Re: PESO: Bellbird

[John Sessoms]

It's not the greatest of photos but it's the best of the ones I took.


Pretty much describes ALL of my photography. 

I like the image.

On 5/10/2024 4:14 AM, David Mann wrote:

The days are getting shorter and the weather's getting colder, and the 
bellbirds are coming down from their breeding sites in the hills.  Here's one I 
photographed the other day in the banskia tree in our back yard.  It's not the 
greatest of photos but it's the best of the ones I took.  These birds don't 
stay still for long.

http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1204/#peso

Pentax K5ii, FA*400mm f/5.6

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Re: PESO: Bellbird

[Alan C]

So there is no problem with camera shake. I still use the Jack Davis 
formula TAV, 1/2000sec, f8 with my 170-500 for H/H at full stretch but 
still, like you, I find the AF screw drive somewhat lacking & seldom 
manage successful quick grabs. Too much glass for quick focus. The new 
PLM's are greased lightning by comparison but my budget won't stretch 
that far.  I get a success rate of only about 10% shooting aerobatics. 
Thank goodness for digital. My 55-300 behaves much better.


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On 12-May-24 12:09 AM, David Mann wrote:

On May 12, 2024, at 5:56 AM, Alan Cole  wrote:


Dave, what was the shutter speed?

1/3000th.  ISO was 1600.

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Re: PESO: Bellbird

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On May 12, 2024, at 5:56 AM, Alan Cole  wrote:

> Dave, what was the shutter speed?

1/3000th.  ISO was 1600.

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Re: PESO: Bellbird

[Alan Cole]

Dave, what was the shutter speed?

On Sat, 11 May 2024, 12:07 David Mann,  wrote:

> On May 11, 2024, at 4:56 AM, Alan Cole  wrote:
>
> > Very nice, Dave. That 400 is a great asset.
>
> It is, although I do struggle with it at times.  When the AF gets it right
> I get some great images.  I was lucky with this one as I'd been in such a
> hurry I'd forgotten to pay attention to the settings and it shot at f/6.7
> so depth of field was not in my favour.
>
> I remember trying to calibrate the focus of my lenses soon after getting
> the K5ii but gave up as the AF system just wouldn't quite focus
> consistently.  If I focused on the target a few times in a row it'd always
> come out slightly different, which made me wonder what was the point of
> calibrating it.  I seem to remember my target wasn't perfect but I never
> quite got around to having another go with a better one.  I do wonder it
> if's simply a mechanical limitation of the screw-drive mechanism.
>
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Re: PESO: Bellbird

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On May 11, 2024, at 4:56 AM, Alan Cole  wrote:

> Very nice, Dave. That 400 is a great asset.

It is, although I do struggle with it at times.  When the AF gets it right I 
get some great images.  I was lucky with this one as I'd been in such a hurry 
I'd forgotten to pay attention to the settings and it shot at f/6.7 so depth of 
field was not in my favour.

I remember trying to calibrate the focus of my lenses soon after getting the 
K5ii but gave up as the AF system just wouldn't quite focus consistently.  If I 
focused on the target a few times in a row it'd always come out slightly 
different, which made me wonder what was the point of calibrating it.  I seem 
to remember my target wasn't perfect but I never quite got around to having 
another go with a better one.  I do wonder it if's simply a mechanical 
limitation of the screw-drive mechanism.

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Re: PESO: Bellbird

[Comcast]

Well done! And a pretty little bird.
Paul

> On May 10, 2024, at 12:57 PM, Alan Cole  wrote:
> 
> Very nice, Dave. That 400 is a great asset.
> 
>> On Fri, 10 May 2024, 10:27 Larry Colen,  wrote:
>> 
>> Looks great to me
>> 
 On May 10, 2024, at 1:14 AM, David Mann  wrote:
>>> 
>>> The days are getting shorter and the weather's getting colder, and the
>> bellbirds are coming down from their breeding sites in the hills.  Here's
>> one I photographed the other day in the banskia tree in our back yard.
>> It's not the greatest of photos but it's the best of the ones I took.
>> These birds don't stay still for long.
>>> 
>>> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1204/#peso
>>> 
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>>> 
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Re: PESO: Bellbird

[Alan Cole]

Very nice, Dave. That 400 is a great asset.

