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Post by Neon Rosell II on Nov 2, 2008 11:44:03 GMT
Wooohoo! got me a lifer today!! It's been awhile since my last lifer. Got this at La Mesa watershed. I think JP's got a better capture, anyway, the tiredness from the almost 10km we walked was gone in a second when we saw this towards the end of the sortie ;D Ashy Thrush ( Zoothera cinerea) Endemic, Vulnerable 40D + 600 mm f4 IS, f4, 1/250 sec, ISO 640, Tripod and Gimbal support, in available light.  |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Nov 2, 2008 12:01:58 GMT
Wow.... a fitting reward for a long walk with big lenses and tripods, congrats!
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Post by tina mallari on Nov 2, 2008 12:10:58 GMT
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Post by jonathandael on Nov 2, 2008 12:44:23 GMT
Congrats Neon! you must've been there from morning till late afternoon to walk that far!
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Post by Martin Alvendia on Nov 2, 2008 12:44:31 GMT
**Martin bangs his head on the wall for leaving this morning's sortie too early**Congrats Neon! A just reward for your long trek and for your time away in prison! 
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Post by JP Cariño on Nov 2, 2008 13:11:48 GMT
Whew! what a walk! i had to drop by "goodah" on the way home to get me a bowl of goto ( rice porridge) and a bottle of san mig light  to nourish myself again. thanks again ding for the day trip. here's my take on the thrush... cheers to us neon and ding   Nikon D300 + Nikkor 500mm f4 VRII, 500mm, ISO 800, f4, 1/80, manual exposure, manfrotto 055 + 3421 |
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Post by mantarey on Nov 2, 2008 13:41:22 GMT
Big congrats on a beautiful endemic Lifer guys, worth the 10km trek. |
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Nov 2, 2008 14:48:07 GMT
Very nice capture! |
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Nov 2, 2008 16:29:34 GMT
Big, BIG Congrats, Neon and JP for capturing this rare endemic!
10K walk!!! I would be dead after 1 km especially if carrying those equipment! ;D
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Post by Ding Carpio on Nov 2, 2008 22:21:41 GMT
Yahoo! Didn't get the trush myself. While JP and Neon was stalking, had to set our lunch.  But I know where it is. And as the Terminator once said: "Ahh'll be back." But the walk was well worth it. Sweet exhaustion. Neon had to go to Goodah. I stopped by a gas station and got two beers which was gone even before I got home. |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Nov 2, 2008 23:33:07 GMT
Congrats to both of you, and welcome to the exclusive AGT Club..... before you, I know of only two guys who were AGTC members (me and a foreign birder). ;D BTW, was the bird shy? I remember the one I saw way up the trail at Mt. Makiling in 2004 allowed me a few shots before flying away. Mine was identified as an immature by the experts..... I wonder if the new bird is already an adult?   Whew! what a walk! i had to drop by "goodah" on the way home to get me a bowl of goto ( rice porridge) and a bottle of san mig light to nourish myself again. thanks again ding for the day trip. here's my take on the thrush... cheers to us neon and ding Nikon D300 + Nikkor 500mm f4 VRII, 500mm, ISO 800, f4, 1/80, manual exposure, manfrotto 055 + 3421 |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Nov 2, 2008 23:34:10 GMT
Hehe..... looking forward to drinking ice-cold rum-cola with you at the clubhouse, once you qualify for membership. ;D Yahoo! Didn't get the trush myself. While JP and Neon was stalking, had to set our lunch. But I know where it is. And as the Terminator once said: "Ahh'll be back." But the walk was well worth it. Sweet exhaustion. Neon had to go to Goodah. I stopped by a gas station and got two beers which was gone even before I got home. |
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Nov 3, 2008 0:01:32 GMT
Congrats to both of you, and welcome to the exclusive AGT Club..... before you, I know of only two guys who were AGTC members (me and a foreign birder). ;D BTW, was the bird shy? I remember the one I saw way up the trail at Mt. Makiling in 2004 allowed me a few shots before flying away. Mine was identified as an immature by the experts..... I wonder if the new bird is already an adult? Yes Ka Mastah, It was quite shy, we were only allowed to photograph it from around 20m, any closer than this the birds fly away. It could be a young adult as the other bird with it flew away as soon as it detected us in the area. It was really hard to get a clear shot with all the tangles of branches and vines. We were just lucky we were coming from a top a hill and shooting down. When we tried coming from bellow the hill it was harder. We stalked it from all angles but as soon as we were about to shoot it it just disappeared, not even 3 pairs of eyes were able to see where it went. |
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Post by Ralf Nabong on Nov 3, 2008 0:11:51 GMT
Congrats Neon and JP! What a trek you had there, but I'm sure you're doubly happy with the reward to got |
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Post by Ed Matuod on Nov 3, 2008 1:17:12 GMT
My congratulations to JP and Neon.
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Post by Agerico M. De Villa on Nov 3, 2008 1:58:51 GMT
I think Desmond Allen is going to hurry back from the U.K. just to see this bird. Seriously, you should tell him about it. Congratulations. Cheers!
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Post by Luis (Chito) Limchiu on Nov 3, 2008 22:38:33 GMT
Congratulation Neon first of all for walking 10 Km with the 600 mm I'm sure it felt lighter as you kept walking and for the lifer that only a few selected group have. JP nice capture also on your new lens. My advise is to take your nourishment of goto with a lot of san mig before any 10 km or more walk next time.
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Post by Mark Itol on Nov 4, 2008 7:58:42 GMT
Congratulations on the capture, guys! Wow, a 10km-walk. But it sure was worth it. Sayang Ding... I hope you can get a capture next time. |
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Post by Ding Carpio on Nov 4, 2008 13:07:49 GMT
Sayang Ding... I hope you can get a capture next time. Went back around 1PM today but just for an hour since I was on the way to a project. Didn't see the AGT but saw a beautiful Pitta! Was too slow to shoot but I now have a new target. |
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Post by Felix Servita on Nov 5, 2008 6:50:47 GMT
Great captures for a hard to see bird!! Congrats Neon and JP !
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WHOAAAAAAAAA boy am I glad that Wency said no to todays sortie 
