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Black faced cuckoo shrike 
A cuckoo shrike is neither a cuckoo, nor a shrike.
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Green space on the edge of the city centre 
Butterfly at a distance The brightly coloured butterfly in this shot is Ornithoptera priamus (common green birdwing)
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How much difference does a 2x teleconverter make? To two or not to two...
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Shooting through glass with the sun at a low angle in the sky 
Tree-top dining When you are this tall, you have to look down on the world.
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The dark side of the rhino Making a meal of some ribs
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Warmly furred waterbuck Making a meal of some ribs
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Ready for my closeup Making a meal of some ribs
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Ribs for breakfast Making a meal of some ribs
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What kind of music does this wallaby like? A rock wallaby at rest
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Black and white on colour To balance a girls-only tree-house we must show a boys-only one.
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An eland posing An eland posing at the top of a hill
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The new boy in town A new male lion stalks the back range at Werribee as he waits out quarantine.
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Boys only in this tree-house! To balance a girls-only tree-house we must show a boys-only one.
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That rock is moving! Sometimes a tortoise just has to get somewhere.
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Melbourne Museum's Monster Revisited! The newest exhibit at Melbourne Museum is huge, but so cool - the most complete dinosaur skeleton uncovered so far.
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Nothing in focus? Sometimes the details are important!
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No boys allowed in this tree-house! A lion's tree-house is girls only for a little bit longer.
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Real Life Review: Sony Alpha 1 camera The Sony Alpha 1 is the first in a new line of Sony cameras. After using this camera for a year, I'm ready to summarise my experiences with it.
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Melbourne Museum's Monster! The newest exhibit at Melbourne Museum is huge, but so cool - the most complete dinosaur skeleton uncovered so far.
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What can you do with a whole bunch of images from a burst? What can you do with a burst of images?
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A water dragon, not a lemur This is not what you expect to find in the lemur enclosure.
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A bit too much glass for the shot A wedge tail eagle looks dangerous, even when she is scruffy!
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Australia's apex aerial predator still has to moult A wedge tail eagle looks dangerous, even when she is scruffy!
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Go, go, goanna! A goanna may be a lizard, but a lot bigger than most lizards.
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Gorilla's breakfast answering "how sharp is it?" Does this photograph of a gorilla's breakfast show how sharp this lens can be?
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The wild dogs of Werribee Giving the African wild dogs at Werribee Open Range Zoo some time in the sun
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Melbourne Zoo on New Year's Eve New Year's Eve at Melbourne Zoo was hot, but the otter's enclosure is well shaded.
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Melbourne Zoo on Christmas Day Christmas at Melbourne Zoo is a time to get some beautiful photographs on our friends.
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A barking owl in flight - straight at me! I'm ready for my close-up Mr de Mille.
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Initial Impression: Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II 
My image getting the wrong kind of exposure! Over-exposed, but with a certain charm
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A fraction of a second How a raptor makes a capture
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A barking owl - don't duck! When a barking owl is flying overhead, don't duck!
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A black-breasted buzzard Showing off her distinctive plumage, this black-breasted buzzard is naturally alliterative.
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Eyes on target: black kite Head horizontal, no matter what angle his body and wings are at
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Eagle eyes - what is she looking at? This eagle really can see things that you can't.
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A wedge-tail eagle in flight The largest eagle in Australia is the wedge-tail eagle.
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A nankeen kestrel in flight Small and fast, this is a hard bird to photograph!
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A nankeen kestrel can hover! A nankeen kestrel can hover above prey.
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Gorilla Gorilla How would you feel if you were having a bad hair day, and it was on your forearms?
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Did you know that lions climb trees? When chased by a lion, don't expect climbing a tree to save you
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Profusely petalled palest pink A pale pink rose with a profusion of petals
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Yes, it's a rose This is a rose, albeit it a less common variety
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Pale yellow How would you name this subtle beautiful shade of yellow?
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Definition of Scarlet There are many shades of red, but this rose is most definitely scarlet.
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White. Just pure white. Pure white will never go out of fashion.
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Magenta and yellow A multicoloured rose in magenta with yellow accents
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A Hippo Approaches the Water Never get between a hippo and the water!
