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This week's Signpost is for the birds!

This edition covers content promoted from 27 November to 3 December 2011.
A male Orange-bellied Parrot
A female Orange-bellied Parrot
A male and female Orange-bellied Parrot. Only 35 to 50 specimens of the species exist in the wild today. JJ Harrison, who took these new featured pictures, gives us a little background and a few hints below.

The Signpost welcomes back JJ Harrison, previously interviewed in August. Four of JJ's pictures were promoted this week, and he shares a little of what it takes to shoot featured pictures.

"Lighting, position, exposure and composition are a few things that are worth considering when out and about with a camera. Where the light at any given time is and how best to approach a subject are important considerations. Getting to your subject’s horizontal level usually looks better, and can also help to throw the background out of focus. As far as exposure goes, I recommend checking the exposure/histogram every few shots and adjusting the exposure compensation if needed. I use fill flash a lot, particularly in bright sunlight, and I adjust the flash exposure compensation as necessary. I often use aperture priority (Av) mode, except for birds in flight or when I use flashes and other techniques where manual exposure (M) is better."

Katy Perry, whose discography has become one of our newest featured lists
New featured picture by JJ Harrison: a male Beautiful Firetail in Melaleuca, Tasmania
From the new featured topic, Song Taizu, the first emperor of the Song Dynasty
Two featured lists were promoted this week:

A single featured topic was (re)promoted this week. The new topic (nom) consists of four good articles and four featured articles related to the Song Dynasty, which ruled China from 960 to 1279 AD. The topic, previously a featured topic (previous Signpost coverage), had been delisted in March 2010 (pictured on left).

No featured articles were promoted this week.

Seven featured pictures were promoted this week:

Featured pictures is proud to present this 12th-century illustration of Guanyin, promoted after nearly two months in limbo:

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