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here i am playing with my glasses. they are kind of old pair but close to my heart. i like them more than the new ones i got.
I’m not a hardcore birder, I shoot only when both the opportunity and mood arise simultaneously, both of which does not happen very often.
I remember feeling challenged shooting this bird and as such it was a great experience.
1. Tiny bird, smaller even than the common Kingfisher but way more colourful.
2. This being a Forest Kingfisher, it’s always in the thicket, never in the open. Had to shoot at very low shutter speed hoping to catch it in between twitches just to keep ISO low enough to preserve details. Being as dim as it was, had to also boost up the EV to avoid having to do any shadow recovery.
3. 600mm even on APS-C crop was barely sufficient.
4. Trying to squeeze out as much details as possible. Used normal wireless release via OVF; MUP+EFC; Live-view, none made any consistent and significant difference. This was where I got a little mad at Nikon’s useless implementation of EFC on the D500, even more useless than the auto AF fine-tune feature. What’s the point of putting in features that don’t really work!? EFC in Live-view would have helped but infuriatingly, you can activate EFC in Live-view yet you can’t use EFC in Live-view, get your act together Nikon!
5. Getting the right pose with the beak pointing sideways and preferably upwards for the slightly haughty look plus some catch-light in the eye.
An experience to remember. a most beautiful bird, its red feathers extend down the centre back of its head to the collar in a narrowing ridge looking like its beak with the dark blue patches on each side of this ridge giving it the appearance of having eyes and beak at the back of its head! This is likely a defensive marking. Especially interesting when the Micronesia Kingfisher became extinct in the wild due to introduced brown tree snake sneaking up on it from behind while the bird was totally focused ahead and below as kingfishers normally do.
Shooting very small birds is always challenging as conditions constantly change with the subject constantly on the move while you aim for that perfect pose which can disappear in a twitch.
I toyed with the idea of getting the Sony a99ii with A-mount Tamron 150-600mm G2 after this but gave it up eventually. It’s not feasible to shoot with so many different systems.
Shot on tripod at 1/15s!
Uploaded a much better image (albeit cropped) with my latest post processing workflow.
Pero tu cara se me pierde entre las sombras ,
por que la noche es más larga que la muerte.
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Atocha , Madriles.
After some RL health issues and a bit of break, I am back and hoping to start back blogging and taking photos! So please keep tuned in to see what is next!
Mother Grey Seal protecting her newly born pup.
Thje oither female was probably just wanting to get past, but it pays to be overprotective in the crowded colony.
They look cute and cudly - until they aren't. :-)
Taken in Norfolk.
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Finally, we got our broadband connection installed in our new apartment today.
We have settled in pretty well in our new home here at Livingston. Although it feels very different living here compared to London, I guess we will learn how to appreciate quieter, more peaceful life here in Scotland.
Haven't taken any shots here in Scotland yet. We will shop for a car very soon. It will be much easier to go around Scotland with a car. Will catch up with your photostream really soon.
Cheers! :)
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You'll remember we had a boat trip to the Amalfi coast and towns and a rough trip back to Sorrento! Once back on dry land at Marina Piccola, any queasiness subsided and we headed back to the hotel. The rain had actually eased too, but the girls ahead still decided to carry their umbrellas in case of any lingering raindrops!!
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Yes... I was born on this day of the year... a little chilly... but with a warm heart and a kind soul we will overcome the obstacles of the freezing winter.
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Si..sono nato in questo giorno dell'anno..un po' freddoloso..ma con il cuore caldo e l'animo gentile supereremo gli ostacoli del gelido inverno.
يآ زين أيآم آلمودة وآلوفآق وآلفن وآلإحسآس وآلرقـہ..
ذقنآ بـہآ ڪآس آلـہوى أحلى مذآق ♥
هل هم بذآ يدرون ,,
قلبي مع آلأحبآب مرهــون ♥
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ملآحضه:هالرسمه طلعت من الملل ع الأيام الاخيره =D
بس كانت احلى الأيآم
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UP LNB41 races south through Loveland, IA. CN's Council Bluffs line can be seen crossing over in the background.
Pulsa L para ver con fondo negro // Press L for viewing in black
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Camara /Camera: Nikon D80
Objetivo / Lense: Nikkor 50mm f1.8
Modelo/Modelr: Leyre
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Tyne and Wear metro Battery Loco No.1 TnT with Battery Loco No.3 passes through South Gosforth Metro with a the RHTT to South Shields.
Thanks for taking a look at this Photo, Kyle
Photo taken on the 21st of October 2016
A Carolina Coastal train is headed back west to Wilson after interchanging cars at Chocowinity, North Carolina.
Sweeping away from Kingsbury Junction 66077 heads 6G71 Toton North Yard to Exeter Riverside conveying the china clay hoppers used on the Cliffe Vale circuit. 66104 had failed at Landor Street on the 22nd heading the train back to the South-West and was rescued by 66067 removing the entire consist to Toton.