• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

Search results

thxpress_search_the_forum Search Opus
  1. Harold Stiver

    Juvenile Gull- New Zealand

    Thanks Richard! I used a 20 year old guide book, so I'll need to check the current common name.
  2. Harold Stiver

    Juvenile Gull- New Zealand

    Is the attached image a juvenile Black-billed or Silver? Thanks!
  3. Harold Stiver

    Birding Guide to Orkney

    My latest book "Birding Guide to Orkney" is now available! It comes in two print editions, one in colour and an inexpensive B&W edition. There is also a Kindle edition. If you wonder how a Canadian writes an Orkney Birding Guide, it is because my wife is Orcadian and we have spent a lot of time...
  4. Harold Stiver

    The Highlands and Islands Thread

    OK, I suspect there is more to this story |^| Actually I'm not sure where I got it. I downloaded it from the web to save from typing it myself, and except for the Least Sandpiper, it looked complete and accurate. I've looked for it just now and can't relocate it. Thanks for the help Andrew!!
  5. Harold Stiver

    Camera trap delights

    Mourning Dove Mourning Dove from a set up in front of one of my feeders Edit: perhaps I shouldn't post birds in this thread? let me know if I should remove it.
  6. Harold Stiver

    The Highlands and Islands Thread

    Record of Least Sandpiper in Orkney? I was looking at a list of Orkney Birds which included Least Sandpiper. Does anyone know of a record of this species for Orkney? I can find no record of one. Thanks!!
  7. Harold Stiver

    ID for unamed bird in Panama

    That's what it is. Some books refer to it as the Elegant Euphonia.
  8. Harold Stiver

    Birding Santa Rosa NP in February

    I agree with the other comments, if you can't get to Santa Rosa as early as possible, then you are losing the best of it. I always try to get there at dawn and by mid morning it is much quieter.
  9. Harold Stiver

    Albino Birds

    Mourning Dove, Common Goldeneye, Rufous-collared Sparrow, and House Finch The Rufous-collared was the best looking (attached)
  10. Harold Stiver

    How to photograph Fireworks

    I did a bit of study and experiment to work out good methods to photograph fireworks and tried them at our local Canada Day celebrations. With the U.S. July 4th coming up, I thought I would put some of this information in a short post. How to Photograph Fireworks I hope this is not too far...
  11. Harold Stiver

    Condensation problem with 300 2.8

    Michael,can you tell me which Camera body you were using? The reason for my question is I find that the Canon 5d2 is not very good in wet conditions, although it is marketed as better than the original 5d in this regard. Thanks
  12. Harold Stiver

    External hard drive.

    And if you have a backup in another place, you won't have to. I guess it comes down to how meaningful your images are to you, and if there not that valuable to you, I certainly can see that you would not be too concerned with protecting them.
  13. Harold Stiver

    External hard drive.

    My point was that external HD are notorious for failing. I've had three go bad over the years. I actually don't agree with your idea that it is good to "keep a copy on both my external hard drive AND my PC". You could have a virus which infects them both. You could also have a fire or theft and...
  14. Harold Stiver

    External hard drive.

    Henry, just a note on External Harddrives. Don't keep your only copies of files on them, make sure you have duplicates on another drive or offline. They have a high failure rate. Ideally have at least two externals which mirror each other and keep one offline. Cheers,Harold
  15. Harold Stiver

    Photoshop Tutorial- Motion Blur

    I've posted a short tutorial on the use of Motion Blur. It deals with the two main approaches...Subject Blur and Background Blur. Photoshop Tutorial- Motion Blur Best wishes for the New Year, Harold
  16. Harold Stiver

    Unauthorised photo use

    The site has some info on violations in their Terms of Service. 11. Copyright Information. It is our policy to respond to notices of alleged infringement that comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. If you believe that your copyright has been infringed on Google Community Help, please...
  17. Harold Stiver

    The old chestnut again - Raw or jpeg.

    An additional reason for shooting RAW is that you may learn some processing technique later that will need RAW files. As an example, single file HDR processing is best with RAW files. I have some landscape images from Tierra del Fuego I wish I had shot in RAW because I would like to process...
  18. Harold Stiver

    Unauthorised photo use

    I agree with Ken. Sending them a hefty invoice may get there attention. Otherwise you may need to send a take down to their service provider.
  19. Harold Stiver

    Intersex Mallard

    |:P|
  20. Harold Stiver

    Intersex Mallard

    Thanks to everyone who has replied. After some research, I believe this is a female Mallard with male characteristics (intersex). Joseph Morlan has kindly sent me a couple of links on it. http://fog.ccsf.edu/~jmorlan/feb00.htm http://users.utu.fi/hlehto/photo/color/anapla_koirasnaaras.shtml
  21. Harold Stiver

    Intersex Mallard

    Those are very interesting.
  22. Harold Stiver

    Intersex Mallard

    You could be right but I'm not sure. As I mentioned hybrid with Am. Black Duck are not unusual there. I don't see any plumage details which are not Mallard though and this is why I wondered about a possible intersex bird.
  23. Harold Stiver

    Intersex Mallard

    What is your opinion of this bird? It has characteristics of both sexes for Mallard. It is also in an area which has a lot of hybrid MallardXBlack Duck. Thanks
  24. Harold Stiver

    HDR Lite

    I have been working on a project that requires a lot of dynamic range which is a natural for HDR processing. The final result couldn't show any of the results of this processing, no artifacts, oversaturation or low contrast. I'm happy with the procedure I ended up using and have a tutorial on...
  25. Harold Stiver

    PS3 sharpening question

    I have a tutorial on selective sharpening of web images you mught find useful. It allows you to sharpen in steps and back off if it looks oversharpened. I set it up as an action and it becomes easy to use. Selective Sharpening of Web Sized Images
Back
Top