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Post by Sylvia Ramos on May 20, 2009 14:43:01 GMT
Tonji, Tina and I went birding in the golf course last Monday thinking we would see the same old familiar birds. Instead, it turned out to be a very rewarding day because Tonji and I had a lifer .. and a RAPTOR at that! We also had additional Alabang photo lifers that day (Pacific Swallow and Large-Billed Crow) and photographed 2 kinds of very big turtles and even a bayawak (Monitor lizard) stalking a pair of White Breasted Waterhens! Just when you think you know what to expect from a familiar birding area -- you experience the unexpected!  iso 250, f8, 1/250  iso 250, f8, 1/4000 <-- this setting was WAAAY off, had to "rescue" the pic Sylvia p.s. Tonji is STILL grumbling because he wasn't able to take a pic. I wasn't able to call him right away. He was far from me and I couldn't see him. Tina also didn't get to see it, but anyway a few months ago she had one fly over her house while clutching a fish! |
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Post by tina mallari on May 20, 2009 15:19:38 GMT
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Post by ppaaoolloo on May 20, 2009 17:12:47 GMT
Holy Cow Sylvia that's a great capture.  |
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Post by mantarey on May 21, 2009 1:00:56 GMT
Whoaa, that's a great BIF catch Sylvia. Tonji must be very dissapointed missing this wonderful opportunity. By the way are you sure the shutter speed is 1/250 or 1/1250 because if it's the former this is very unusual, no blurs at 1/250, the Raptor must have been gliding very, very slowly.  |
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Post by Romy Ocon on May 21, 2009 1:22:10 GMT
Wow..... very nice flight shots of this raptor, Sylvia!
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Post by Sylvia Ramos on May 21, 2009 2:30:22 GMT
Thank you Tina, Paolo, Rey, and Romy!  Rey -- I double checked and the speed really was 1/250 in that first shot! I was taking photos of a pair of Golden Bellied Flyeaters on a tree, when i looked up and saw the Osprey right above me and SO close! It looked like it was hovering above me. At first I couldn't believe it really was a raptor, but just started clicking anyway! Tina -- THEN, I looked back to call Tonji, but I really couldn't see him! |
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Post by mantarey on May 21, 2009 4:26:39 GMT
Thank you Tina, Paolo, Rey, and Romy! Rey -- I double checked and the speed really was 1/250 in that first shot! I was taking photos of a pair of Golden Bellied Flyeaters on a tree, when i looked up and saw the Osprey right above me and SO close! It looked like it was hovering above me. At first I couldn't believe it really was a raptor, but just started clicking anyway! Tina -- THEN, I looked back to call Tonji, but I really couldn't see him! Wow and that made it even more fantastic. Freezing a BIF at 1/250 is almost a miracle for me. Congrats Sylvia and my symphaties to the "birding buddy" who missed it. |
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Post by Tonji Ramos on May 21, 2009 7:37:00 GMT
Great shot Sylvia.  Joking aside... Its great to see a new bird in Alabang and even better to photograph it. We have seen 49 species. After yesterday the count is 45 species photographed inside the village. I should have taken a few snaps of the bird. But I thought I could get closer with the golf cart but it flew away too far and fast.  Lesson learned: small bird in the viewfinder is better than nothing. Good thing Sylvia is quick on the draw! |
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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on May 21, 2009 8:24:03 GMT
huwawawaw!!!! Excellent BIF!! Congrats mam syl!! Sir tonji, you will be loosing sleep over this "one that got away" picture..  |
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Post by Conrad Arellano on May 21, 2009 20:15:39 GMT
Great timing and wonderful BIF.
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Post by Sylvia Ramos on May 22, 2009 2:43:22 GMT
Thank you Rey, Tonji, Edu and Conrad! Edu -- no need to call me mam .. I believe the only titled people in this forum are: Master Romy, Plain Idol Tina, and Ate Lyds! |
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