clarification, just amazing colours!


Not the equipment combination I would reach for , for bird photography, but I was quite surprised at how well it performed, and thought these pics were worth sharing.

1) Mandarin Male, Surprisingly seen on the Trent & Mersey Canal, pursuing a female Mallard! Look forward to seeing the results of that!

Dynax 5D Tamron 18-250 @250mm/f6.3/500th/iso125

2)Cygnet at twilight

Dynax 5D Tamron 18-250 @70mm/f5.6/160th/iso800

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The reds are that intense. Whilst the A700 does not handle them well I reduce the intensity or the reds in PS and match it to what I saw. My wife is also an artist with a better color sense than I and I use her expertise to reproduce the actual color.
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Posts: 1903 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 September 2009 at 22:46
Peter,

Scarlet honey eater... wow! You seem to have all the brightest birds in the Southern Hemisphere, can you send some here?

I know Reds seem to be difficult for DSLR's to handle well from my own poppy pictures... very difficult to reproduce what the eye sees. ...... Are the honey eaters really that intense? Not a criticism but just a question!

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Scarlet Honeyeater

Pacific Black Duck
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Posts: 1036 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 September 2009 at 01:20
Originally posted by bigjt bigjt wrote:

#1 Possible female chaffinch
#2 Male Chaffinch
John


I think it's right, you can see the female here in winter and the male in snow too.

Excuse my bad english please!
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Posts: 5164 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 September 2009 at 00:18
@bigjt: Nice DOF, John.

@Josiel: Always nice to see birds from your part of the world. Thanks for the IDs. That "rare one" has me baffled .

@Nebbor: I think wross knows as much about birds as he does about spiders (great comeback, Walt!)

Cheers... Brian
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#1 Possible female chaffinch
#2 Male Chaffinch
John

Edited by bigjt - 22 September 2009 at 21:58
The sky Blues .. onwards and upwards !
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Posts: 6337 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 September 2009 at 21:48
Fred and Ethel?
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Posts: 590 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 September 2009 at 03:21
Sabiá-Laranjeira (Turdus rufiventris) - Rufous-bellied Thrush


Joao-de-barro (Furnarius rufus) - Rufous Hornero


Saracura-do-mato (Aramides saracura) - Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail


And a very rare one...


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Posts: 2274 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 September 2009 at 22:06
One from earlier in the year

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Posts: 5164 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 September 2009 at 20:55
And I thought you were joking about the peanuts You're lucky there were no squirrels in the area.

Edit: Or should I look for them in another thread.

Edited by bms44974 - 21 September 2009 at 20:56
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Posts: 1472 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 September 2009 at 20:46
Many thanks bms44974, it was just an ordinary minolta 100mm macro (all near f11/ 1/320th) on an a700 no flash but a lot of sun low on the horizon. They were really close though, probably about 30cm from the end of the lens, and as near tame as a wild bird could get, a bit twitchy but very cooperative all the same.

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