DaveO Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Oldfield, D. 2014. Cracticus tibicen Latham, 1801 (Artamidae) Australian Magpie. Fauna photographed in visible and ultraviolet light. http://www.ultravioletphotography.com/content/index.php?/topic/988-cracticus-tibicen-australian-magpie/Maldon, Victoria, Australia3 August 2014Australian bird SynonymGymnorhina tibicen CommentThe Australian Magpie is found across the whole of Australia except in the driest deserts. There are three races which differ in the relative amounts of black and white in the plumage, largely on the back. This feather was from a specimen of the hypoleuca race common in Victoria. Visible Light: Pentax K-5 Full Spectrum Modification, Nikon Rayfact PF10545 MF-UV 105 mm f/4.5 lens, Metz 15 MS-1 flash, 1/180 s @ f/16 ISO 200, B+W UV/IR Cut Filter.Image Reference: DO53304 Ultraviolet Light: Pentax K-5 Full Spectrum Modification, Nikon Rayfact PF10545 MF-UV 105 mm f/4.5 lens, Nikon SB-14 flash, 1/180s @ f/16 ISO 200, Baader UV-Pass Filter.Image Reference: DO53306 References: Pizzey, G and Knight F. Field Guide to the Birds of Australia, Angus & Robertson, 1999, p. 462. Published 18 August 2014 Link to comment
Andrea B. Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 That is quite dramatic in UV and very interesting, Dave.Thanks for adding info to our Fauna board. Link to comment
DaveO Posted August 19, 2014 Author Share Posted August 19, 2014 Looks like an Australian magpie feather would make a pretty good UV white balance target if you don't have one handy :D Link to comment
nfoto Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Better with one teflon piece in hand than ten magpies on a roof. On a tangential note, I found expanded ('foam') material used for packing electronics (the ubiquitous grey material we all throw away the minute the case is opened) to be perfectly UV neutral. It also has good Lambertian properties, better in fact than many Teflon items. Link to comment
Alaun Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 But with a camera you have something to shoot ... Is that styrofoam? Link to comment
nfoto Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Styrofoam is stiff, no that isn't what I had in mind. Link to comment
Andrea B. Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 It is like that stuff found in Pelican boxes ?I've found some of that foam packing to be a tad reflective in spots.But I'll keep an eye out for the more Lambertian kind for use as background and so forth. Link to comment
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