Endemic birds of the Palawan forest...

[Nilo Arribas Jr.]

Hello Friends,
Just want to share some of the endemic bird photos taken in the island of Palawan during the 4th Philippine Bird Festival.

Thanks.

Palawan Hornbill [Anthracoceros marchei]

Bigma @500mm, f/6.3, 1/3 Sec, ISO800, Manual exposure, gimbal+tripod


Palawan Hornbill [Anthracoceros marchei]

Bigma @500mm, f/6.3, 1/25 Sec, ISO1250, Manual exposure, gimbal+tripod


Palawan Peacock-pheasant [Polyplectron napoleonis]

Bigma @400mm, f/5.6, 1.0 Sec, ISO1600, Manual exposure, gimbal+tripod


Palawan Peacock-pheasant [Polyplectron napoleonis]

Bigma @400mm, f/5.6, 0.8 Sec, ISO1600, Manual exposure, gimbal+tripod


Yellow-throated Leafbird [Chloropsis palawanensis]

Bigma @500mm, f/6.3, 1/30 Sec, ISO1600, Manual exposure, gimbal+tripod


White-vented Shama [Copsychus niger]

Bigma @500mm, f/6.3, 1/10 Sec, ISO1600, Manual exposure, gimbal+tripod

[Jun Gregorio]

WoW! nice. Thanks for sharing I've never seen a Philippine peacock before. .

[jonathandael]

lovely pheasant! great use of the bigma! love the details!

[Bob Kaufman]

Beautiful, clean shots at high ISO and slow speeds! What camera are you using?

[Romy Ocon]

Great haul of Palawan endemics, Nilo!

Amazed at the slow shutter speeds used.

[mantarey]

Forest birding is really tough, low light with busy foreground and background. Very fine work Nilo in a very difficult environment.

[Nilo Arribas Jr.]

Thanks for the comments Jonathan and Jun. It is indeed difficult to shoot in the dark understorey. I missed many opportunities simply because of shifting lighting condition.

Romy,
At that time, I’m dreaming of our Makiling sortie many years back... Mt. Makiling gave you light just enough to shoot the Male Spotted-wood KF in a dark/rainy afternoon.

Bob,
I used Canon 40D.

Rey,
Yes, the lighting was a real challenge. The PPP is easy to approach but taking a photo in natural light can be difficult.

Thanks