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Laughing Kookaburra

Laughing Kookaburra (Image ID 42547)
Photographed byDavid Seymour on Fri 18th Sep, 2020 and uploaded on Thu 24th Sep, 2020 .
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ID42547
CommentThe small birds were tending to keep a low profile with these hunters around, so you go with what you have. This one seemed content to pose on a handy fence for a head and shoulders portrait, while occasionally swooping on small lizards etc. in the nearby low vegetation. I thought the natural gradient in the background helped the final image.
EquipmentCanon EOS 5D IV
EF 400 f/4 DO IS II + 1.4x TC III, at 560mm, centre spot servo AF, handheld
Manual exposure, 1/1250 sec, f/7.1, ISO 800
Processing: Lightroom Classic for RAW conversion and initial adjustments, then Photoshop where moderate noise reduction was applied with the Neat Image plugin, and final sharpening with Smart Sharpen after size reduction to web submission dimensions.
LocationWaterworks Reserve, Hobart, southern Tasmania., Tasmania
Keywordsadult
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