Red Blue and Brown (Lories)
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Thursday, 26 August 2004 00:00
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"As long as man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower beings, he will never know health or peace. For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seeds of murder and pain cannot reap joy and love." Pythagoras
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Eos bornea garrlulus
(Order: Psittaciformes; Family: Psittacidae; common name: Red lory)
Playful as ever, this parrot will never mind your presence
or the use of your flash. It will continue enjoying its fruit or display to the
other birds. A beautiful bird, full of energy yet friendly enough and playful.
Photo by George J. Reclos
Shooting Data:
Camera: Nikon D2X
Lens: Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di Macro
1:1
Sensitivity: ISO100
Shutter speed: 1/125 sec, f/6.3, Aperture priority
mode
Flash: SB-800 in i-TTL mode
Image: JPEG edited in Photoshop CS,
levels adjusted, USM added and resized. |
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Trichoglossus haematodus (common name: Rainbow lory)
This is a bird which can be used to evaluate the colour accuracy of your camera since it has almost every colour on it (except green). I took these shots with very small aperture settings to "eliminate" the background. As a result these photos also show a greater depth of field (compare with the photo of the same bird here). Getting fine detail is easier when shooting parrots and lories because of the peculiar construction of their feathers.
Photos by George J. Reclos
Shooting Data (pictures from top to bottom):
Camera: Nikon D2X
Lens: Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/60 sec - f/22 in aperture priority mode
Flash:SB800 in i-TTL
Image: JPEG edited in Photoshop CS2, sharpness and contrast added, resized and saved.
Camera: Nikon D2X
Lens: Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/60 sec - f/32 in aperture priority mode
Flash:SB800 in i-TTL
Image: JPEG edited in Photoshop CS2, levels adjusted, USM added and resized. |
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Chalcopsitta duivenbodei (common name: Duivenbode's lory)
Those parrots may not be the most colourful I have seen but they are quite aggressive and usually display to each other, which offers many photo opportunities. After taking a lot of shots showing them fighting I decided to wait a little to see what happens when things settle (a very rare moment I must add). In this photo, the two birds are sitting next to each other catching their breath till the next fight. Although the colors are not as vivid as with other species, still the combination is a very pleasant one.
Photo by George J. Reclos
Shooting Data:
Camera: Nikon D2X
Lens: Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/60 sec - f/8, Aperture priority mode
Flash: SB-800 in i-TTL mode
Image: JPEG edited in Photoshop CS2, levels adjusted, smart sharpening added and resized.
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