entry smap 224: birds and water

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let's face it folks, just because birds are beautiful doesn't mean every single one is a beauty contest aspirant. in my experience it seems some birds aren't really concerned with how they look at all. take for instance...

this Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans clearly doesn't spend the day preening its feathers and the necklace it's wearing looks like it was found in the leftovers after a flea market. i know that most birds go to great lengths to find a suitable mate but i'm not so sure about openbills. then again maybe this particular individual is making a statement rejecting the norms that are expected of it or maybe it just doesn't care

apparently not all asian openbills share the same sentiment. this 4 -legged youth looks considerably more handsome when it conceals that homely gap in its beak. so there may yet be some hope for this forlorn species in the upcoming beauty contest

i took these photos in Parabwada, Vengurla, India with my Lumix FZ300. they are my property and it is not allowed to share them without my permission

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Just curious - do you use HDR toning on these photos?

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thanks for the curation

i used the windows photos app manually adjusting the values- reducing exposure, increasing contrast and saturation. one of the two is slightly cropped. it's a very basic editing app with limited options but easy to use and sufficient for use here on Hive. these shots are taken with my Lumix FZ300 and i don't edit them on the camera.

other than for photographing birds i mostly rely on my samsung S22. phone. there i mostly do any editing on the phone itself. but i post on Hive with my laptop. often the photo looks different (better) on the phone than it does on the laptop. i haven't worked out a solution for that

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Thank you for your reply. I asked because I use Photoshop, and I reduce all the photos first, then usually apply an automatic adjustment. But in the last couple of posts, I put an HDR toning effect on some images, and the colours look the same as yours (on my computer) when I look at it.

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Wow!
I've never seen this bird before. It's interesting because it looks strong, yet it's not that big.
Thanks for sharing!

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