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Brolga

Brolga (Image ID 23282)
Photographed byGlenn Pure on Wed 30th Nov, 2016 and uploaded on Tue 13th Dec, 2016 .
Resolution1390x1050
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ID23282
CommentBrolga preening. This is one of a pair of 'captive' birds (named Meg and Billy) at the reserve. They live in a low fenced pond and I understand have had their primary flight feathers clipped. Brolgas were reportedly relatively common in the ACT region more than a century ago but are now locally extinct. This is a fairly tight crop of only about 17% of the frame area.
EquipmentCanon 80D with EF 100-400mm Mark 2, handheld at 400mm.
1/2000 sec, f 8, ISO 1000.
Initially processed in Canon DPP 4 to crop, adjust exposure and lighting and perform noise reduction. A 16 bit TIFF file was created from the RAW DPP image and finished in PSE (Adobe Photoshop Elements v9) where further noise reduction was applied to the main subject using Neat Image plugin for PSE. The background was noise reduced and the main subject sharpened.
LocationThe Sanctuary, Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, Australian Capital Territory
PBIG Stars
Keywordsadult
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