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Good idea, I’ll go back through those when I get back today and see if I had one with less/no reflection. The problem is that they’re sheltering in the breakwater rocks at a bad angle to the sun so a lot of it was compromising less reflection for worse light. I might pass by there again closer to mid day instead of the evening to try and remedy that.
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Went looking for Great Grey Owls the other day, didn't find any, but found a snowy just north of the city, so can't complain too much Snowy Owl by Tyler Huestis, on FlickrAnd some Waxwings at the park  Bohemian Waxwing by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Bohemian Waxwing by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Bohemian Waxwing by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr Bohemian Waxwing by Tyler Huestis, on Flickr
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The snow covered berries are a really good background.neckbeard posted:Constructive criticism: I find the red reflection in the eye really distracting, which is a shame because the rest of that iris looks incredible. Are there any others like this you took that there isnt much/any reflection in the eye or possible to edit that red out? It looks like most of them had some sort of reflection in the eye at that flat of an angle, the others don't have as good of detail because they're more head on and I think AF was catching more on the feathers and beak than the darker eye at that point.  Went to the colony at the Nobbies yesterday and kept the reflection thing in mind. You can't get as close there but the whole cliff is Westward facing so it was easier to avoid that and the light was better in general. Had to deal with more tourist crowds that weren't used to wildlife though, like as soon as I'd spot one that everyone passed up near the boardwalk I would get swarmed with people trying to poke the penguins with their phones. Eventually a park ranger and a guy with a Canon 600 f/4 showed up and helped to scare everyone off, so that helped. That's the first time I've seen that lens irl though and it's loving huge.   bird box [url=https://flic.kr/p/2eHu3q3] 
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Whoa, some great birds in the past couple pages!Atlatl posted:
The texture of this one reminds me a little of a Common Potoo, which is an awesome bird that I'd like to see someday. We're getting record snowfall where I live today (over two and a half feet already!), so here's my meager contribution: A house finch, which was chirping out on the balcony. Hopefully those feathers keep it warm. 
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duck swarm     These big swans sound like helicopters when they're trying to move or take off. Probably going to be trolling this water treatment plan for the next few days, there's tons of stuff around. The heat haze really kills most of the shots and AF once you hit about noon though. It's still cold enough from the wind, air temp, and humidity that I'm wearing a fleece, which is kind of throwing me off when I look at pictures taken in the afternoon and everything looks like it's melting from the distortion.
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Not in the act of making GBS threads, but immediately post poo poo. Choco Foxy poop-5343 on Flickr
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Ready for spring here, I'm tired of these flat grey days. Much like this hawk is tired of that stick. It tried breaking it three or four times with its body weight before just biting it in half. I heard the Jurassic Park theme in my head the entire time.
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PREYING MANTITS posted:Ready for spring here, I'm tired of these flat grey days. Jesus, same. Ready to get back outside for some leisurely backyard birding. Sitting on the back deck, camera on the tripod nearby, cup of coffee in-hand...
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Same, although the longer days mean I have to get my rear end out of bed earlier to get nice light. Sunbeam Junco Square-5421 on Flickr
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Speaking of light, here's a Little Eagle that was absolutely trying to get me to follow it through my 500mm supertele across the sun and blind myself. The halo effect is partly the close angle of the sun and partly my clumsy overprocessing.  SD 197 Little Eagle 02 by Martin Brummell, on Flickr
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I kinda like this one... Wildcat Stellars Jay logo-5089 on Flickr
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/\/\/\ I think you hit both "interesting" and "beautiful". Turkeys in flight never ceases to amaze me, and I've seen it fairly close up in person a couple of times. SD 198 03 by Martin Brummell, on FlickrDollarbird, Eurystomus orientalis  SD 198 07 by Martin Brummell, on Flickr SD 198 10 by Martin Brummell, on FlickrWhite-necked Heron, Ardea pacifica  SD 198 13 by Martin Brummell, on FlickrAustralasian Grebe, Tachybaptus novaehollandiae, with sole offspring. The juvenile was silent when both parents were below the surface, but started continuously, loudly peeping and running straight at the nearest parent if either was on the surface.  SD 198 15 by Martin Brummell, on FlickrAnother Australasian Grebe on a different little pond. No juveniles on this pond.  SD 198 01 by Martin Brummell, on FlickrTwo Yellow-billed spoonbills and a cormorant (probably a little pied)
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A Superb Fairywren, fantastic! Great shot! I went somewhere new for birding last weekend: a riparian preserve near Phoenix. Lots of birds, rabbits, and turtles, and lots of people too!  Northern Shovelers.  A coot.  A Snowy Egret, hunting.  A catch! I can't quite tell what it got. Can anyone identify it? Some sort of fish?
