Posts: enygy | Ugly Hedgehog

Thanks for the response. I suspect the same as you. I've never seen this before.

I have no idea what "high gain" refers to. Nothing special was done to this using Apple Photos.

I have a message in to Tamron and am trying to tweak certain things. Will let you know.

SonyA580 wrote:

I am thinking from the lack of comments that, like me, no one has seen this type of banding before. The only thing different I noticed going over the EXIF data was that "High Gain" was used somewhere in the process.

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Jan 11, 2019 00:29:48 #

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Banding in background...artifact of Image stabilization?

I shot this image today with my week old Tamron 150-600mm F/5-6.3
and noticed unusual horizontal banding in the background bokeh of this photo. This is the worst one. Not all but other photos show this effect as well.

This image was taken with a D610 handheld at 600mm, AF, manual exposure @1/400 sec, F/6.3, Auto ISO 2000.

I have never seen this effect before and am wondering what is the cause.
My guess is that it is the image stabilization system at work, or a defective lens?

Any suggestions are appreciated.

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Nov 30, 2018 16:34:20 #

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Pigeon doing imitation of a raptor

Probably the prettiest pigeon I have ever seen as well!

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Nov 25, 2018 21:23:59 #

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Wood ducks - male, female, young male?

Thanks to all for looking and liking. I greatly appreciated all your comments!

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Nov 22, 2018 22:30:58 #

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itty bitty

Yup, Fantastic shots of the long-legged fly...the water droplets add to a already wonderful photos.

I also like that cute little guy in # 4 and #5.

Thanks for sharing...its nice to see others getting nice subjects when its gotten cold on the east coast.

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Nov 22, 2018 22:26:31 #

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Assorted arthropods from last summer

Thanks for the nice pics and the super helpful descriptions!

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Nov 22, 2018 22:19:37 #

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Wood ducks - male, female, young male?

Wood ducks are so beautiful. I caught these in the Central Park Pond.

Male, female and a young male just getting his plumage in (I think).

Manual focus (so could have been sharper in spots) at 400 mm (80-200 F/2.8D ED w TC-201) maximum aperture (F/5.6).

Male

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Female

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Young male?

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Nov 13, 2018 20:51:04 #

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Hiding in a crook

Thanks Debbie!

Yes, he made it out safely...someone walking their dog came along right under the tree. The squirrel's concern about the dog trumped his fear about the hawk. So he decided it was better to move to a safer spot.

Or maybe he used the dog, walker, and photographer as cover to move to a new spot, figuring the hawk would stay away with such a crowd nearby.

debbie wrazen wrote:

Sweet capture. Hope this guy made it out of hiding. (:

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Nov 13, 2018 20:46:29 #

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Hiding in a crook

Thank you very much UTMike!

UTMike wrote:

Excellent work!

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Nov 13, 2018 14:28:51 #

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