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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: What was that? on February 03, 2010, 06:35:35 PM

Title: Col Sam Smith park 3 Feb 2010 Beautiful kestrel +more
Post by: What was that? on February 03, 2010, 06:35:35 PM

Haven't been out for a couple of weeks, so nice to see stuff - any stuff.

Kestrel
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4329055870/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4329055870/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4329054494/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4329054494/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4328323545/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4328323545/)

Mallards enjoying a low cal snow meal
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4329057490/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4329057490/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4328324115/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4328324115/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4328320191/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4328320191/)

Long Tail Duck
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4329055510/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4329055510/)

Common Mergansers
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4328322095/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4328322095/)

Herring gulls
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4328320645/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4328320645/)

Cardinals
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4328319799/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4328319799/)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4328319481/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/39167841@N06/4328319481/)

Graham

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Post by: rc2009 on February 03, 2010, 07:34:31 PM

Great shots Graham, some very sharp shots, very well done.

If I may correct one thing, what you labeled as Common Merganser are in fact Red-Breasted Mergansers.

Cheers.

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Post by: What was that? on February 04, 2010, 09:29:49 AM

Always happy to be educated.

Graham

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Post by: egret on February 04, 2010, 03:13:04 PM

I can not believe the colour
in your photos



Egret

lovely!

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Post by: Niloc on February 04, 2010, 07:31:00 PM

Graham some wonderful pics, I am jealous of the Kestral lol!!!

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Post by: Moira on February 04, 2010, 08:19:18 PM

Graham:  Great variety of sharp, clean images.  Love the kestrel on top of the pine - merganser pic is really nice.

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Post by: skyviewer on February 04, 2010, 10:15:24 PM

Wow Kestrels are truly a beautiful bird.  Nice captures.  The colour is amazing

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Post by: What was that? on February 05, 2010, 09:12:15 AM

I have seen the kestels in good light and the colours are realistic. However, I did saturate the colours a little in Elements to simulate better light.
I know some set their camera to vivid or other saturated setting, but I prefer to do this post processing rather than in camera.


The merganser was too far away to get a decent shot, heavily cropped.

Thanks all for the comments, my wife was so upset that she didn't get to see the kestrel so close (work intervened), perhaps next time.

Graham

All these shots taken with Sony A350, 500mm reflex lens (fixed F8), distance around 25 feet (8 metres).

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Post by: Photoman on February 06, 2010, 02:45:43 PM

All great photos Graham, my favorite is the cardinal, nice colors.

Clemens 8)

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Post by: Lloyd on February 06, 2010, 04:09:15 PM

The Kestrel looks like he's been eating Cheesies.