Bird photography

[dolina]

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I installed Lightroom 5 Beta to try out its advance healing brush to remove obstructions like the blade of grass you see in the previous image.


Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis) by alabang, on Flickr

What do you think? Was the retouching noticeable?

[BeoR]

Collared Kingfisher by Gerald Yuvallos, on Flickr

[imbakaau]

Philippine Coucal by eZnaL inasaL, on Flickr

[pepponeskie]

I installed Lightroom 5 Beta to try out its advance healing brush to remove obstructions like the blade of grass you see in the previous image.


Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis) by alabang, on Flickr

What do you think? Was the retouching noticeable?

thanks for the idea...dili gyud halata.

[Passport]

Collared Kingfisher by Gerald Yuvallos, on Flickr

Tikarol ang tawag ani sa amoa...nice kaayo iya color..murag luminescent blue...

[Remedy99]

nindota diri na thread oi

[BeoR]

Pied Fantail by Gerald Yuvallos, on Flickr

[dolina]

thanks for the idea...dili gyud halata.

Thank you! When you do something like this put a notification on what you did to it. A lot of people will fight you if they think you tricked them even if it was not your intent.

BeoR, I like your fantail shot. I humbly would have increased the exposure by +2/3 and make your crop less tight. Give it more beak and tail room.

[dolina]

Philippine Bulbul (Hypsipetes philippinus) by alabang, on Flickr


The Philippine Bulbul (Hypsipetes philippinus) is a songbird species in the bulbul family (Pycnonotidae). It is often placed in the genus Ixos, but is better retained in Hypsipetes as long as this is not entirely merged into Ixos, as it is quite closely related to the type species of Hypsipetes, the Black Bulbul (H. leucocephalus).[1]

It is endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests; on Mount Kitanglad on Mindanao for example it is abundant in any kind of primary forest at least between 500 and 2,250 m ASL.[2]

Fledglings of the Philippine Bulbul were recorded on Mindanao in late April, but the breeding season seems to be prolonged as females with ripe ovarian follicles were still found in April and May. Territorial songs are heard at lower altitudes as late as May, while further upslope the birds are silent at that time of year and presumably engaged in breeding activity. The Besra (Accipiter virgatus) has been recorded as a predator of young Philippine Bulbuls, and this or other goshawks might also catch adult birds.[3]

A common and adaptable bird as long as sufficient forest remains, it is not considered a threatened species by the IUCN.[4]

Source: Philippine Bulbul - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Taken: Ternate, Cavite - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[BeoR]

BeoR, I like your fantail shot. I humbly would have increased the exposure by +2/3 and make your crop less tight. Give it more beak and tail room.

Thank you for the tip Paolo.
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Olive-backed Sunbird by Gerald Yuvallos, on Flickr