Post by Romy Ocon on Nov 5, 2008 8:46:54 GMT
Did a brief sortie at Subic yesterday..... very few birds but I got close to this strange fellow. It resembles a White-throated Kingfisher, but where is the white throat? 
40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/5.6, ISO 1250, 1/100 sec, manual exposure in available light, bean bag:
Ahhhh.... the white throat is so tiny that it can easily be concealed by a head turn. Here's the same bird with a tiny shaft of sunlight piercing the canopy and illuminating its face area.
White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
40D + 500 f4 IS, f/4, ISO 320, 1/100 sec, manual exposure in available light, bean bag:
And a photo with the bird fully in the shade:
40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/5.6, ISO 800, 1/80 sec, manual exposure in available light, bean bag:
40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/5.6, ISO 1250, 1/100 sec, manual exposure in available light, bean bag:
Ahhhh.... the white throat is so tiny that it can easily be concealed by a head turn. Here's the same bird with a tiny shaft of sunlight piercing the canopy and illuminating its face area.
White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
40D + 500 f4 IS, f/4, ISO 320, 1/100 sec, manual exposure in available light, bean bag:
And a photo with the bird fully in the shade:
40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/5.6, ISO 800, 1/80 sec, manual exposure in available light, bean bag:
Even the bill that was hit by direct sunlight only a strip is blown. If you didn't put the shooting details who would think that the first one was shot with such high ISO!! 
