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Comb-crested Jacana

Postby Finch on Fri Apr 28, 2006 5:32 pm

Back to posting my favourite subjects - birds.

This little guy is called a Comb-crested Jacana or Lotus bird.

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Postby avkomp on Fri Apr 28, 2006 5:59 pm

nice shot.

sharp and well exposed.

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Postby blacknstormy on Fri Apr 28, 2006 5:59 pm

Hey Michael - beautiful image. Taken on film?
I really like this image beautiful DOF, and eye perfectly in focus - the only thing detracting is the OOF flowerbuds in the foreground and the one behind, but that is only my opinion. Maybe a little cloning in PS just to tidy?
Again, beautiful :)
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Postby Finch on Fri Apr 28, 2006 6:03 pm

blacknstormy wrote:Hey Michael - beautiful image. Taken on film?
I really like this image beautiful DOF, and eye perfectly in focus - the only thing detracting is the OOF flowerbuds in the foreground and the one behind, but that is only my opinion. Maybe a little cloning in PS just to tidy?
Again, beautiful :)
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Thanks Narelle - yes, it was taken using Velvia slide film. I agree with the OOF flowers in foreground/behind and will be easy-as to clone them out.

Thanks for the tip.

Steve - thanks also for comments

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Postby Zeeke on Fri Apr 28, 2006 6:07 pm

Hey Michael, good to see I inspired you.. :lol:

and What a pretty bird.. probably one of my favourite waterbirds...

Nice and sharp too.. well captured... keep posting more :D

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Postby mudder on Fri Apr 28, 2006 7:21 pm

G'day Michael,

You must be pleased with this one, it's come up a pearler... Yeah, I'd agree with the OOF flower buds in the foreground, but this image immediately caught my eye... The color seems very subtle and natural...

Nice capture...
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Postby radar on Fri Apr 28, 2006 8:42 pm

Beautiful capture Michael,

right where the jacanas like to be :)

The background oof flowers don't really bother me, but as Rel mentioned, the foreground ones are a bit in the way.

Would you have recorded the exif data for this one?

thanks for sharing,

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Postby Finch on Fri Apr 28, 2006 8:54 pm

radar wrote:Would you have recorded the exif data for this one?

thanks for sharing,

André


Andre : By memory, I used an aperture of f8 on aperture priority and the lens was a 120-600mm zoom. Film was pushed to 200ASA. I was in a boat at the time and used a tripod pushed into the mud over the side for stability.

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Postby Slider on Fri Apr 28, 2006 8:59 pm

Finch wrote:Andre : By memory, I used an aperture of f8 on aperture priority and the lens was a 120-600mm zoom. Film was pushed to 200ASA. I was in a boat at the time and used a tripod pushed into the mud over the side for stability.

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And I thought this was the shot you got when you were up to your armpits in crocs :lol:

Nice shot btw. :D
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Postby Finch on Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:03 pm

Slider wrote:
Finch wrote:Andre : By memory, I used an aperture of f8 on aperture priority and the lens was a 120-600mm zoom. Film was pushed to 200ASA. I was in a boat at the time and used a tripod pushed into the mud over the side for stability.

Cheers

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And I thought this was the shot you got when you were up to your armpits in crocs :lol:

Nice shot btw. :D


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Postby Finch on Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:05 pm

Macro,

Thanks for comments. I'm quite happy with this one but I'll certainly have a go at removing white flowers in foreground.

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Postby marcotrov on Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:05 pm

A gorgeous image of a bird I often see at my campsite near the Mitchell River in the Gulf country of FNQ. I also agree about the OOF flower buds in the foreground Michael. Lovely depth of colours here. Typical Velvia :)
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Postby Finch on Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:37 pm

It has been great to receive positive feedback about my jacana photo, with the suggestion to clone out the white flowers that were distracting. Mark (Slider) kindly sent me a version he did in Photoshop and agreed to let me post it.

What do you think?

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Postby suzanneg on Fri Apr 28, 2006 10:44 pm

Pretty good cloning job. There's now a bit of noise and halo around the bird though. I like the colours from the original shot better.

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Postby Willy wombat on Sat Apr 29, 2006 1:49 am

The cloned version is more effective. A little too much saturation but its a lovely pic.
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Postby Manta on Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:56 am

Great shot Mike. Wasn't this one published recently in your bird photography magazine article?
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Postby Finch on Sat Apr 29, 2006 5:54 pm

Manta wrote:Great shot Mike. Wasn't this one published recently in your bird photography magazine article?


Thanks, Simon.

Yes, it was on the last page of my article on bird photography techniques in last month's (March) issue of Australian Photography Magazine.

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