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A quick burst of activity A quick burst of speed from a focussed predator
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Mauve and white Roses come in a few unusual colours, like mauve.
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Blood and tears Hope in something so fleeting as raindrops on a blood red rose
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Pastel pink perfection! Why would I need to change anything about this pastel pink rose? It is already adorned with raindrops.
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Relax, the cheetah is a long way off! Kulinda the cheetah can reach 120km/hour if she wants to.
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The bright yellow rose Daffodills are not the only intensely yellow flowers
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White roses can be tough to photograph White roses can make difficult subjects
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Pink! Emphatically pink! This is one rose which is not shy about being pink.
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Apricot is a fruit? A rose in an unconventional colour should smell as sweet?
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Roses are red? Sometimes even the most trite of poetry can be true
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The palest of pinks against an overcast sky A pink so pale you'd think it was white
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A Rose among the thorns Even in winter you can see a rose among the thorns
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Meerkat security guard A juvenile meerkat practicing his security guard pose.
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Zola the Zebra Foal Zola the Zebra at almost 4 months old
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Koalas have two thumbs A koala can give four thumbs up when they are really impressed.
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Major Mitchell is happy and up-beat A Major Mitchell cockatoo swivels feathers on the up-beat.
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Rock-wallaby on the grass Rock-wallabies don't have to be standing on solid rock.
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Kestrel keeping kool The nankeen kestrel is small, fast, and agile in the air. They are one of the few raptors who can hover.
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Bush Stone-curlew sleeping on one leg A bush stone-curlew on one leg
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Osprey soaring A Major Mitchell cockatoo swivels feathers on the up-beat.
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Koala caught with eyes not shut! A koala with eyes not entirely shut
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Super moon before eclipse This is the brightest the full moon can be, because the moon is at its closest to Earth
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Major Mitchell Demonstrates Flare on Landing A Major Mitchell cockatoo demonstrates flare on landing.
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Shallowth of field of the 135 GM A tiny bird in focus, and nothing else
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Heavy Hippo Hurdling? Hardly! The hippo's legs seem so out of proportion to its body. It is a coffee table among dining tables.
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Sony Alpha 1 camera - after thirty two thousand frames The Sony Alpha 1 is the first in a new line of Sony cameras. This is my impressions of this new camera after 32 000 frames.
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See me wet, see me dry Three young otters. Two dry, one wet - they are always one or the otter...
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Sony Alpha 1 camera - mid-high ISO impact on images of a black kite The Sony Alpha 1 is going to be used at high ISO. This post compares some mid-high ISO values, and their impact on image quality.
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The Wonder of the Wedge-tailed Eagle Magra the wedge-tailed eagle is wonderful in flight, as long as you aren't her prey.
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Voigtländer 35mm f2 APO Lanthar (E mount) - Raindrops on Roses! My first excursion with Voigtländer 35mm f2 APO Lanthar was to the State Rose Garden.
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Sugar glider in the dark A sugar glider (a marsupial flying possum who eats sap and nectar) photographed in extremely low light.
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Initial Impression: Voigtländer 35mm f2 APO Lanthar (E mount) The Voigtländer 35mm f2 APO Lanthar is the next APO Lanthar released for E mount. Here are my first impressions of the lens.
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Melbourne in the dawn's early light Melbourne's CBD skyline over the Yarra river in the early light of dawn
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Cheetah prowling - the A1 at work This article shows a series of images shot in a single burst using the Sony A1 and the Sony 135mm GM.
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A Kilo of Kite Skiting in Flight A kite in flight, showing off how good he looks in the bright sunshine.
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Sun star from the 135 GM - a dreadful example Showing that the Sony 135mm f1.8 GM can shoot sun stars. It has 11 aperture blades, so we get 22 points on our sun stars.
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Spotted-tail Quoll - "I was framed!" This spotted-tail quoll is eager for brunch. We can see hand-like paws.
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Boss Baboon's Magnificent Mane and Mantle Mean no Mistaking him The adult male hamadryas baboon has a distinctive hairdo - he's the original big-haired boss
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She's so cute, and easy to train - humans can learn quite quickly With a serval in charge, a human can learn all sorts of tricks!
