MomentsForZen
Southern Boobook - Ninox novaeseelandiae - Barton - ACT - Australia - 20180424 @ 16:04
One of these stunning birds has taken to roosting during the day in the trees in the grounds of our apartment complex. I doubt that I would have ever seen it had it not been for the effect that it has on the other birds in the area. They have been upset by the presence of the owl, and have aggressively swooped it and made loud calls. I suspect that they are afraid of this predator, and would like it to move on!
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Links for background information ...
www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Ninox-novaeseelandiae
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_boobook
canberrabirds.org.au/birds/southern-boobook/
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[ Location - Barton, Australian Capital Territory, Australia ]
Photography notes ...
The photograph was taken using the following hardware configuration ...
(Year of manufacture indicated in braces where known.)
- Hasselblad X1D-50c Medium Format Mirrorless Digital Camera (Silver) - MFR # H-3013900 (2017).
- Hasselblad X1D GPS Module - MFR # H-3054772.
- FotodioX Hasselblad V-Mount to XCD-Mount Camera Lens Adapter - MFR # HB-XCD-PRO.
- Hasselblad Carl Zeiss lens - Sonnar CF 250mm f/5.6 Superachromat lens (1987).
- FotodioX B60 Lens Hood for Select Hasselblad Telephoto CF Lenses.
I acquired the photograph (8272 x 6200 pixels) with an ISO of 400, and aperture of f/5.6 and an exposure time of 1/125 seconds.
Post-processing ...
Finder - Removed the UHS-I SDXC card from the camera and placed it in a Lexar 25-in-1 USB card reader. Then used Finder on my MacBook Air to download the raw image file (3FR extension) from the card.
Lightroom - Imported the 3FR image. Applied a standard metadata preset (20161110 Import 001) during the import process.
Lightroom - Made various lighting and color adjustments to the image.
Lightroom - Applied a square crop to the image (i.e., a 1:1 aspect ratio) (2867 x 2867 pixels).
Lightroom - Saved the Develop module settings as a preset.
Lightroom - Output the image as a JPEG image using the “Maximum” quality option (2867 x 2867 pixels).
PhotoSync - Copied the JPEG file to my iPad Mini for any final processing, review, enjoyment, and posting to social media.
@MomentsForZen #MomentsForZen #MFZ #Hasselblad #X1D #Color #Bird #SouthernBooBookOwl #SouthernBoobook #NinoxNovaeseelandiae #Feathers #Brown #White #Beak #Eyes #Talons
Southern Boobook - Ninox novaeseelandiae - Barton - ACT - Australia - 20180424 @ 16:04
One of these stunning birds has taken to roosting during the day in the trees in the grounds of our apartment complex. I doubt that I would have ever seen it had it not been for the effect that it has on the other birds in the area. They have been upset by the presence of the owl, and have aggressively swooped it and made loud calls. I suspect that they are afraid of this predator, and would like it to move on!
-———
Links for background information ...
www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Ninox-novaeseelandiae
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_boobook
canberrabirds.org.au/birds/southern-boobook/
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[ Location - Barton, Australian Capital Territory, Australia ]
Photography notes ...
The photograph was taken using the following hardware configuration ...
(Year of manufacture indicated in braces where known.)
- Hasselblad X1D-50c Medium Format Mirrorless Digital Camera (Silver) - MFR # H-3013900 (2017).
- Hasselblad X1D GPS Module - MFR # H-3054772.
- FotodioX Hasselblad V-Mount to XCD-Mount Camera Lens Adapter - MFR # HB-XCD-PRO.
- Hasselblad Carl Zeiss lens - Sonnar CF 250mm f/5.6 Superachromat lens (1987).
- FotodioX B60 Lens Hood for Select Hasselblad Telephoto CF Lenses.
I acquired the photograph (8272 x 6200 pixels) with an ISO of 400, and aperture of f/5.6 and an exposure time of 1/125 seconds.
Post-processing ...
Finder - Removed the UHS-I SDXC card from the camera and placed it in a Lexar 25-in-1 USB card reader. Then used Finder on my MacBook Air to download the raw image file (3FR extension) from the card.
Lightroom - Imported the 3FR image. Applied a standard metadata preset (20161110 Import 001) during the import process.
Lightroom - Made various lighting and color adjustments to the image.
Lightroom - Applied a square crop to the image (i.e., a 1:1 aspect ratio) (2867 x 2867 pixels).
Lightroom - Saved the Develop module settings as a preset.
Lightroom - Output the image as a JPEG image using the “Maximum” quality option (2867 x 2867 pixels).
PhotoSync - Copied the JPEG file to my iPad Mini for any final processing, review, enjoyment, and posting to social media.
@MomentsForZen #MomentsForZen #MFZ #Hasselblad #X1D #Color #Bird #SouthernBooBookOwl #SouthernBoobook #NinoxNovaeseelandiae #Feathers #Brown #White #Beak #Eyes #Talons