{"id":5921,"date":"2012-08-21T03:55:21","date_gmt":"2012-08-21T09:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=5921"},"modified":"2025-03-02T05:17:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T11:17:12","slug":"common-gallinule-adult","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2012\/08\/21\/common-gallinule-adult\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Gallinule adult"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Common Gallinule image was created at Sawgrass County Park in Pinellas County, Florida under the shade of trees in low light about 5 years ago.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-141010 size-full\" title=\"Common Gallinule adult\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/common-gallinule-adult-mia-mcpherson-2954.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/common-gallinule-adult-mia-mcpherson-2954.jpg\" alt=\"Common Gallinule adult, Sawgrass Lake Park, Pinellas County, Florida\" width=\"572\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"10663\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27572%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20572%20800%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27572%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/common-gallinule-adult-mia-mcpherson-2954-179x250.jpg 179w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/common-gallinule-adult-mia-mcpherson-2954-200x280.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/common-gallinule-adult-mia-mcpherson-2954-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/common-gallinule-adult-mia-mcpherson-2954-400x559.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/common-gallinule-adult-mia-mcpherson-2954.jpg 572w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><span style=\"color: #888888;\">Common Gallinule adult &#8211; Nikon D70, handheld, f5.6, 1\/50, ISO 1600, Nikkor 70-300mm VR at 300mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Not that long ago Common Gallinules (<em>Gallinula galeata<\/em>)\u00a0were called Common Moorhens (<em>Gallinula chloropus<\/em>), it will take me some time to get used to the new name.<\/p>\n<p>It was taken with my first DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) camera which by now is considered older than dirt and a low priced VR lens. The D70 wasn&#8217;t well known for how it handled higher ISO&#8217;s but this image was taken at ISO 1600 and I was rather pleased with the results.<\/p>\n<p>I applied\u00a0a small amount of noise reduction (NR)\u00a0to the background in post processing with no noise reduction\u00a0on the bird or perch, I masked the bird and perch\u00a0and applied sharpening to just those subjects.<\/p>\n<p>The key was to get the exposure right at the time the image was created, increasing exposure in post processing can introduce unwanted noise.<\/p>\n<p>While it might be nice to be able to afford the latest, most up to date camera\u00a0body and to have the best of lenses, quality images can be created with older model camera bodies and lower cost, shorter focal length lenses.<\/p>\n<p>Life <em>is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/common-gallinule-images\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Common Gallinule photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not that long ago Common Gallinules (Gallinula galeata) were called Common Moorhens (Gallinula chloropus), it will take me some time to get used to the new name. 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