Lifers in difficult conditions

William Nguyen
Cebu Flowerpecker

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Lifers in difficult conditions Oct 10, 2008 1:32:57 GMT

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Post by William Nguyen on Oct 10, 2008 1:32:57 GMT

Hey all,

I went with a friend to a nature reserve yesterday and was excited about our chances of capturing some very shy and hard to find species. As our luck had it we found some Rainbow Pitta lifers but were confronted with very low light as a storm was passing over. Rainbow Pitta info here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Pitta. The keeper rate was pretty low but we managed to bag a few:

Rainbow Pitta - Pitta iris
1DM3, 100-400L, 1.5x TC, f5.6, ISO800, 1 sec, MF via Liveview, Tripod.

Rainbow Pitta - Pitta iris
1DM3, 100-400L, 1.5x TC, f5.6, ISO800, 1 sec, MF via Liveview, Tripod.

Saw this beauty shortly afterwards when the rain commenced:

Forest Kingfisher
1DM3, 100-400L, 1.5x TC, f9 ISO800, 1/30, MF via Liveview, Tripod.

Thanks for looking,
William

Last Edit: Oct 10, 2008 1:35:33 GMT by William Nguyen

1DMkIII, 50D, Tokina 11-16 2.8, 100 macro f2.8, 100-400L IS, 300L f2.8 IS, 400 f5.6L, 600L f4 IS, 580 EX II, Better Beamer, Gitzo GT3540XLS, 393 Gimbal head, Gitzo GM3551.

Bob Kaufman Moderator, PBP Posts: 1,545	Lifers in difficult conditions Oct 10, 2008 1:46:04 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Bob Kaufman on Oct 10, 2008 1:46:04 GMT Great shots, Wil! So sharp even at 1 sec exposure. Congrats on your lifers.
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tina mallari PBP Trustee Posts: 2,732	Lifers in difficult conditions Oct 10, 2008 1:51:45 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tina mallari on Oct 10, 2008 1:51:45 GMT These are all excellent captures !!!! Congratulations
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William Nguyen Cebu Flowerpecker http://flickr.com/willz0r Posts: 180	Lifers in difficult conditions Oct 10, 2008 2:46:48 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by William Nguyen on Oct 10, 2008 2:46:48 GMT Thanks guys I was lucky the Pittas stayed still enough for a few lucky sharp shots
	1DMkIII, 50D, Tokina 11-16 2.8, 100 macro f2.8, 100-400L IS, 300L f2.8 IS, 400 f5.6L, 600L f4 IS, 580 EX II, Better Beamer, Gitzo GT3540XLS, 393 Gimbal head, Gitzo GM3551.

samieaggro Hornbill Posts: 62	Lifers in difficult conditions Oct 10, 2008 2:54:17 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by samieaggro on Oct 10, 2008 2:54:17 GMT Fantastic shot willz!
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Mark Itol Certified Birdnut, PBP Posts: 2,673	Lifers in difficult conditions Oct 10, 2008 2:54:56 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mark Itol on Oct 10, 2008 2:54:56 GMT Lifers indeed! Excellent set.
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William Nguyen Cebu Flowerpecker http://flickr.com/willz0r Posts: 180	Lifers in difficult conditions Oct 10, 2008 2:59:23 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by William Nguyen on Oct 10, 2008 2:59:23 GMT Cheers guys
	1DMkIII, 50D, Tokina 11-16 2.8, 100 macro f2.8, 100-400L IS, 300L f2.8 IS, 400 f5.6L, 600L f4 IS, 580 EX II, Better Beamer, Gitzo GT3540XLS, 393 Gimbal head, Gitzo GM3551.

Teddy Regpala Certified Birdnut, PBP member: The 300mm Club Posts: 1,208	Lifers in difficult conditions Oct 10, 2008 4:44:54 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Teddy Regpala on Oct 10, 2008 4:44:54 GMT Amazing capture of a pitta image in 1 sec! The bird paused for a pose. ;D Good job William.
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Manny Illana Certified Birdnut Posts: 534	Lifers in difficult conditions Oct 10, 2008 9:48:18 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Manny Illana on Oct 10, 2008 9:48:18 GMT whoa.... 1 sec and still pretty sharp! excellent captures

Ding Carpio PBP Trustee Posts: 1,281	Lifers in difficult conditions Oct 10, 2008 10:07:03 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Ding Carpio on Oct 10, 2008 10:07:03 GMT Ahhh...it's great when things just fall into place. Perfect!
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allylaurente Hornbill Posts: 90	Lifers in difficult conditions Oct 12, 2008 12:19:41 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by allylaurente on Oct 12, 2008 12:19:41 GMT Wow. Great set. I love Pitta. Ally

Romy Ocon Administrator Posts: 8,011	Lifers in difficult conditions Oct 14, 2008 4:06:23 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 14, 2008 4:06:23 GMT Wow.... a very beautiful pitta nicely captured... the KF is great too, congrats Will!
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Post by Mark Itol on Oct 10, 2008 2:54:56 GMT

Post by William Nguyen on Oct 10, 2008 2:59:23 GMT

Post by Teddy Regpala on Oct 10, 2008 4:44:54 GMT

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