On Fri, 10 May 2024, 10:27 Larry Colen,  wrote:

> Looks great to me
>
> > On May 10, 2024, at 1:14 AM, David Mann  wrote:
> >
> > The days are getting shorter and the weather's getting colder, and the
> bellbirds are coming down from their breeding sites in the hills.  Here's
> one I photographed the other day in the banskia tree in our back yard.
> It's not the greatest of photos but it's the best of the ones I took.
> These birds don't stay still for long.
> >
> > http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1204/#peso
> >
> > Pentax K5ii, FA*400mm f/5.6
> >
> > Cheers,
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Re: PESO: Bellbird

[Larry Colen]

Looks great to me

> On May 10, 2024, at 1:14 AM, David Mann  wrote:
> 
> The days are getting shorter and the weather's getting colder, and the 
> bellbirds are coming down from their breeding sites in the hills.  Here's one 
> I photographed the other day in the banskia tree in our back yard.  It's not 
> the greatest of photos but it's the best of the ones I took.  These birds 
> don't stay still for long.
> 
> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1204/#peso
> 
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> 
> Cheers,
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PESO: Bellbird

[David Mann]

The days are getting shorter and the weather's getting colder, and the 
bellbirds are coming down from their breeding sites in the hills.  Here's one I 
photographed the other day in the banskia tree in our back yard.  It's not the 
greatest of photos but it's the best of the ones I took.  These birds don't 
stay still for long.

http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1204/#peso

Pentax K5ii, FA*400mm f/5.6

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Re: PESO: Bellbird

[Paul Stenquist]

Lovely!

Paul

> On Aug 10, 2022, at 6:14 PM, Brian W  wrote:
> 
> Great pic - nice banksia too :-)
> 
> It looks (and apparently sounds) quite similar to the bellbird of eastern Oz 
> but
> they are apparently in different genera.
> 
> 
> Cheers
> Brian
> 
>> On 10 August 2022 at 12:36 David Mann  wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> I've had too much else on to be taking photos lately, but here's a bellbird
>> who visited our garden this morning.
>> 
>> It was about -4°C this morning.
>> 
>> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1188/#peso
>> 
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Re: PESO: Bellbird

[ann sanfedele]

I was about to ask about that... it was my guess that it did come from 
the song..

and I found this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ_ku7MyE7w

nice shot, Dave

ann

On 8/10/2022 5:24 PM, David Mann wrote:

It comes from their song, they can sound like a bell.  Their Maori name is 
Korimako.

Cheers,
Dave


On Aug 11, 2022, at 6:04 AM, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:

Why are they called bellbirds?

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On Wed, Aug 10, 2022 at 12:59 AM David Mann  wrote:


It's a banksia which is part of the protea family.

That tree's quite misshapen and leaning badly due to being grown over by
larger trees so we're likely to remove it at some stage. I'm wanting to
plant another in its place because it's nice having bellbirds around.

Cheers,
Dave


On Aug 10, 2022, at 4:12 PM, Daniel J. Matyola 

wrote:

Nice!  Is that a Bottlebrush Protea?

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On Tue, Aug 9, 2022 at 10:36 PM David Mann  wrote:


I've had too much else on to be taking photos lately, but here's a
bellbird who visited our garden this morning.

It was about -4°C this morning.

http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1188/#peso

Pentax K5ii, FA*400mm f/5.6

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Re: PESO: Bellbird

[Brian W]

Great pic - nice banksia too :-)

It looks (and apparently sounds) quite similar to the bellbird of eastern Oz but
they are apparently in different genera.


