Glenn Pure
08-22-2017, 08:57 PM
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This was the result of a funny encounter. Driving along a country road, we spotted a group of emus including some immature birds near a farm dam. I stopped and went up to the fence for a shot. This young emu was very curious but also worried that I might be a threat. For a minute or two, the bird gingerly moved towards me for a closer look then trotted back, then moved forward again, then back... unable to make up its mind. I got my shots and left, solving its dilemma. I liked the 'just got out of bed hair' look. It's wrong to stereotype but it was a teenager. Taken south of Jindabyne in the New South Wales alpine region.
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Technical: Canon 80D with EF 100-400 (MkI) at 400mm handheld. Aperture priority exposure 1/1250 sec, f8, ISO 1600. Processed in Canon DPP 4 (digital lens optimiser, crop, lighting adjustments, default NR) then exported 16 bit TIFF to Photoshop Elements with Neat Image NR plugin. Very light NR applied to bird and stronger NR to background. Lighten shadows on image overall. No other fiddles. Sharpened after size reduction (bird only).
This was the result of a funny encounter. Driving along a country road, we spotted a group of emus including some immature birds near a farm dam. I stopped and went up to the fence for a shot. This young emu was very curious but also worried that I might be a threat. For a minute or two, the bird gingerly moved towards me for a closer look then trotted back, then moved forward again, then back... unable to make up its mind. I got my shots and left, solving its dilemma. I liked the 'just got out of bed hair' look. It's wrong to stereotype but it was a teenager. Taken south of Jindabyne in the New South Wales alpine region.
Thank you for looking and any comments you may wish to share.
Technical: Canon 80D with EF 100-400 (MkI) at 400mm handheld. Aperture priority exposure 1/1250 sec, f8, ISO 1600. Processed in Canon DPP 4 (digital lens optimiser, crop, lighting adjustments, default NR) then exported 16 bit TIFF to Photoshop Elements with Neat Image NR plugin. Very light NR applied to bird and stronger NR to background. Lighten shadows on image overall. No other fiddles. Sharpened after size reduction (bird only).