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I snuck up on a heron this morning but didn’t get any beaut photos. This is the one I liked the best, but it was full of noise. I tried out the ‘artistic’ options in GIMP2 and settled on this cartoon filter. It turned the graininess into an advantage.

Google told me grain is usually due to the wrong ISO settings or aperture size in low light.

I purchased a photography class years ago, and paid for the upgrade when it went to the next version (at Udemy) but haven’t started it. And, of course, I have my ‘Nikon for Dummies’ book. I still haven’t learned anything. Using the auto function is just too easy.

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Cartooned: heron.

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So, hello people, I’m back. Welcome to all those recent followers, amazing, really, considering my neglect and unannounced departure for a couple of months. I haven’t had any strife in my life – I just found it hard to get back into any sort of routine after three weeks of camping. Got a bit melancholic, and lost track of the small things until just a few days ago, when while walking in the wind, a shower of golden autumn leaves flicked my joy-switch back on. I might even unpack the camera, soon.

These bird photos were taken at Big Tom’s Beach on the Murray River, near Cobram, on the border between Victoria and New South Wales.

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Birds

White-faced Heron

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