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#9,401
Jack Douglas said:
Lovely shots everyone.

My nephew who lives in Australia gave me a book - think the title is Where Song Began. Only a couple chapters in but it describes the uniqueness of Australian birds, how they tend to be more screamers than singers, how some are very aggressive and so forth. Even magpies that attack school kids! Must be amazing to be shooting there!

Jack
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Hi Jack,

Coming from the UK to the middle east, the variety of new bird species was mindboggling for me.
I was lucky enough to go to Australia just over 1 year ago; and I had really wanted to capture a couple of particular species while there, one called the Superb Fairy Wren (please have a look at my flickr page for some of the images).
The day I arrived (16 hour flight including transit) I dumped my gear, grabbed the camera and went for a walk; and found the Fairy Wren just outside parliament house, it was incredible!
Every species was brand new to me as it was my first time on that continent! If you can get there then I thoroughly recommend it, a simple trip to the corner shop will reveal new species to you and I recommend having your camera to hand for even the shortest of journeys, the birds truly are amazing in the land of Aus. 8)
 
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I live about an hours drive north from Melbourne, so its considered rural (20 to 100+ acre blocks). And yes, we have a large selection of native wildlife to watch and photograph. Dozens of birds to photograph, some migratory, some year round. Another place on the outskirts of Melbourne to visit is the Western Treatment Plant, for water birds, and lots of raptor type birds. The treatment plant is a fav spot for birders and twitchers.
 
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#9,407
Mr Bean said:
I live about an hours drive north from Melbourne, so its considered rural (20 to 100+ acre blocks). And yes, we have a large selection of native wildlife to watch and photograph. Dozens of birds to photograph, some migratory, some year round. Another place on the outskirts of Melbourne to visit is the Western Treatment Plant, for water birds, and lots of raptor type birds. The treatment plant is a fav spot for birders and twitchers.
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Werribee is a great place for birds. I visited there. Even went someone nearer to you. Went around Deniliquin. Birding there was amazing. Too bad I did not have a camera back then. Got point blank looks at so many great birds including Plainswanderer, Inland Dotterel, Australian Owlet-nighjar and on and on. We had well over 100 species that day. Just great.
 
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My nephew (in Australia) and I used to go out with our SLRs here in Canada in the 70's. Now he's a permanent Australian resident I send my photos and have been trying to get him to invest a little in a DSLR - no luck. I'm having trouble fathoming that. Still, I keep trying.

Stewart K, I and no doubt others enjoy a little chit chat especially when it gives context to the photographs. Thanks.

I want to thank all the kind folk that make CR a friendly place, for their contributions AND I want to nominate Click as CR member of the year! ;)

Jack
 
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#9,417
Jack Douglas said:
My nephew (in Australia) and I used to go out with our SLRs here in Canada in the 70's. Now he's a permanent Australian resident I send my photos and have been trying to get him to invest a little in a DSLR - no luck. I'm having trouble fathoming that. Still, I keep trying.

Stewart K, I and no doubt others enjoy a little chit chat especially when it gives context to the photographs. Thanks.

I want to thank all the kind folk that make CR a friendly place, for their contributions AND I want to nominate Click as CR member of the year! ;)

Jack
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LOL, that's an interesting idea Jack!
I even love the heated debates on CR, it's kinda like following Formula 1 post season politics for me, I love it! Plus it shows peoples passion on the subject, it is abundantly clear that there is a very passionate bunch on here!!
What other categories could we come up with?
Best Image for the year?
Best contributor?
Worst nightmare ;D
 
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Here is a shot that has taken me a while to get. Coots are so hard to get the exposure correct on. As far as composition goes it is just your basic coot on the water, but I think the great colors reflecting off of the foliage and on the the water makes up for the boringness of the pic a bit. As to exposure I really struggle with these birds. These birds are not just dark blobs but have beautiful plumage. To get that right and not blow out the whites is not easy for me. Canon 7d2 and Sigma 150-600 C

388mm, ISO 400, F8, SS 1/1000, -2/3rds. Processed only in DPP 3.
American Coot by Isaac Grant, on Flickr
 
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