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Blackbird Family

Archy wrote:

Adorius wrote:

Lucky to get these but the blackbirds made their nest very close to the house and I was able to check on them everyday and photograph them when something different was happening. Not the best photography but they record the event.

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Appreciated Archy.

Oct 10, 2012 02:26:34 #

Pink Roses

Archy wrote:

Adorius wrote:

Couldn't find a better bunch. Just waiting to be photographed.

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Thank you Archy, much appreciated.

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Oct 9, 2012 04:37:05 #

briace wrote:

Adorius wrote:

Comments most welcome as I want to improve on my photography.

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Thank you for the two thumbs up briace.

Oct 9, 2012 03:59:42 #

Chinaman wrote:

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Your advice is very much appreciated Chinaman but I do have photo editing programmes on my computer. Unfortunately I am limited to how much I can use them. I have some learning difficulties that reared their uggley head about 20 years ago and have only got worse over time. I simply can't understand how to do things. I can use everything in the programme that came with my camera including making slide show type videos with music but when it comes to Adobe Photoshop I can use it more, along with MSPaint, in creating photo art rather than improving on photos. I can tell you that I feel very frustrated by my situation.

Oct 9, 2012 03:51:40 #

ftpecktim wrote:

Great shots.

Thank you ftpecktim.

Oct 8, 2012 09:22:37 #

Chinaman wrote:

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Thank you Chinaman for your observations and suggestions. I don't know how to do some of the things you mentioned, such as cloning so I think I shall wait until the camellias bloom again and take some photos and keep in mind what you have said so that hopefully I won't have to make those changes.

Oct 8, 2012 03:58:17 #

Drigby1 wrote:

Not too much to improve on, unless by a small chance you are worried about the washed out sky in the third one. That could be fixed in various post-processing software programs.

Thank you Drigby 1. I didn't think much about the sky but I think the photo was taken at sunset so perhaps the photo is also a little dark.

Oct 8, 2012 03:54:37 #

Blackbird Family

MIKE GALLAGHER wrote:

Are the photos of the chicks recent? I ask because my next-door-neighbour has a birdbox facing almost away from my view and what I think are thrushes are arriving with nest-building materials now and obviously making a nest in there. I'm always fascinated by the intricate way a nest is made so that it stays together no matter what, and your photos show how well made that nest is. Good progress shots - bet you've got a few more too.
Mike

Sorry Mike, the photos are not recent. I haven't found where the blackbirds have nested for the last two seasons but the adults are around the garden. I hope your neighbour will let you take photos of the thrush activities in the bird box. The blackbirds used the same nest twice so they only had to patch it up the second time. Here's some more photos.

Empty Nest

Just Hatched

Feathers Starting

Oct 7, 2012 09:02:40 #

jmdenver wrote:

I thoroughly enjoyed my time in Dunedin. Visited the "Castle," the penguins, and the albatross colony. Had a great sandwich at a shop called Tulls. Don't know if it is there anymore or not. But 20 years later I can still taste it.

Glad you liked Dunedin. Larnach's castle was not called a castle by it's original owner. He called it 'The Camp'. As it is the only building in the Southern Hemisphere that is anything like a castle it became known as Larnach's Castle. I like the view and surroundings better than castle. Beautiful gardens in particular. We used to have picnics there in the days when it was free.

Oct 7, 2012 08:48:10 #

jmdenver wrote:

Where on the S.I. do you reside?

When I return I hope to reside somewhere on the east coast north of Canterbury. I come from Dunedin.

Oct 7, 2012 08:39:53 #

jmdenver wrote:

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No, they were only felt in Dunedin.

Oct 7, 2012 08:03:27 #

Blooming Trees & Trees

jmdenver wrote:

Adorius wrote:

RicknJude wrote:

Very nice. Keep em coming. It will help me get through the winter. :lol:

Thanks RicknJude. I haven't got started yet. These are from last summer. The dark pink Bougainvilleas are flowering but not the others. I'm still waiting for the red bottle brush and later, the white one.

The bottle brush are my favorite. As I recall, They tend to bloom closer to Christmas time. Absolutely gorgeous when in bloom.

I don't remember them being that late. Perhaps you are thinking of Pahutakawa which flowers around Xmas and is also called the New Zealand Xmas tree.

Oct 7, 2012 07:55:13 #

jmdenver wrote:

Adorius wrote:

angler wrote:

Good shots and a beautiful garden.

Much appreciated. As mentioned already my husband made the garden and keeps it nicely. I just love to take photos of it.

Beautiful shots. NZ is a gardener's paradise. Brings back fond memories of my year there. Are you on the North Island?

Thank you jmdenver. I'm in Sydney at the moment but I come from the South Island.

Oct 7, 2012 07:37:04 #

Blooming Trees & Trees

RicknJude wrote:

Very nice. Keep em coming. It will help me get through the winter. :lol:

Oct 7, 2012 06:39:26 #

Blackbird Family

angler wrote:

Well spotted and good shots.

Most kind, thank you angler.