Kodiak
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LocationEarth, Solar System, Local Interstellar Cloud, Local Bubble, Gould Belt, Orion–Cygnus Arm, Milky Way Galaxy, Milky Way Sub-Group, Local Group (Local Galaxy Cluster), Virgo Supercluster, Laniakea Supercluster, (Local Supercluster Group), Pisces-Cetus Supercluster Complex, (Galaxy Filament)
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… and the house number is? :D
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Lovley bird and great photos as always!
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Thanks Henry!
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This is one of the reasons I use another converter
for my RAWs.
Nevertheless, though I didn't find the feature you are
referring to, there is something else:
Using the "arrow" cursor on the histogram of the his-
togram palette, you may follow the readings for each
channe!
…but I know, it is not the same :(
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I find Black very annoying to work with…
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So do I… AP or AD!
In both cases, being a photographer, I feel better at
ease setting the BG as a grey card… +/- 18% black!
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… expected to see a picture of an apple pie (Dessert) :(
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Now, that tells us what's on your mind… :P
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This is easily done in two steps, Judy:
- The part of the background to be deleted should
be replaced by a transparent background, and - Save the file in a transparency supporting format
like ".PNG"
Have a good time!
- The part of the background to be deleted should
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Looks like hard cold work.
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The early morning was but, around noon, things
got milder… as can be seen by the narcissism of
the birds in 4, 5 & 7! :lol: :P :D
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…keep them coming.
Surely will… thanks for the comment!
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Very subtle!
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…but, nonetheless, very efficient graphic
and good story telling image!
- NilsFinken and Liamd88
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Thank you Kodiak!
Now I just need to find a gentle bird willing to fly the right way... :D
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I forgot to mention that the ISO is on Auto ISO!
Good luck!
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•Arriving early, the Sun had not yet the chance to warm up the
icy marsh too much, I was eyeballing this rather new presence
on the water that was covering more than the 2/3 of the whole
area.
The ice itself was quite a spectacle and later the birds were
exploring / enjoying it their own ways!
600mm ƒ4 @ ƒ8 on D810
C&C welcomed!
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At first sight I was done… she stole my heart! This rather
small diving duck stroke me by the very cool design and
colours of her plumage.
I thought her gone as she showed up without "hello" nor
"goodbye". When I arrived at the marsh yesterday, four of
the visitors were all smiles telling me: "She's back, your
baby is there!"
Because of the great light conditions, I shot a lot of birds
but I kept some clicks for my baby — though she was still
too close to my position— I did for the best!
300mm ƒ2,8 @ ƒ8 on D810.
C&C welcomed.
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Thanks LilleG! :)
These bit of fallen branches have very good features
that make them a favourite and frequent motive in
my shootings.
Here, it is more the perfect light to show what is other-
wise quite difficult to render Hooded Crow… and the
protesting duck to its too close chosen landing spot.
As for the Cormorant, catching their feathers irides-
cence is a challenge!
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The turkey is. And the head is similar (the red thing) but this duck, nope, never seen it before myself. :P
Well, maybe this is your invitation to visit Mexico! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Muscovy duck
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) is a large duck native to
Mexico, Central, and South America. Small wild and feral breeding
populations have established themselves in the United States, par-
ticularly in Florida and the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas as well
as in many other parts of North America, including southern Canada.
Feral Muscovy ducks are found in New Zealand, Australia, and in
parts of Europe.
They are large ducks, with the males about 76 cm (30 in) long, and
weighing up to 7 kg (15 lb). Females are considerably smaller, and
only grow to 3 kg (6.6 lb), roughly half the males' size. The bird is
predominantly black and white, with the back feathers being iridescent
and glossy in males, while the females are more drab. The amount of
white on the neck and head is variable, as well as the bill, which can
be yellow, pink, black, or any mixture of these. They may have white
patches or bars on the wings, which become more noticeable during
flight. Both sexes have pink or red wattles around the bill, those of the
male being larger and more brightly colored.
Although the Muscovy duck is a tropical bird, it adapts well to cooler
climates, thriving in weather as cold as −12 °C (10 °F) and able to sur-
vive even colder conditions.[3][4] In general, Barbary duck is the term
used for C. moschata in a culinary context.
The domestic breed, Cairina moschata domestica, is commonly known
in Spanish as the pato criollo ("creole duck"). They have been bred since
pre-Columbian times by Native Americans and are heavier and less able
to fly long distances than the wild subspecies. Their plumage color is also
more variable. Other names for the domestic breed in Spanish are pato
casero ("backyard duck") and pato mudo ("mute duck").
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It's new for me.
But… but… but… these birds ARE indigenous to Mexico and central America!!! ;)
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Number six really impressed me!
This is the first time anyone ever says that a Muscovy duck
might be impressing! …but then, you are from Mexico…
I think the Muscovy duck is far underrated. Very different and
some (like #6) with magnificent iridescence, they are the less
noisy, less aggressive and the most "I mind my own business"
attitude I observed at the marsh. In that sense, the Muscovy
and the Geese have the cooler personalities.
See below…
How about you post pictures about a wise photographer named Kodiak taking shots?
Best regards!
Ok, I'll see what I can do… but why?
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I do think they have a charm of their own…
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Particularly liked 3 and 7, nice stuff, Kodiak.
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Coooool, I'm honoured with your first post!!! :D
Thanks for your comment and WELCOME!
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A rock!!!
I thought so… but what seems to be a clumpsy
fusion line on the left confused me!
Very good colours in the posted rendition!
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Vibrant that is! Coooool!
…but why… I wouldn't think of spending
the holiday with my feet in the water!!!
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quite plain from a distance but when viewed close up have dazzling metal like patterns.
Well observed Scoot!
What lens are you using for this?
For these takes, as usual at the marsh, for the far away
range, the 600mm ƒ4 is guilty as charged.
I always take and install the 200~400 ƒ4 beside it (for the
mid-range and closer shots) but it is innocent in this case!
I'm hoping to pick myself up a nice Nikon as soon as I have the funds.
At 27, after years offering only pictures I could take with the gear I
had, I decided to go get the gear I needed to do the pictures I wan-
ted. I discovered that proper tools are better sellers than excuses
and business got rolling. Nowadays, I can afford any/everything in
the gear department I want but will allow myself only (but all) I need.
But I have sentimental reasons for keeping my a6000 as it was my first camera.
Did you keep your first lover? … first beer bottle? … car keys?
Sentimental reasons… very romantic but will not get you anywhere
specially if they don't fit, suit, fell, taste or work right!
Don't forget to show us your first Nikon shots! :D :P :lol:
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This is unbelievable. What do you do with the data?
For comparison here are the values from Photoshop CC 2017 with the same raw file:
NEF raw file: 25.6 MB
JPG file: 16.9 MB (best quality)
afphoto file: 577 MB
psd export: 128 MB
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NEF raw file: 25.6 MB
No RAW file is ever altered in PP so no surprise there
JPG file: 16.9 MB (best quality)
That's about 2/3 the RAW size, quite ok.
afphoto file: 577 MB
Now I understand you are puzzled… me too!!!
psd export: 128 MB
…and the TIFF file should be around that figure too.psd, tiff and afphoto files may have 3 or 4 colour channelsso maybe a bigger bit depth could explain the 577MB? -
…hope you dig! :)
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Darn, yes I do! ;)
Cool textures indeed!
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…I like the countdown! … and your prices on Nikon gear! :D