Cheers
Brian

> On 10 August 2022 at 12:36 David Mann  wrote:
> 
> 
> I've had too much else on to be taking photos lately, but here's a bellbird
> who visited our garden this morning.
> 
> It was about -4°C this morning.
> 
> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1188/#peso
> 
> Pentax K5ii, FA*400mm f/5.6
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Re: PESO: Bellbird

[David Mann]

It comes from their song, they can sound like a bell.  Their Maori name is 
Korimako.

Cheers,
Dave

> On Aug 11, 2022, at 6:04 AM, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
> 
> Why are they called bellbirds?
> 
> Dan Matyola
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> 
> 
> On Wed, Aug 10, 2022 at 12:59 AM David Mann  wrote:
> 
>> It's a banksia which is part of the protea family.
>> 
>> That tree's quite misshapen and leaning badly due to being grown over by
>> larger trees so we're likely to remove it at some stage. I'm wanting to
>> plant another in its place because it's nice having bellbirds around.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Dave
>> 
>>> On Aug 10, 2022, at 4:12 PM, Daniel J. Matyola 
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Nice!  Is that a Bottlebrush Protea?
>>> 
>>> Dan Matyola
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>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Tue, Aug 9, 2022 at 10:36 PM David Mann  wrote:
>>> 
 I've had too much else on to be taking photos lately, but here's a
 bellbird who visited our garden this morning.
 
 It was about -4°C this morning.
 
 http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1188/#peso
 
 Pentax K5ii, FA*400mm f/5.6
 
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Re: PESO: Bellbird

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Why are they called bellbirds?

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On Wed, Aug 10, 2022 at 12:59 AM David Mann  wrote:

> It's a banksia which is part of the protea family.
>
> That tree's quite misshapen and leaning badly due to being grown over by
> larger trees so we're likely to remove it at some stage. I'm wanting to
> plant another in its place because it's nice having bellbirds around.
>
> Cheers,
> Dave
>
> > On Aug 10, 2022, at 4:12 PM, Daniel J. Matyola 
> wrote:
> >
> > Nice!  Is that a Bottlebrush Protea?
> >
> > Dan Matyola
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> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 9, 2022 at 10:36 PM David Mann  wrote:
> >
> >> I've had too much else on to be taking photos lately, but here's a
> >> bellbird who visited our garden this morning.
> >>
> >> It was about -4°C this morning.
> >>
> >> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1188/#peso
> >>
> >> Pentax K5ii, FA*400mm f/5.6
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Re: PESO: Bellbird

[David Mann]

It's a banksia which is part of the protea family.

That tree's quite misshapen and leaning badly due to being grown over by larger 
trees so we're likely to remove it at some stage. I'm wanting to plant another 
in its place because it's nice having bellbirds around.

Cheers,
Dave

> On Aug 10, 2022, at 4:12 PM, Daniel J. Matyola  wrote:
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> Nice!  Is that a Bottlebrush Protea?
> 
> Dan Matyola
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> 
> 
> On Tue, Aug 9, 2022 at 10:36 PM David Mann  wrote:
> 
>> I've had too much else on to be taking photos lately, but here's a
>> bellbird who visited our garden this morning.
>> 
>> It was about -4°C this morning.
>> 
>> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1188/#peso
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Re: PESO: Bellbird

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Nice!  Is that a Bottlebrush Protea?

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On Tue, Aug 9, 2022 at 10:36 PM David Mann  wrote:

> I've had too much else on to be taking photos lately, but here's a
> bellbird who visited our garden this morning.
>
> It was about -4°C this morning.
>
> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1188/#peso
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PESO: Bellbird

[David Mann]

I've had too much else on to be taking photos lately, but here's a bellbird who 
visited our garden this morning.

It was about -4°C this morning.

http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1188/#peso

Pentax K5ii, FA*400mm f/5.6

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Re: PESO: Bellbird

[David Mann]

That's likely due to me bringing up the shadows a bit in the raw conversion.  I 
may have overdone it a touch as the room was fairly bright at the time.

