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Are Feral Pigeons a Marine Bird?


Are Feral Pigeons a Marine Bird?
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Copyright: John Plumb (JPlumb) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 639 W: 167 N: 893] (2890)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-04-06
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D200, NIKKOR AF-S 18-200mm F3.5-5.6 ED DX VR
Exposure: f/9.5, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2007-06-28 16:49
Viewed: 1098
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Are Feral Pigeons (Australian Rock Doves) a marine bird? In Robe they seem to be. I first saw these birds nesting in the rocks under the Robe Obelisk . As I got closer they naturally took to the air, flying out past the Doorway Rock you see in the background. They flew as a very coordinated flock and seemed to stick very close together (see workshop also). I had never thought of pigeons as being a marine bird, having experiencing them only in the city, but here they were.

So with this new experience I can now answer the question raised in the forum recently “Poisoning pigeons in the park…”,
“Are pigeons considered domesticated animals?” The answer to that, provided by these guys, is a resounding NO!

Australian Rock Doves are descended from the Rock Pigeon, found in Europe and Asia. They breed at any time of year, but peak times are spring and summer (July to February). Nesting sites are situated along coastal cliff faces, as well as the artificial cliff faces created by apartment buildings with accessible ledges or roof spaces. They tend to nest in large colonies.

Much of this from: http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/rock_dove.htm

Workflow was as follow:
Shot in Raw - NEF files adjusted for exposure and shadow maximums
Adjusted levels – for white and black points – also darkened RGB midpoint to .8 Adjusted curves for contrast
Added Saturation Layer +20 to master
Dodged and burned with overlay layer (5% opacity brush)
Added a layer for sharpening and “over-sharpened” with USM
Modified sharpening with a layer mask modified with 30% opacity black brush, to tone down some areas)
Saved as a tiff
For this post, cropped, and applied sharpen edges to the original USM layer, framed, and saved as a jpeg
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  • trinko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 593 W: 79 N: 323] (4314)
  • [2007-06-28 18:16]
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nice action capture good focus nice DOF good backdrop

Hello John !
When we lok at a see picture, we expect to see gulls, but this time you show us Pigeons ! :-) What I like here is that there are so may birds on the picture, and each one is sharp, perfectly "frozen". I like all the different poses.The rock in the BG is beautiful to.Very wel done !
Valerie.

Hello John,
Good diagonal movement makes this a dynamic composition!
Good details are captured in the birds!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4635 W: 248 N: 4025] (13237)
  • [2007-06-29 0:36]

Hello John,
Beautiful scane.Well caught,framed and composed.I liked visual impact a lot.
TFS.:-)

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  • GLEM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 545 W: 87 N: 745] (6507)
  • [2007-06-29 3:05]

salut John
c'est rare d'avoir un tel effet avec des pigeons, le cadrage de moitié est excellent et l'aspect des couleurs est original (une sorte de fris métal).
Bonne gestion de la netteté.

gl

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 4 N: 3262] (14691)
  • [2007-06-29 5:07]
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John, nice portait and I can tell you that it must have been a joyable scene to watch them moving around. TFS Ganesh. You shot is excellent Ganesh PT?

Bonjour John,
Excellent composition and catch of the bird, nice pov. and colors, great details, well done..
Michel

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-06-29 20:17]

Hello John

A very nice shot of this flock of rock doves.It looks like the start to an event,and the pigeons are getting released.The background scenery is beautiful and adds to the lovely composition.I like the diagonal flow to the shot.TFS

Rob

Magnifique cette envolée, belle composition.
Bravo¸
Marie

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  • mlines Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 554 W: 25 N: 616] (2936)
  • [2007-07-03 21:18]

Hi John, I like the action shot of these birds rising into the breeze and off the cliff edge. Good POV and views along the coast. Good for TN. tfs. Murray.

Hi John,

A good POV of the group of pidgeons, the photo has a good composition, DOF and nice colors. Thanks for sharing.

Pierre

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