Satin Bowerbird

Satin Bowerbird (Image ID 54277)
Photographed byGlenn Pure on Sat 5th Nov, 2022 and uploaded on Tue 8th Nov, 2022 .
Resolution1424x1800
Viewed382
ID54277
CommentAn immature male, as evidenced by the pale bill, visiting the bower. I see this in addition to females visiting. I have even seen an immature male performing to an adult male standing in a bower - but not this particular bower. Instead it was a practice bower built by an immature male. Taken with a remote trigger. The silent electronic shutter on the camera is a huge help getting photos like this without disturbing the birds.
EquipmentCanon R5 with RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM at 24mm 1/250 sec, f/9, ISO 4000. Initially processed in Canon DPP 4 to crop, adjust exposure and lighting. All noise reduction turned off in DPP. A 16 bit TIFF file was created from the RAW DPP image and finished in PSE (Adobe Photoshop Elements) where noise reduction was applied to the main subject(s) using Neat Image plugin for PSE. Stronger noise reduction was applied to the remainder. Main subject selected and adjustments made to lighten shadows, darken highlights and increase midtone contrast as appropriate. Inverse of main subject selected and adjustments made as appropriate to contrast, highlights, shadows and saturation to make the bird stand out more effectively. Main subject sharpened after resizing for upload.
LocationKambah, Australian Capital Territory
Keywordsmale, immature, adult
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