Shoot_Score Workshop Photos Received

Title: Birdnest in Fireweed?Fuji Finepix S7000

Birdnest in Fireweed? (14)
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strange things

pvs

(13835) [2007-06-21 10:30:50] [1]

Hi Jay,

Yeah,sometimes you see not so funny things along the road,I have seen many victims here as well,if you drive a bit slower and pay a bit more attention,the hitting chance will reduce a lot but will I suppose never be nill,I post a picture I took about a year ago in wintertime when I was out for a walk,I dont know if it were carcasses hunting leftovers or maybe a kind of feeding station ,but it did not look/smell that nice,things you want to forget quickly.

Australia

Title: Here's lookin' at ya! (Porpita)Fuji FinePix 3800

Here's lookin' at ya! (Porpita) (24) RP
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Blue Button

(2370) [2007-06-12 00:34:42]

Here is an illustration of the Blue button (Porpita porpita) from NOAA's Ocean Explorer.

This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, taken or made during the course of an employee's official duties.

Australia

Title: Here's lookin' at ya!Fuji FinePix 3800

Here's lookin' at ya! (22)
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Map of location

(2370) [2007-06-10 16:23:04]

This small map shows boat-ramp locations near Fremantle; The beach at Woodmans Point is in the bottom third.

Australia

Larus Australis (24)
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Larus Atlantis

(2370) [2007-06-10 10:57:20]

... aka "Meals to Go" or "Mewing About"

Larus Atlantis is a member of the Larus Borealis crowd...

Given that I implied that Larus Australis is a real gourmet, I must hasten to add that like its down-under cousin the Larus Atlantis doesn't take second place to any gull when it comes to being able to sniff out a "treat"... It will especially take seconds though as shown in this photo. It has even taken to take-out!

When I visited my bank recently I noticed in the parking lot, which it shares with the local 5* McD joint , a drama unfolding... Some twolegged guests at McD's had made a semi deposit of their spare "change". It didn't take long for a flock of craphawks to drag the deposit out of the "night-deposit-slot" and the fight for the spoils was on!

This shot is not the sharpest, nor is it a photographic marvel; however, I trust it illustrates how versatile gulls have become:

""As with many other gull species, the Herring Gull has become a successful scavenger, readily pestering humans for handouts of scraps, pilfering from unattended food containers or searching for human refuse at tips and dumps. Other food includes worms, fish, insects and crustaceans. ""

Tech talk: photo shot handheld; cropped and scaled for TN.
No PP!; straight from Finepix7000.

Maroon Maple (20) *
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PP At Play...

(2370) [2007-06-06 23:27:37]

Used software to
a) lighten
b) sharpen

I prefer the non-PP version. Given the dedication, and the mood of the weather
I believe it to be a better choice.

Title: Tussilago farfaraFuji Finepix S7000

Tussilago farfara (34)
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Tough Tussilago...

(2370) [2007-05-03 18:32:34]

What Farfara, Coughwort, Horsehoof, English tobacco, Bullsfoot,... -=whatever it is called=- can do.

Here is a plant pushing thru a pile of ashfalt that was dumped there during the last fall.

Title: Son-before-fatherFuji Finepix S7000

Son-before-father (34)
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"Coltsfoot"

(2370) [2007-04-24 10:18:35]

Outline of the leaves, once they show; from archives. The shape lends the plant its common name. In Dutch [klein] Hoefblad {i.e. Hoofleaf }

Title: Memory of summer: To bee or not to bee!Fuji FinePix 3800

Memory of summer: To bee or not to bee! (22) RP
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How to NOT Neat Image

(2370) [2007-04-19 21:14:44]

A few times I have received feedback suggesting that Neat Image might be the solution to a slightly noisy background...

Here is the original photo as processed thru Neat Image... clearly I am not achieving optimum results... What is wrong here???

Thanx in advance for any help! I shall leave WS open for other Neat Image posts.

Title: Crispy Predawn near BanffFuji FinePix 3800

Crispy Predawn near Banff (12) RP
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Brighten View

(2370) [2007-04-12 22:02:31]

Wee sharpening
Wee adjustment of light and colour-palette

Title: Spring is in the air...Fuji Finepix S7000

Spring is in the air... (44)
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Alternate Presentation

(2370) [2007-03-13 20:35:01]

This is the originasl shot before it was cropped to the 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 approximation...

In the original we have more of a 1/2 < water > and 1/2 < trees & sky > split...