On Jul 9, 2021, at 6:41 PM, Larry Colen  wrote:

> That almost looks like you’ve got some sort of fill light on it.
> 
>> 
>> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1122/#peso
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Re: PESO: Bellbird

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> On Jul 7, 2021, at 5:29 PM, David Mann  wrote:
> 
> I'm still working on these bellbirds :)  We have a couple that are spending 
> winter in our area and they're quite fond of our banksia.

Very cool.

That almost looks like you’ve got some sort of fill light on it.


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Re: PESO: Bellbird

[Paul Stenquist]

Well done. Fascinating critter!

Paul

> On Jul 7, 2021, at 8:29 PM, David Mann  wrote:
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> I'm still working on these bellbirds :)  We have a couple that are spending 
> winter in our area and they're quite fond of our banksia.
> 
> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1122/#peso
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PESO: Bellbird

[David Mann]

I'm still working on these bellbirds :)  We have a couple that are spending 
winter in our area and they're quite fond of our banksia.

http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1122/#peso

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Re: PESO: Bellbird

[Ken Waller]

Or cropping to put the subject to the left of center.


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>> On Apr 24, 2021, at 6:12 PM, David Mann  wrote:
>> 
>> I finally got a good photo of one.  I'd like to have cropped it a little 
>> tighter but I'd have had to crop out the red flowers.
>
>That is a good shot.  It would have been better if it had been facing the 
>other way.  Or sitting on the hand of a pretty girl. But considering what you 
>had to work with, not too shabby.   :-)
>
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>> 
>> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1117/#peso
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Re: PESO: Bellbird

[Alan C]

Splendid image, Dave. Bottlebrush is right - indigenous to Aus.

Alan C

On 25-Apr-21 06:33 AM, David Mann wrote:

Something I didn't mention was that those red flowers were the reason the bird 
was there, which is why I wanted to keep them.  I'll have another look at the 
other photos later and may post one of it feeding on them.

That is one of two trees it visits in our garden; the other is a banksia which 
is in much better light.  I think this tree is a bottlebrush.

That bird has been taunting me for ages but they move about so quickly and 
often announce their presence just before leaving.

Cheers,
Dave


On Apr 25, 2021, at 2:50 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:

you certainly did! - and the background is an important part of it..  nice one, 
Dave!

ann

On 4/24/2021 9:12 PM, David Mann wrote:

I finally got a good photo of one.  I'd like to have cropped it a little 
tighter but I'd have had to crop out the red flowers.

http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1117/#peso

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Re: PESO: Bellbird

[David Mann]

Something I didn't mention was that those red flowers were the reason the bird 
was there, which is why I wanted to keep them.  I'll have another look at the 
other photos later and may post one of it feeding on them.

That is one of two trees it visits in our garden; the other is a banksia which 
is in much better light.  I think this tree is a bottlebrush.

That bird has been taunting me for ages but they move about so quickly and 
often announce their presence just before leaving.

Cheers,
Dave

> On Apr 25, 2021, at 2:50 PM, ann sanfedele  wrote:
> 
> you certainly did! - and the background is an important part of it..  nice 
> one, Dave!
> 
> ann
> 
> On 4/24/2021 9:12 PM, David Mann wrote:
>> I finally got a good photo of one.  I'd like to have cropped it a little 
>> tighter but I'd have had to crop out the red flowers.
>> 
>> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1117/#peso
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Re: PESO: Bellbird

[Daniel J. Matyola]

Good photo indeed!

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> I finally got a good photo of one.  I'd like to have cropped it a little
> tighter but I'd have had to crop out the red flowers.
>
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Re: PESO: Bellbird

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> On Apr 24, 2021, at 6:12 PM, David Mann  wrote:
> 
> I finally got a good photo of one.  I'd like to have cropped it a little 
> tighter but I'd have had to crop out the red flowers.

