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Post by Romy Ocon on Jun 20, 2009 23:01:55 GMT
Palawan Blue Flycatcher ( Cyornis lemprieri, a Philippine endemic, male) Photographed by Ely Teehankee at Palawan, Philippines, on June 9, 2009 Canon 5DM2, EF 800mm F5.6 IS L Lens, Manfrotto 475B Tripod, MF 373 Gimbal Head, ISO 3200 1/200 @f5.6 
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Post by Romy Ocon on Jun 20, 2009 23:03:14 GMT
It might have taken a while for experts to ID this bird, but it's all worth it in the end - it turned out this is a rare capture of the male of this Palawan endemic. Big congrats to Ely T. !
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Jun 21, 2009 7:38:09 GMT
Thank you very much Romy. What initially was classified as a gloomy trip because of the rain turned out to be a blessing in disguise with the capture of this rarely photograph bird. I am happy to share this with everyone so that more people will be aware of the importance of birds in our enviroment. Mabuhay.
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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on Jun 21, 2009 13:54:11 GMT
Congrats!!!
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Post by Tonji Ramos on Jun 22, 2009 1:13:04 GMT
Congrats Ely, you are now a rare bird photographer! Yay! And featured in the Bird Photo of the Week to boot. Double congrats. ;D
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Post by Manny Illana on Jun 22, 2009 4:56:40 GMT
Congratulations Ely.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Jun 23, 2009 23:09:45 GMT
Thank you Edu, Tonji, & Manny. I would say I was lucky with this bird. As we all know luck plays a big part in bird photography. You have to look for the bird and hope that he will give you the pose that will make him look like a bird in its natural habitat. A leaf or a twig can obstruct the picture. The settings of the camera plays an important role. We all hope that the sun would shine on the bird so that we will have the perfect light. A lot of us would like to take pictures the way Romy & Neon produces their pictures. I have been told that you have to take tens of thousands of pictures to be able to do that. I believe in that. As the old saying goes, "Practice makes perfect". Let us try to follow the exemplary ways of Tonji & Sylvia who goes out to take bird pictures whenever they can even when its raining. After doing all of this, we can also hope that our luck would improve. Mabuhay.
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Post by Farmer Nestor on Jun 24, 2009 8:09:33 GMT
Bravo Ka Ely!  |
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Post by mantarey on Jun 25, 2009 9:24:32 GMT
Big congrats in bagging this rarely photographed Palawan endemic Ely. Seems like the Coron trip is all wortwhile just with this rare catch.  |
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Post by alainpascua on Jun 25, 2009 10:36:59 GMT
Bravo Ely! Big Congrats!!!!!
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Post by Ariel Matias on Jun 26, 2009 19:20:05 GMT
Beautiful!
Great capture!
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Jun 27, 2009 0:21:55 GMT
Thank you. Salamat po. Mucho gracias. Tosha (Thank you in Chinese) Nestor, Rey, Alain, and Asmatias. I wish I had discovered Bird Photography much earlier. On the other hand it may not have been as much fun as I am having now with the new technology on equipment and other paraphenelias like computer, digital full frame, gigabytes memory card, adobe photo shop, etc. It may not be profitable money wise but it certainly is exciting and something to look forward to in our dialy lives.
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