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Scenes from a Bike - Edition 7 - Goats, Birds and Whatnot by harveyword

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Scenes from a Bike - Edition 7 - Goats, Birds and Whatnot

![Goat (1 of 1).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/harveyword/23ywuQncC9aK15k7prFWdTbxBSRmG6E68VvMASCqkoawnzWJY6dPJpRWRToeX7mRkDcjw.jpg)


Welcome to The Seventh Edition of the series - Scenes from a bike 

The concept is simple, I've bought an electric bike, on this bike I explore my hometown, Melbourne Australia and take photos, Priority 1 - Finding new places in Melbourne, Priority 2 - taking better photos, Bonus - Earn back the cost of the bike by creating content and getting paid for it on HIVE. 

This Edition facts: 

**Location:**  I'm in Royal Park which is a large park just north of where I live in North Melbourne, Australia. I had a new lens to test and I knew I would find birds there as there is a smallish wetland tucked into on of the many corners of the park. 

**Date & Weather:**  Saturday the 06 of August, late morning (which means to many of you these are shots from the future - aren't timezones weird)  It's still Winter here, it's a nothing day with flat light, not the best for photos, but have to make do. 

**Equipment:** My Fujifilm X-T3, and more importantly my brand new 70-300mm XF Fujinon telephoto Zoom lens, thats 105-450mm in full frame equivalent  (which is replacing my 50-200mm). What will I generally use it for - animals when we are on holiday and maybe some sports stuff but I'm keen to see what it does 

**Finances:** The bike cost $1,100 USD. So far I've earned $37.32 from the previous 5 posts (with one pay-out still pending) meaning I've paid for 3.4% of the bike and I have $1,063 to go.  

**Other stuff:** I thought I would see birds, I didn't think I would see goats, the one above and his two friends we in a little fenced off area with a sign saying 'Experimental weed control using goats' Royal park is a strange place. 


Let's see what else we found. 



![Goat 2 (1 of 1).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/harveyword/23ydAT1QNi7SQ5mKjExxxjHcrkRtyvZEBtxt3mmxetj2WsQ6yR8xvLRzXcBzRFvw5exZt.jpg)


*7.1f, 1000ISO, 1/250, 185mm*
It's another goat, I liked his curly hair. Len analysis - sharpness is pretty darn good, nice texture in the hair - impressed. 




![White faced heron (1 of 1).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/harveyword/23vhuiR9JH5NXHHQY1qC31uDxs55GpWFbyW7mKL1eLbq9AzxKpTRcSwpwYJiYBJQvbY83.jpg)


*6.4f, 1000ISO, 1/250, 450mm*

I'm going to attempt to name the birds, but my knowledge isn't great so correct me if you think I'm wrong - This is a white faced heron, the lens is at full extension and again nice and sharp.   




![Sleeping ducks (1 of 1).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/harveyword/23tveJMVtu3oKyR2qL7WJUGuRcwLZaYXRpmnthew8zgvsgn4D4iaAiPhyfeowUa5opUYS.jpg)



*7.1f, 1000ISO, 1/250, 450mm*
It was becoming evident there weren't many birds around - these Ducks where asleep which was about the pace of this whole thing. 



![Dusky Moorhen (1 of 1).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/harveyword/23tm985aUWkZNUQ1fW6XyMbEpE21HD31v3fUzxjePJ6k7VAgcKKag5jfEYbbr1Fi2tVzo.jpg)

*13f, 800ISO, 1/125, 450mm*
I believe these are Dusky Moorhens, I shot as Jpegs - this is starting to look a little overcorrected in camera - maybe it's image stabilisation.  



![Wattle (1 of 1).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/harveyword/23tkftuLYG1HNnYAEBiL8E5GTzACRFG158fTd2d59TNprzQkFgDyDfoFXbackheXQ1hiC.jpg)


*5.6f, 800ISO, 1/500, 450mm*
I had run out of birds, so it was time to see if this lens could do close-up flora type photos, it was searching for focus a little but I think this photo of wattle works. 




![These things (1 of 1).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/harveyword/23wWrwVCB2JxZAfWCWWbs4Qbz5b2JYxkQ4wN5MvPP7SGZ16FDWgmBZzWMAr5ni7oSA1a5.jpg)


*F5, 800ISO, 1/125, 248mm*
This isn't isn't a great shot but I can see some potential here with that detail  




![Rose Breasted Cockatoo (Galah) (1 of 1).jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/harveyword/23uQpMrPiZa5bQAVkyPYgDyhqHMEMpP2Bqa39rgKR7acB8SJvCxvyZCEXHqHGCscq5cyP.jpg)


*16f, 800ISO, 1/125, 418mm*
Out of the wetlands and I found a group of Rose Breasted Cockatoo (as known as Galahs which is their aboriginal name) playing in one of the sporting fields, there is a game of Softball going on just out of frame. I thought about photographing it - but I have another idea for testing that 


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