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Initial Impression: Sony Alpha 1 camera The Sony Alpha 1 is the first in a new line of Sony cameras. This is my first impressions of this new camera.
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Red Roo Rained-on and Rumpled After morning rain, this red kangaroo can't do a thing with his fur. Still, it shows up his red colouring better than when he is dry.
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Black kite in flight This article shows a series of images shot in a single burst using the Sony A1 and the Sony 135mm GM. This combination is very effective when photographing birds which are not too far away.
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Catching a Contented Koala between Catnaps Photographing koalas is easy. Unless you want to see their eyes open... Koalas sleep 18 to 22 hours a day.
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Fastest Feline having Fun in Flight A cheetah running because she can. There is no point in being the fastest land animal if you don't get to run for fun!
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Black-and-white Bandicoot Because of Bedtime This bandicoot is shown in black and white because this was shot in the darkness of the nocturnal animals exhibit, and the only light was a dark red.
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Kayaking in Kenya complication Hippos are extremely territorial, and have a powerful bite.
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The Cheshire cat's body began to fade from view The Cheshire cat began to fade, starting with its tail, with his brilliant eyes and smile the last to go.
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Willow? I thought you said "pillow" Even a hard dead tree can serve as a pillow for a big cat.
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Keen-eyed Kite Keeping Black Beautiful The black kite soars, swerves and swoops, owning the air.
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Eagle-owl Eager to Escape into Evening Eagle-owl is ready to return to quarters to wait for nighttime.
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Mischievous Monkey Mocking Me? Monkey mockery more mischief than malice
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Ostrich Openly Ostracising Onlookers That's a lot of bird to have ignoring you.
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Robust Rhino Resting but Risking Reaction? That's a big rhino and really close.
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Charming Cheetah is Cheerful A cheery cheetah sitting in morning sunshine with a big smile.
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Sensitive Serval Sneers in Surreptitious Snapshot This serval has clearly heard the photographer deciding to take a photograph.
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Fleet Feline Focussed on Fancied Food A cheetah gazing at her neighbours as she prowls the edge of her domain.
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Small Snow-Leopards Sniffing Suspicious Scents Snow leopard cubs investigating smells.
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Laid-back Lion Lounging at Leisure Relaxing in bright sunlight, a lion soaks up the warmth.
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Camouflaged Cat Concealed in Chiaroscuro A tiger strolls by
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Perched Pussy Poised to Pounce When a serval is ready to pounce, you do not want to be prey!
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How much detail can you capture with the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm/1:2.0 and a Sony A7R IV? This is an extra article in a series of articles showcasing pictures taken on the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm/1:2.0. This post shows the amount of detail this combination can capture.
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Real Life Review: Voigtländer 50 mm/1:2 APO-Lanthar lens This is a Real Life Review of the Voigtländer 50mm f2 lens with the Sony A7R IV. This lens is apochromatic and extremely sharp, making it very well suited to the A7R IV.
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Outside the comfort zone with the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm/1:2.0 and Sony A7R IV This is another in a series of articles showcasing pictures taken on the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm/1:2.0. These images demonstrate capabilities of this combination, and the detail that appears, even in a deep crop, when shooting birds in flight and at high ISO.
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Shooting a sequence on the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm/1:2.0 and Sony A7R IV This is another of a series of articles showcasing pictures taken on the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm/1:2.0. This time we look at a series of images from this combination shot continuously.
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Depth of field when using the Voigtländer 50mm 1:2.0 APO-Lanthar on the Sony A7R IV The Voigtländer 50mm APO-Lanthar 1:2.0 lens is a manual focus lens for Sony Alpha mirrorless cameras. It can produce shallow depth of field, but that doesn't always produce the best images.
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The clarity of a full frame on the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm/1:2.0 and Sony A7R IV This is another in a series of articles showcasing pictures taken on the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm/1:2.0. These show off full frames from this combination.
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Deep crops with the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm/1:2.0 and Sony A7R IV This is the first of a series of articles showcasing pictures taken on the Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 50mm/1:2.0. These pictures were taken around Melbourne and demonstrate the ability to crop images from this combination heavily.
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