A Flycatcher too far

[Romy Ocon]

It's a slow birding day when I try to shoot even birds that are simply too far.

Grey-streaked Flycatcher (Muscicapa griseisticta)
Mt. Makiling, February 8, 2008
40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/80 sec, 475B/3421 support - resized full frame:





Processed 100% crop:

[Ed Matuod]

Hi Romy,
So, how far is this?(estimates). Nice bokeh. I like it.

Eddy M.

[Romy Ocon]

Feb 10, 2008 5:31:02 GMT Ed Matuod said:

Hi Romy,
So, how far is this?(estimates). Nice bokeh. I like it.

Eddy M.

I'd say about 40 - 50 meters, a "shootable" distance actually if the birds is bigger, unlike this fellow whose total length is a mere 5".

[Bob Kaufman]

Master Romy, that situation is not unusual to me. I get them most of the time.

Still, not a bad shot at all considering the distance (I wish my long range shots were like this) .

[Bobby Kintanar]

Still, the details are really very good, don't you think? This is one of the strengths of a hi-pixel sensor. :-)