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Birds of Paradise flower, also known as Strelitzia. If there is only one flower, does it become a "Bird of Paradise"? I don't know if that is a botanical or grammatical question.

Test shot with Nikon D4 + Nikon AF DC-Nikkor 135mm f/2D. The primary goal was to test the sharpness of the older 130/2 lens with the 16MP sensor in the D4.

At a distance of 1m, the DoF with this lens at f/2 is only 5.7mm, much less than even some of the famous shallow DoF lenses such as the Nikkor 85/1.4G, Nikkor NOCT 58/1.2, or even Leica Noctilux 50/0.95. At a distance of 3m (~10 feet), the DoF increases to 5.7cm or 2.25 inches.

So it is easy to see large areas of the image apparently OOF, but the reality is, sharpness is highly contained to the area of focus, unless the lens is stopped down.

For anyone interested in the image quality from this camera/lens, I have uploaded the full 16.2MP high-res version of the image at 90% JPEG quality.

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Near Lamington National Park and O'Reilly's, Queensland, Australia

The Triad headed to Palm Springs this afternoon to have a hot dog at the Atomic Dog. Darek & I had a piece of chocolate pie too.

Later in the afternoon went to The Lodge to play some pool.

We followed our pool games with a dip in the swimming pool.

Brisbane Botanical Gardens

Bird of Paradise Flower buds, if I remember correctly. Pretty neat.

Part of a whole house mural/faux project in Pacific Beach, California...Beach Themed,,,

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Birds of Paradise B&B, Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA

Near Lamington National Park and O'Reilly's, Queensland, Australia

Birds of Paradise -The Hatching

Birds of Paradise - The Hatching by Sam Nightingale

Birds of Paradise B&B, Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA

Not long ago I did two things. I read an article in Frankie on internet dating, in which the author* lamented the phenomenon of men wanting to meet women with "no baggage", among other things. I also watched a documentary narrated by David Attenborough which showed the incredible courtship rituals of the birds of paradise of New Guinea. As I watched the male birds preen and fail to win over the female every time, it reminded me of those men that the Frankie writer described, and it made sense to combine the two.

* I don't have a copy of issue 41 so I can't cite the author unfortunately.

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Superb Bird-of-Paradise

Cinereous tit,

3october, 2021

Solan Himachal Pradesh

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1/500sec, f4, ISO1600

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The yellow-eyed pigeon or pale-backed pigeon (Columba eversmanni) is a member of the family Columbidae (doves and pigeons). It breeds in southern Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, north-east Iran and extreme north-west China. It winters in north-east Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir and parts of Rajasthan (including Tal Chhapar Sanctuary and Jorbeer, Bikaner). The bird has declined in numbers over the years, chiefly because of hunting, and it is listed as "vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

27 February, 2022

Jorbeer, Bikaner, Rajasthan.

OMD EM1X 300f4

1/3200, f4, ISO200

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Common Tailor Bird

15 December, 2021

EM1X 300f4

1/800, f4, ISO 200, 0ev, aperture priority

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Birds of Paradise B&B, Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA

Birds of paradise and California golden poppies are depicted on utility boxes in Ocean Beach (San Diego).

Another attempt to capture the beauty and ruggedness of Bird of Paradise. Some have suggested I only photograph those without the dead leaves but the younger flowers aren't as interesting to me.

One of three species of riflebird from Queensland, Australia's birds of paradise.

Birds of Paradise B&B, Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA

Astrapia mayeri, Kumul Lodge feeders. The tail is 3-4 feet long and whooshes up and down as he flies.

Epimachus meyeri, Kumul Lodge feeders, Mt. Hagen, Papua New Guinea. We hoped we would eventually see the male. We didn't.

Still Life Surrey Hills Melbourne, December 1987

Birds of Paradise

Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des épimaques :.

Paris :A. Bertrand[1835]..

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White Rumped Shama,

12 December, 2021

Kanha, Mandla, Madhya Pradesh.

EM1X 3004f 1/80sec, f4.5, ISO6400, 0ev, aperture priority.

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Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des épimaques :.

Paris :A. Bertrand[1835]..

biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43101520

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365 a year in pics, if I can't be in Hawaii, at least I can enjoy the island beauty

White wagtail.

5 November 2021

Theh Kanjala, Kapurthala

EM1X 300f4

1/320, f4, 0ev, ISO200

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Corporate arrangement, main lobby of large Cork City hotel. Cymbidium Orchids and Anthuriums.

The Nicobar Pigeon is a pigeon found on small islands and in coastal regions from the Nicobar Islands, east through the Malay Archipelago, to the Solomons and Palau. It is the only living member of the genus Caloenas.