That is a good shot.  It would have been better if it had been facing the other 
way.  Or sitting on the hand of a pretty girl. But considering what you had to 
work with, not too shabby.   :-)


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Re: PESO: Bellbird

[ann sanfedele]

you certainly did! - and the background is an important part of it..  
nice one, Dave!


ann

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I finally got a good photo of one.  I'd like to have cropped it a little 
tighter but I'd have had to crop out the red flowers.

http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1117/#peso

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PESO: Bellbird

[David Mann]

I finally got a good photo of one.  I'd like to have cropped it a little 
tighter but I'd have had to crop out the red flowers.

http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1117/#peso

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PESO: Bellbird

[David Mann]

We've had at least one bellbird in the area visiting our garden but they're 
very difficult to photograph.  They're quite skittish and don't stop moving.  
They'd be a similar size to a starling.

I saw one feeding at the bottom of our garden this morning and rushed to get 
the camera.  This is about all I could get before he flew off.  I'll keep 
trying...

http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1114/#peso

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Re: PESO: Bellbird

[David Mann]

On Apr 2, 2013, at 2:23 PM, Brian Walters apathy...@lyons-ryan.org wrote:

 Nice shot - good to see the bird in habitat, even if it's Australian habitat. 
  :-)
 
 I found a sound clip of its song - very beautiful.

One of the greatest sounds I've ever heard was when we had to stop for some 
road works when travelling north a couple of years ago.  We were in a small 
valley of native beech forest and there were dozens of bellbirds in the area 
feasting on honeydew while singing merrily.  We weren't in any hurry to get 
moving again.

I heard him this morning but he was gone before I even looked up.  I have the 
camera at the ready in case I see him again in good light.

Cheers,
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Can't find the original post so I'll respond here:

Great grab! I like that he's partially hidden - very in his environment - but 
we see enough of him to appreciate the little guy.

Wonderful!

cheers,
frank

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From: David Mann dmann...@gmail.com
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My wife said he looks angry too.  Maybe he doesn't like having his photo taken. 
 They're not aggressive at all; they eat nectar so I don't think human flesh 
would be on their menu.

He came back this morning while I was having breakfast but I only caught a 
glimpse before he flew off.  They're one of those birds that's often heard and 
rarely seen.

Cheers,
Dave

On Apr 1, 2013, at 2:54 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote:

 That looks like one angry bird. Nice capture!
 
 Mark
 
 On 3/31/2013 1:35 AM, David Mann wrote:
 I was very lucky today.  A bellbird came to visit our garden.  I see one 
 here maybe once or twice a year.  They tend to hang out closer to the hills, 
 about 2km away.  They're quite skittish and I've had the AF motor of my 
 camera scare one off before.  Today I kept my distance and managed to get a 
 photo.
 
 http://www.multi.net.nz/bellbird/
 
 This is a fairly heavy crop.  It's also had some Shadow / Highlight 
 treatment to bring out his plumage.  It's a touch noisy as I shot at 800ISO 
 due to poor light.
 
 K10D, FA*400mm f/5.6.
 
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Re: PESO: Bellbird

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Quoting David Mann dmann...@gmail.com:

I was very lucky today.  A bellbird came to visit our garden.  I see  
one here maybe once or twice a year.  They tend to hang out closer  
to the hills, about 2km away.  They're quite skittish and I've had  
the AF motor of my camera scare one off before.  Today I kept my  
distance and managed to get a photo.


http://www.multi.net.nz/bellbird/

This is a fairly heavy crop.  It's also had some Shadow /  
Highlight treatment to bring out his plumage.  It's a touch noisy  
as I shot at 800ISO due to poor light.


K10D, FA*400mm f/5.6.





Nice shot - good to see the bird in habitat, even if it's Australian  
habitat.  :-)


I found a sound clip of its song - very beautiful.



Cheers

Brian

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Re: PESO: Bellbird

[Stan Halpin]

Nice shot! And ain't nature grand? I love the irony of a beautifully simple shy 
bird with a simply beautiful expressive song.

stan

On Mar 31, 2013, at 1:35 AM, David Mann wrote:

 I was very lucky today.  A bellbird came to visit our garden.  I see one here 
 maybe once or twice a year.  They tend to hang out closer to the hills, about 
 2km away.  They're quite skittish and I've had the AF motor of my camera 
 scare one off before.  Today I kept my distance and managed to get a photo.
 
 http://www.multi.net.nz/bellbird/
 
 This is a fairly heavy crop.  It's also had some Shadow / Highlight 
 treatment to bring out his plumage.  It's a touch noisy as I shot at 800ISO 
 due to poor light.
 
