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Post by Neon Rosell II on Dec 18, 2007 6:12:21 GMT
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Post by steve pryor on Dec 18, 2007 11:28:36 GMT
Neon,
I have to do everything relying only on memory today - in the Supermarket internet point - my home ISP is on the fritz. So, from just memory, the third and fourth photos down are of Neochmia phaeton - the third an adult male - the fourth the female I think (but could be an immature); the fifth: Lonchura castaneothorax; the sixth: Poephila acuticauda; the seventh: this is race placida in Australia, and is called the Peaceful Dove, not Zebra Dove. For the Cuckoo I need the books - probably a pallidus just guessing.
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Post by tina mallari on Dec 18, 2007 13:17:03 GMT
WOW Kuya Neon, what beautiful captures ( i miss typing in tagalog - for some reason saying things in tagalog shows more feeling/s, in other words ... feel na feel ) HEhHHehHEHhHEE
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Dec 18, 2007 13:52:14 GMT
Thanks Steve for the IDs Thanks Tina! I've uploaded some more in my flickr site - www.flickr.com/photos/neon2rosell/This is my last hurrah before I'm incommunicado for the next month. Cheers, Neon |
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Post by tina mallari on Dec 18, 2007 13:57:55 GMT
You meannnnnnnnnn to say.... OHHHHH NOOOOOO !!!! You don't have internet access in prison  ? What a calamitus calamity  Looking na now at your flickr site  |
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Dec 19, 2007 0:30:55 GMT
Neon, my friend, your captures are nearing Oconific status now! Excelent captures Sir ! :-)
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Post by Romy Ocon on Dec 19, 2007 1:01:15 GMT
Very pretty birds nicely captured, Neon.... looking forward to your return!  Romy |
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Dec 19, 2007 2:44:39 GMT
May I provide the English Names? 2,3,4 is the Crimson Finch. I believe # 2 is of the race evangelinae 5 is Chestnut-breasted Mannikin 6 is Long-tailed Finch 7 is a female Brush Cuckoo (Cacomantis variolusus) (subject to Steve's confirmation) 8 is Forest Kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii) (also subject to Steve's confirmation) |
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Post by steve pryor on Dec 19, 2007 9:22:57 GMT
Hi Bob,
The cuckoo still looks like a Pallid to me, but I am still in the Supermarket and still without my books.
Agree on the KF - it is a macleayii - can't see the nape well, so can't sex it for sure - probably a male (but if another photo of the same bird demonstrates that it does not have a complete unbroken white collar under the nape - then a female.
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Post by steve pryor on Dec 19, 2007 9:24:12 GMT
Oh yes, the phaeton with all of the white - probably an immature - the adult female would have a lot of brown on the breast and flanks.
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Post by tjparpan on Dec 19, 2007 11:20:29 GMT
Hey Neon, I love the quality and sharpness of your images! Is there a PP workflow you follow?
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Dec 19, 2007 15:51:20 GMT
Hey Neon, I love the quality and sharpness of your images! Is there a PP workflow you follow? Hi TJ, I used Unsharp Mask for sharpening and found out that if you use a low Sharpening amount and high radius it has a more pronounced effect. I usually use USM values as follows: Amount - 40 Radius - 5 Threshold - 1 I apply this sharpening several times until I get a little bit of halo and go back one step. I apply another one after resizing. You have to play around with the radius from 1-5 to suite your taste. Hope this helps. Cheers, In Jail Neon |
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Dec 19, 2007 16:37:22 GMT
Hi Bob, The cuckoo still looks like a Pallid to me, but I am still in the Supermarket and still without my books. Agree on the KF - it is a macleayii - can't see the nape well, so can't sex it for sure - probably a male (but if another photo of the same bird demonstrates that it does not have a complete unbroken white collar under the nape - then a female. Steve, Yes, it is the female  Cheers, Neon |
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