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September 2011 ++ Flora & Fauna ++ « Posted: 31 August 2011 at 11:17 PM »
Post away with your September images....
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Re: September 2011 ++ Flora & Fauna ++ « Reply #1 Posted: 01 September 2011 at 06:39 AM »
A climber.

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Re: September 2011 ++ Flora & Fauna ++ « Reply #2 Posted: 06 September 2011 at 11:08 AM »
After many attempts to photograph a bird in flight, I either got half a wing or a tail feather, neither in focus, I settled for this picture. It's 'The Headless Chicken' my wife tells me, or was she referring to me?  icon_scratch

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Re: September 2011 ++ Flora & Fauna ++ « Reply #3 Posted: 06 September 2011 at 11:51 AM »
Excellent work - and remember that the subject was carmera-shy - it hid it's head so that it wouldn't be recognised . . . .  Wink

Just out of curiosity (alright, noseyness!) do you know the speed it was taken at?
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Re: September 2011 ++ Flora & Fauna ++ « Reply #4 Posted: 06 September 2011 at 12:05 PM »
Quote from: mary alger on 06 September 2011 at 11:08 AM
After many attempts to photograph a bird in flight, I either got half a wing or a tail feather, neither in focus, I settled for this picture.

Feather colours very good Dave and the bird is well focused...you will have to return and catch him flying back so we can see what he looks like  Grin
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Re: September 2011 ++ Flora & Fauna ++ « Reply #5 Posted: 06 September 2011 at 12:46 PM »
Quote from: Trigger on 06 September 2011 at 11:51 AM
Just out of curiosity (alright, noseyness!) do you know the speed it was taken at?

It was taken on 'Automatic' Trigger, I didn't set the camera up myself. However looking at the photo's 'Properties' it was taken at 1/500 sec and the F-stop was f/8. 
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Re: September 2011 ++ Flora & Fauna ++ « Reply #6 Posted: 06 September 2011 at 01:01 PM »
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Feather colours very good Dave and the bird is well focused...you will have to return and catch him flying back so we can see what he looks like  Grin

I have a confessionn to make Mel, the colour has been tweaked a bit and the focus sharpened. Perhaps I should have posted it in 'Photo Tweaks'. After spending some time at ground level trying to get a photo we went to a cafe which looked down on the beach. The birds were flying by quite regularly and I thought I was in with a chance, they were much closer from that position. Being so near they seemed to go by at 100 mph though and I got whiplash  Wink trying to snap them. I have another confession as well, Mel, very few of the birds I knew ever came back.  crybaby2
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Re: September 2011 ++ Flora & Fauna ++ « Reply #7 Posted: 06 September 2011 at 01:11 PM »
Colour tweaking and focus sharpening all good tools to make a good picture Dave. Certainly don't need to put this picture in 'Photo Tweaks' ...not tweaked enough to go in there...it is in it's proper place where it is Smiley
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Re: September 2011 ++ Flora & Fauna ++ « Reply #8 Posted: 06 September 2011 at 02:02 PM »
Quote from: mary alger on 06 September 2011 at 12:46 PM
It was taken on 'Automatic' Trigger, I didn't set the camera up myself. However looking at the photo's 'Properties' it was taken at 1/500 sec and the F-stop was f/8. 

On automatic?  Shame on you . . I, of course, would never do that (said imperiously!). Ahem - I find it so imuch easier to leave it on automatic.  Roll Eyes

The attached was amongst the first shots taken on my "new" camera (had enough trouble trying to switch it on and off!).  this was taken at 1/2000th @ f4.5. And it was tweaked - well, not really - just cropped and "lightened" slightly.

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Re: September 2011 ++ Flora & Fauna ++ « Reply #9 Posted: 06 September 2011 at 04:41 PM »
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Colour tweaking and focus sharpening all good tools to make a good picture Dave.

Sometimes they can save a photo from the dreaded 'Recycle Bin' Mel. The 'Bin' is becoming my most used storage place lately.

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On automatic?  Shame on you . . I, of course, would never do that (said imperiously!). Ahem - I find it so much easier to leave it on automatic.  Roll Eyes

I should have said that I used the automatic 'Sports' setting, Trigger, that takes three shots in rapid succession. A wonderful innovation that lets me take three rubbish shots for the price of one. Seriously though, for fast moving subjects it does give you a better chance to get it right.
Were you really brave enough to get that close to the swan or did use a long range lens? I usually get my other half to take those type of photos. evil6 It's still a great photo whatever method you used.
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