blp shabash 430x45
Inspiring and Supporting Photographers of Australian Birds

  • You are here:  
  • Home
  • Show Image

Striated Pardalote

Striated Pardalote (Image ID 42540)
Photographed byJim Schultz on Sun 20th Sep, 2020 and uploaded on Thu 24th Sep, 2020 .
Resolution1800x1400
Viewed341
ID42540
CommentI photographed this pair of Striated Pardalotes (ssp. substriatus) at their nesting cavity about 5 m up a tree trunk, and at a safe distance for the birds not to take much notice of me. I used camouflage netting over the camera rig, but as rain came and went, I had to put a plastic bag over the rig for protection a couple of times. Initially I stayed for 20 minutes to get some captures, then came back later for another 15 minutes, when I managed this image in better lighting conditions
EquipmentNikon D850 – DX sensor
Nikkor AF-S 500mm f4G ED VR
Technique: 1.5X cropped DX sensor used = 750mm 'focal length equivalent in 35mm terms', but the trade-off is that file size cropping occurs in camera at the said factor, decreasing the file size
Camera rig support: Gitzo GT3543XLS Tripod, Dietmar Nill gimbal tripod head
Exposure Mode: MANUAL 1/1250 sec at f5.6 & ISO-500. Metering Mode: Center-Weighted; Focus Mode: AF-C high/5 frames per sec & AF Area Mode: Dynamic, 9 points. VR: On, but this would not have any effect at the chosen shutter speed; probably just increasing use of battery power!
Nikon ViewNX-i for viewing and selecting files; Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw/CC 2020 for cropping to 260%, selective sharpening & lightening as well as general post-processing; mild application of Topaz Pro plug-in Studio 2 for blanket noise control. ‘Australian Bird Guide 2019’ for supplementary data and colour checks
LocationHenley Reserve, Wellard, Western Australia
Keywordsmale, female, adult
You already have an outstanding request to download this image for non-commercial purposes. You may cancel this request by clicking on the button below and waiting for confirmation that your request has been noted. When you have selected all the images that you require, go to 'My Download Requests' (under Photo Gallery) and submit your request by clicking 'Edit/Submit' and filling out the details. You will be advised of the result by email. Note that cookies MUST be enabled for this to work.
You may request download of this image for non-commercial purposes. A request that meets the usage rights of this image will be automatically approved; a request that does not meet the usage rights will be refused, but may (at the Download Manager's discretion) be referred to the photographer. The usage rights of this image are: Any non-commercial educational or conservation use by any requestor, excluding personal use. For further details of image usage rights, see here. Request the image by clicking on the button below and waiting for confirmation that your request has been noted. When you have selected all the images that you require, go to 'My Download Requests' (under Photo Gallery) and submit your request by clicking 'Edit/Submit' and filling out the details. You will be advised of the result by email. Note that cookies MUST be enabled for this to work.
Previous18247/20672 in Main LibraryNext
Previous116/244 by Jim SchultzNext
Previous108/129 of Striated PardaloteNext
Previous236/278 of PardalotesNext
Previous25373/29104 OverallNext
Use the arrows at the left and Right hand side of this page to display the Next/Previous photographs in that group, or click on one of the blue links above to start a slide show in that group (group slide shows are only allowed if there are less than 1000 images in the group).

CONTACT US

The easiest way to contact us is by emailing us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Our People page, in the About Us section, contains email links to each of the committee members.