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Landscape

Postby blacknstormy on Thu Jun 01, 2006 9:42 pm

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I didn't lie - it is a landscape ;)

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Postby Slider on Thu Jun 01, 2006 10:38 pm

Looks like a Kookaburra in a tree to me :wink: But a nice shot all the same. :D

Didn't even need anyone to tell me what bird that was :roll:
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Postby big pix on Thu Jun 01, 2006 10:42 pm

Nice tree....... :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby mudder on Thu Jun 01, 2006 10:42 pm

I immediately started humming "Laugh, Kookburra laugh, ... :lol:

That's a great shot, good seperation from the background and terrific detail, nice and sharp and composition's good too, which is hard with bird stuff... This is a good one... :)
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Postby marcotrov on Thu Jun 01, 2006 10:45 pm

Tricky little vixen you :wink:
Lovely bokeh rel. Background colour really enhances the portrait I would however suggest pulling back just a tad on exposure (on the bird) IMO the bird is a little overexposed
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Postby birddog114 on Fri Jun 02, 2006 7:42 am

A nice landscape and best Kooka pic, I've seen on here.
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Postby LostDingo on Fri Jun 02, 2006 8:18 am

Very nice pic :D

Looks like some very good use of fill flash too :?: :?:

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Postby losfp on Fri Jun 02, 2006 9:25 am

Nice shot!!!

I took some closeups of kookas at the wildlife park last week.. and spent an age struggling with the areas of sunlight/shade..

Should have just slapped on the SB800 and used fill flash!!! d'oh!
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Postby blacknstormy on Fri Jun 02, 2006 10:59 am

Thank you everyone - Birdy, high praise from you :)

Yep - fill flashed the buggery out of it ;) 80-200, with the SB600, beer cup and contraceptive cap...... that cup and cap combination is fantastic for those of you who haven't tried it yet.

Mark - tell the truth - you asked finch what the bird was didn't you ;) :lol:

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Postby LostDingo on Fri Jun 02, 2006 11:08 am

blacknstormy wrote:80-200, with the SB600, beer cup and contraceptive cap...... that cup and cap combination is fantastic for those of you who haven't tried it yet.


Interesting....does the contraceptive cap have to be in new status :?: Or is it depending how soft a flash you desire :?: :?:

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Postby blacknstormy on Fri Jun 02, 2006 11:19 am

Dingo !!!!

:oops: :lol: :shock:

Actually, how else do you think I got that soft creamy bokeh??????
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Postby Raskill on Fri Jun 02, 2006 11:20 am

LostDingo wrote:Interesting....does the contraceptive cap have to be in new status :?: Or is it depending how soft a flash you desire :?: :?:

:lol: :lol:


If you use soft flash it falls off, you gotta use HARD light....

Nice pic Rel, that must be some contraption hanging off your camera. Do you have to go into the chemists and say, "No, really, they are for my camera..." :lol:

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Postby blacknstormy on Fri Jun 02, 2006 3:43 pm

Sorry Raskill - kind of an in-house joke - the beer cup is the Gary Fong Lightsphere 2, and the contraceptive cap is the opaque snap on internal dome :) Just my sick sense of humour - recommend it though - bloody brilliant system :)

link: http://store.garyfonginc.com/liiido.html

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Postby Manta on Fri Jun 02, 2006 7:37 pm

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