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Pic of the Day – Sunrise
Categories: Pic of the DayRead more: Pic of the Day – SunriseIn what seems like forever I have managed to get out at sunrise and do a photo shoot. It felt good to get back to what started getting me into photography in the beginning. But like everybody else, life/Covid gets in the way. It also helps to be on holiday in the Sunshine Coast, staying…
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Pic of the Day – Red-bowed finch
Read more: Pic of the Day – Red-bowed finchIt has taken me awhile to have a good opportunity to get a clear shot of this bird. A common bird but in my experience an elusive one when it comes to photography. Plenty of times I have seen them around, but never able to get a good shot. Taken a Oxley Common Creek, and…
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Pic of the Day – Red-backed Fairywren
Read more: Pic of the Day – Red-backed FairywrenThe venerable Red-backed Fairywren, a common bird around eastern and northern Australia. It has been a long time between updates on this website, life has a habit of getting in the way, as does Covid. Hopefully moving forward, I can get some regular content happening. Today I managed to get to my favorite birding spot…
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Pic of the Day – Striated pardalote
Read more: Pic of the Day – Striated pardaloteA trip to Eagleby Wetlands today yielded one of the pardalote family of birds. I went back a couple of times, and this little fellow was there both times. The striated pardalote (Pardalotus striatus) is the least colourful and most common of the four pardalotespecies. Other common names include pickwick, wittachew and chip-chip.[2] It is a very small, short-tailed bird that is more…
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Pic of the Day – Forest kingfisher
Read more: Pic of the Day – Forest kingfisherAnother birding day today. I am pleased to add to my collection this bird which has lovely colors. My collection stands at 25. The forest kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii), also known as the Macleay’s or blue kingfisher, is a species of kingfisher in the subfamily Halcyoninae, also known as tree kingfishers. It is a predominantly blue and white bird. It is found in Indonesia, New…
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Pic of the Day – Brahminy kite
Read more: Pic of the Day – Brahminy kiteMorning walk at Oxley Creek Common, not much in the way of bird activity, but did manage to capture a new bird for my collection. The brahminy kite (Haliastur indus), formerly known as the red-backed sea-eagle in Australia, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards, and harriers. They are found in the Indian…
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Olive-Backed Oriole
Read more: Olive-Backed OrioleIt’s been a while since I have gotten active with my camera. Now that the home reno is done, Covid and the lockdowns are hopefully going away I’ll be able to get out a bit more.
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Fujifilm Dynamic Range Explained
Categories: EducationRead more: Fujifilm Dynamic Range ExplainedPal2tech made an excellent video explaining how Fujifilm Dynamic Range options work, and when best to use them. Also, the pros and cons, cause like with everything in life there is a tradeoff.
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Fujifilm Simulation KODAK TRI-X 400
Categories: Photo JournalRead more: Fujifilm Simulation KODAK TRI-X 400When I was on vacation up in Townsville a few months ago I decided to try out some film simulations. Below is few examples of the KODAK TRI-X 400. Surprisingly good for straight of the camera. The settings are below. Acros (+Y, +R, +G)Dynamic Range: DR200Highlight: 0Shadow: +3Noise Reduction: -4Sharpening: +1Clarity: +4Grain Effect: Strong, LargeColor…
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Holiday 2020 – Carnarvon Gorge
Categories: HolidayRead more: Holiday 2020 – Carnarvon GorgeSome pics from our time in Carnarvon Gorge, which is located about 720km north west of Brisbane. Carnarvon Gorge features towering sandstone cliffs, vibrantly colored side gorges, diverse flora and fauna and Aboriginal rock art. Our plan for the day was to walk to the end of the main walking track and on the way…
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Deep Dive into Fujifilms Film Simulations
Categories: EducationRead more: Deep Dive into Fujifilms Film SimulationsFujifilm film simulations is one of the features that attracted me to the camera system last year. Here is a very in-depth article about everything you wanted to know about the subject of film simulations. Imaging-resource.com
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Pic of the Day – Mango Man
Categories: Pic of the DayRead more: Pic of the Day – Mango ManMango Man on the Bruce Highway north of Townsville
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