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Another attempt at the Superb Blue Fairy Wren with the Vivitar 500mm lens
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I am uploading this at high quality to give an idea of the quality the lens /camera can produce - level 10 - most I upload at level 6 or 7 to keep file size down
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Last night we had this most unusual cloud formation
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for some time I have been intrigued by the bottom teeth of the Pademelons- it looks like a bony plate of some sort for grinding grass?
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Ron & Rosie
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A graphic difference in the ability of a good quality lens to handle extreme lighting -this is with the Tamron 90mm macro shooting directly into the glare of the water
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Lightened the head slightly to try to bring out the eye - having trouble nailing the focus - out of 60 shots I missed at least 50 -
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For over 40 years of marriage I have been haunted by a Beatles song - "Will you still love me when I'm 64?"
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The trouble with these popular drinking spots is they get so crowded at rush hour
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Two folks tell me - Noisy Miners - photographed on the edge of the golf course behind the Eastlands carpark. Simon tells me they are Miner birds - any other ideas?
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A juvenile flame robin -starting to look less scruffy as it matures- perched on the back of my tree stump seat by the pond -1/500th f16- 800 ISO- full size crop
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About 6 a.m. just before first light we saw this combination of sickle moon and a really bright companion star - so it was out of bed put the camera on a tripod and try a few shots
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Taken with the Vivitar 500mm mirror lens Charlie got for me
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Flame Robin - 500mm prime
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white-faced-blue-heron
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My first close look at what I believe is the rare Swift Parrot
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I deliberately overexposed this shot to get light under Mum's belly and to show up the Joey better
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The New Holland Honeyeater
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This guy will not leave me alone :-) While waiting for birds at the pond he went ambling by - full of purpose - and it shows he does have legs -lovely stride!