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Friday, September 3. 2010

Picture of a juvenile Black-backed Gull flying. Muriwai, New Zealand.

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Juvenile Black-backed Gull flying photograph.

So I've been saying "well here's one from the to review pile" a lot lately. Well here's one from the "lost on an old hard drive pile". In fact so lost I didn't even know I had it. It s a photo of a juvenile Black-backed Gull and judging by the date (back in 2007) it was taken not long after I got my Nikon D300. Also working from the the date it was probably taken out at Muriwai beach which is north of Auckland. This was back before we had got interested in New Zealand wildlife and I probably kept it for no other reason than its an OK photo. Black-backed Gull are a large sea / shorebird that takes about 4 years to reach maturity. The adult form is quite different to what you see in the picture here. Adults are all white except the back of their wings (connected via their back) is black. Hence their name. They are the only "large" Gull found in NZ. More NZ shorebird photographs : Australasian Gannet, White-capped Mollymawk, Red-billed Gull, Variable Oystercatcher. This is digital photography post #32 for 2010. Can't find something? Try the search box top left! Like my photography? Follow me on twitter @glen_co_nz. Black-backed Gull Information. Maori name(s) : Karoro. Other Name(s) : Southern Black-backed Gull, Kelp Gull. Abundance : Abundant. New Zealand Status : Protected native. Found (in NZ): Main NZ Islands, Chatham and subantarctic islands. Subspecies photographed : Larus dominicanus dominicanus. The nominate subspecies found around NZ.

Black-backed Gull Photograph.
Image Description:	Picture of a juvenile Black-backed Gull flying. Muriwai, New Zealand.
Camera Make:	Nikon Corporation.	Camera Model:	Nikon D300 Digital SLR (DSLR).	Date:	20th March 2007.
Focal Length:	46mm	35mm Equiv Focal Length:	69mm	Aperture:	f/4.5
White Balance:	Manual.	Flash Used:	No.	Exposure Time:	1/1250th second.
Light Source:	Fine Weather.	Metering Mode:	Center Weight.	Exposure Mode:	Manual.
ISO:	Not recorded		Lens Used:	Nikkor 18-200mm VR.
Accessories Utilised:	Scandisk Extreme IV CompactFlash, Nikon EN-EL3e Li-ion battery pack.
Software:	Converted from RAW with Nikon Capture NX. Post edited with The Gimp 2.6.
Photo edits:	Crop. Small levels. Selective sharpen. Border and scale.
Photographer Comments:		Cool old Gull image.
Model Credit:	Black-backed Gull.	Image Copyright: ©	Glen Webber 2007. All rights reserved.

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Wednesday, September 1. 2010

Landscape picture from Tiritiri Matangi Island, New Zealand at night.

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Tiritiri Matangi Island landscape photograph at night.

Something a little different again today.... except its similar to my last photo post. Another landscape photograph. This time taken at night on Tiritiri Matangi Island. This shot was taken from just the other side of the Tiri lighthouse photographed last year. I did have a completely different wide angle shot in mind for the light house this year, however once again the weather wouldn't play ball. So that plan will have to wait. I got this image while waiting for one of the many storms that came in at night to hit. I was hoping to get some more lightning photos. Of course the weather wouldn't play there either. Figures... Still I did get this little image. Its looking across the Hauraki Gulf towards the Coromandel. Some more Tiritiri Matangi Island photographs : North Island Kokako, Kereru, Pateke. This is digital photography post #30 for 2010. Can't find something? Try the search box top left! Like my photography? Follow me on twitter @glen_co_nz.

Tiritiri Matangi Island Landscape Photograph.
Image Description:	Night time landscape photograph taken at Tiritiri Matangi Island, New Zealand.
Camera Make:	Nikon Corporation.	Camera Model:	Nikon D300 Digital SLR (DSLR).	Date:	7th April 2010.
Focal Length:	10mm	35mm Equiv Focal Length:	15mm	Aperture:	f/2.8
White Balance:	Auto.	Flash Used:	No.	Exposure Time:	30 seconds.
Light Source:	N/A.	Metering Mode:	Spot.	Exposure Mode:	Manual.
ISO:	400		Lens Used:	Sigma 10mm f/2.8 HSM.
Accessories Utilised:	Manfrotto 055x Pro-b tripod and 486RC2 head. Nikon MB-D10 battery grip, Scandisk Extream IV CompactFlash, Nikon EN-EL3e Li-ion battery pack.
Software:	Converted from RAW with Nikon Capture NX. Post edited with The Gimp 2.6.
Photo edits:	Small levels and sharpen. Border and scale.
Photographer Comments:		Nice little Tawharanui capture.
Model Credit:	N/A.	Copyright: ©	Glen Webber 2010. All rights reserved.

I promise. There will be an actual NZ wildlife photograph posted soon.

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Glen.

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