 K10D, FA*400mm f/5.6.
 
 Cheers,
 Dave

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RE: PESO: Bellbird

[Bob W]

that thing looks quite angry, and primeval.

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 Subject: PESO: Bellbird
 
 I was very lucky today.  A bellbird came to visit our garden.  I see
 one here maybe once or twice a year.  They tend to hang out closer to
 the hills, about 2km away.  They're quite skittish and I've had the AF
 motor of my camera scare one off before.  Today I kept my distance and
 managed to get a photo.
 
 http://www.multi.net.nz/bellbird/
 
 This is a fairly heavy crop.  It's also had some Shadow / Highlight
 treatment to bring out his plumage.  It's a touch noisy as I shot at
 800ISO due to poor light.
 
 K10D, FA*400mm f/5.6.
 
 Cheers,
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Re: PESO: Bellbird

[Joseph McAllister]

NICE. Stealth is good!  :)

On Mar 30, 2013, at 22:35 , David Mann wrote:

 I was very lucky today.  A bellbird came to visit our garden.  I see one here 
 maybe once or twice a year.  They tend to hang out closer to the hills, about 
 2km away.  They're quite skittish and I've had the AF motor of my camera 
 scare one off before.  Today I kept my distance and managed to get a photo.



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Re: PESO: Bellbird

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That looks like one angry bird. Nice capture!

Mark

On 3/31/2013 1:35 AM, David Mann wrote:

I was very lucky today.  A bellbird came to visit our garden.  I see one here 
maybe once or twice a year.  They tend to hang out closer to the hills, about 
2km away.  They're quite skittish and I've had the AF motor of my camera scare 
one off before.  Today I kept my distance and managed to get a photo.

http://www.multi.net.nz/bellbird/

This is a fairly heavy crop.  It's also had some Shadow / Highlight treatment 
to bring out his plumage.  It's a touch noisy as I shot at 800ISO due to poor light.

K10D, FA*400mm f/5.6.

Cheers,
Dave





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[David Mann]

My wife said he looks angry too.  Maybe he doesn't like having his photo taken. 
 They're not aggressive at all; they eat nectar so I don't think human flesh 
would be on their menu.

He came back this morning while I was having breakfast but I only caught a 
glimpse before he flew off.  They're one of those birds that's often heard and 
rarely seen.

Cheers,
Dave

On Apr 1, 2013, at 2:54 PM, Mark C pdml-m...@charter.net wrote:

 That looks like one angry bird. Nice capture!
 
 Mark
 
 On 3/31/2013 1:35 AM, David Mann wrote:
 I was very lucky today.  A bellbird came to visit our garden.  I see one 
 here maybe once or twice a year.  They tend to hang out closer to the hills, 
 about 2km away.  They're quite skittish and I've had the AF motor of my 
 camera scare one off before.  Today I kept my distance and managed to get a 
 photo.
 
 http://www.multi.net.nz/bellbird/
 
 This is a fairly heavy crop.  It's also had some Shadow / Highlight 
 treatment to bring out his plumage.  It's a touch noisy as I shot at 800ISO 
 due to poor light.
 
 K10D, FA*400mm f/5.6.
 
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PESO: Bellbird

[David Mann]

I was very lucky today.  A bellbird came to visit our garden.  I see one here 
maybe once or twice a year.  They tend to hang out closer to the hills, about 
2km away.  They're quite skittish and I've had the AF motor of my camera scare 
one off before.  Today I kept my distance and managed to get a photo.

http://www.multi.net.nz/bellbird/

This is a fairly heavy crop.  It's also had some Shadow / Highlight treatment 
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light.

K10D, FA*400mm f/5.6.

Cheers,
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