Geoffrey,
I think I saw robins, and to be more precise, some female, some
male. I suspect there is a mixture
of flame and scarlet, and the shape, nose spot and wing bars are the reason for
my being able to identify them that far.
And, with the exception of the one engaged in murdering a poor
caterpillar, the others were just perching on a low twig or post as robins are
want to do.
Yes, the camera does lie.
I always bracket one to two thirds of a stop, and get three different
shades (colours if you like) in doing so.
I find Photoshop CS4 Lab is the only program I can use that doesn’t
alter a colour, but does increase its intensity. However, for red birds, I have to place a series of fixed points
along the red curve to prevent any change.
The red feathers of birds like robins is usually so saturated already
that any further saturation causes loss of detail.
Margaret.
From: Geoffrey Dabb
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Sent: Saturday, 8 May 2010 4:09 PM
To: 'Margaret Leggoe'
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Robins a' plenty - 6
Margaret - You saw them and we didn’t.
Photos usually have a bit of camera-created obscurity or ambiguity that
doesn’t exist in the field. Why don’t you first tell us first
what you think you saw and why. There will probably be only 2 species
involved. g
From: Margaret Leggoe
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Sent: Saturday, 8 May 2010 3:46 PM
To:
Subject: [canberrabirds] Robins a' plenty - 6
