Newbie taking pictures

[Tonji Ramos]

Hi everyone. I just got my own camera Thursday and was so excited I tried to find some birds in Alabang Friday!

This bird, was kind enough to pose for me as I was sorting out all the buttons. It was of course the most common bird of all, a Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Passer montanus.

Canon 50D 400mm, 5.6, 1/800, iso 400, manual focus, hand held

I continued to look for birds and saw quite a few. It started to rain so I used my car and was able to capture this young bird looking for shelter under a tree. I found it interesting that their eyes are blue when younger.
Immature Crested Myna, Acridotheres cristatellus

Canon 50D 400mm, 5.6, 1/320, iso 800, AF, hand held

The next day Sylvia, Tina and I went to Cavite so I could go on my first out of town trip as a photographer. Hehe.

We really wanted to find a particular bird and as luck would have it we saw the male and female but in different places.
Male Blue Rock Thrush, Monticola solitarius

Canon 50D 400mm, 5.6, 1/200, iso 500, AF, on Tina's bean bag

We took quite a few other birds. This bird was under a tree and it was raining a bit so maybe thats why it stayed put.
WHITE THROATED KINGFISHER, Halycon smyrnensis


Canon 50D 400mm, 5.6, 1/160, iso 640, AF, handheld

Thanks to Tina for helping me buy my gear and going with us to Cavite. Thanks also for the breakfast and loaning me the CF card.

[tina mallari]

Tonj, I'm not just being polite ha BUTTTTTTTTTTT are you sure you're a newbie photographer ?

You MUST be pulling all our legs - These are FANTASTIC shots !!!!! Grabee newbie photographer ka dyan !!!! Parang nahihiya na ako to post my photos ah.

Bravooo !!!!!!! These are not photos taken by a "newbie" photographer

[mantarey]

Awesome debut, Tonjie. I like the Blue Rock Thrush the most. Congrats on a very fine job.

[Tonji Ramos]

Hi Tina,

I had a lot of practice with the scope. Its really harder to take good pictures with the scope. The SLR with telephoto is really much easier to use in comparison. You have to be more patient. I think if the bird is near enough its just so much easier to use a telephoto instead.

Its much easier to acquire the target and so fast.

I am not a newbie photographer, I have been taking pictures since high school. Only a newbie with bird photography using a telephoto lens.

Thanks for finding the lens for me Tina. ;D

Tonji

[Tonji Ramos]

Thanks for the kind words Rey.

[Romy Ocon]

Whoa...... excellent first post, Tonji.... looks like we have a new prodigy aboard!

[ppaaoolloo]

Great shot tonji! That was fast ah! I was expecting a few weeks wait for the 400/5.6L

[Edu Lorenzo Jr]

incredible first posts!!!! I love that rock thrush!

[JP Cariño]

great shots tonji! di lang pang bike pang camera pa

[Teddy Regpala]

Tonji, you're not a newbie .... you're a natural!
These are great first postings. More please!

[Ely Teehankee]

:)Congratulations on your new camera and lens. The camera is working very well with the person who is using it. You are a natural. Keep shooting and posting.

[Ronnie Dominguez]

with a background on digiscope and shots open wide that good, the word newbie may not be appro---Its newbest in soonest time I think

[Mark Itol]

Excellent, Tonji! Congrats on the gear and these wonderful captures.

[Tonji Ramos]

Hi Romy, thanks for the encouragement.

Hey, Paollo yup Tina told me about the lens, I reserved it the got it the next day. Tina also helped me test it before buying.

Edu, thanks. We were three birders in the car so we had six eyes looking for birds. Hehe.

JP, Hi again your pictures are fantastic. Thanks for the welcome.

Hi Teddy, thanks for the great comments. No wonder Sylvia likes this forum. People are very supportive.

Hi Ely, thank you. Your camera setup is really topnotch. And your feeding series was so superb. 1-2-3, who knew they could count?

Hi Ron, thanks. The encouragement makes me want to go out and capture more birds.

[Farmer Nestor]

The BRT ROCKS Bravo!!!

[ppaaoolloo]

Lucky you dude. Super teles tend to surface once in a blue moon in the places I look for deals.

[Toto Gamboa]

great shots!

[Lydia Robledo]

I am one with everyone. Bravo Tonji.
Say it..."piece of cake!"

Don't let it sleep between you and Sylvia.
There is a place for it called drybox.

teLy:D

[Martin Alvendia]

Lovely set Tonji! That camera has apparently unleashed a talent you've been hiding! Bravo!

[Tonji Ramos]

Thanks Toto.

Thank you TeLyds- yup Sylvia got a very big dry box already. It has all our birding and camera stuff. This is an equipment heavy hobby. To think it just started with walking around and looking at birds. Hehe.

Martin, thanks for the kind words. Lets go birding again soon.