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Atlatl posted:Long-Tailed Shrike (??) Love the texture of the statue. Great shot.
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I remember hearing these referred to as "bush chickens" in Tanzania and I've always loved that. They're wonderfully goofy looking.
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Not a very colourful bird, but still a beautiful bastard I saw on a hike last week. Tough to spot. Barred Owl by Dominic Catellier, on Flickr
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Two weeks ago I went for a short walk along a new trail that follows the Santa Ana River in Anaheim, CA. Managed to get some okay photos! A Black Phoebe resting on a wire.  Killdeer in flight. It was calling while doing circles around us.    Red-Winged Black Bird. We actually heard these before we saw them. They ended up hopping up on the fence and posing.  Male Tree Swallow.  I think this one was a female.  Lovebirds!  Western Bluebird. Sorry it's not closer. He was really far but was so vibrant I wanted to try.  White-Crowned Sparrow.  Northern Mockingbird. (This one was actually taken at The Huntington Library in San Marino, CA)  These are the best shots I got, I felt. I also started using the Merlin Bird ID app, which I think has helped a lot with IDing. The calls especially was what helped me identify the Killdeer.
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quote:I think this one was a female. quote:Northern Mockingbird. (This one was actually taken at The Huntington Library in San Marino, CA) The RECAPITATOR posted:Not a very colourful bird, but still a beautiful bastard I saw on a hike last week. Tough to spot.
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BetterLekNextTime posted:You obviously wouldn't want to compose/crop this way all the time but I kind of dig this. Really creative! I agree. It works really well.
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BetterLekNextTime posted:You obviously wouldn't want to compose/crop this way all the time but I kind of dig this. Really creative! President Beep posted:I agree. It works really well. Thanks! I think you're right. I just threw the image in the identifier and that's what is popping up. When I took that shot of the blackbird, he was up on a wire fence over my left shoulder, a few feet above and in front of me. They were a little flighty if I got too close, so I just had to make do with what I could. I really wanted to capture the coloration on their wings, and it just happened to be even so I cropped it. Definitely wouldn't do it all the time. This is another one of them sitting in some low trees.  If you've never heard their call, this is it. The RECAPITATOR posted:Not a very colourful bird, but still a beautiful bastard I saw on a hike last week. Tough to spot. I missed this when I posted, but this is a beautiful shot. I really want to see an Owl in the wild. I still haven't.
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Finally got out for a hike! Not too many bird pics, but drat our green California spring is making for some sweet backgrounds... Scrub Jay yellow-Green Background logo-6813 on Flickr wildcat webl green background logo-6745 on Flickr
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 Does anyone have any tips/articles for rainforest photography? I spent 2 weeks having a blast but found it the most tricky photography situation I’ve ever encountered. How do you deal with the absurd contrast and back lighting? I tended to just expose for the animal I was shooting and ignore the background but I don’t really like the look of the blown out skies. Anyway to improve in post? Any tips would be ace  not sure where to start!My wife wants to print this one large and hang it so I’m very keen to get it looking as good as possible.
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Is that a loving Quetzal? Jesus man great shot. You can expose a little low and then hope that you can recover the shadows on the subject in post. Also use exposure bracketing and use the shot that worked the best once you get it back on a your computer screen.
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BetterLekNextTime posted:Finally got out for a hike! Not too many bird pics, but drat our green California spring is making for some sweet backgrounds... These are great. We've been really lucky to have the rain we did here in CA - the wildlife has really come out to enjoy it. Bape Culture posted:
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Yeah it’s a Quetzal. It’s the coolest animal I’ve ever seen on land. Beautiful thing. The trouble is even stopped down a lot it looks basically the same. Cloud cover and bright sun just means white back breaking through the trees. I was wondering if I could like improve it with split toning or something but not sure. Or like drop a blue tint into the blown out white? Real shame and I guess it’s best to shoot against pure dense trees but I only had about 30 seconds to shoot and couldn’t change angle  Animals aren’t easy haha.
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