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Post by Ely Teehankee on Feb 19, 2010 1:51:26 GMT
I went with Ray to Subic and it was a "birdfull" day as we saw several kinds of birds. The most beautiful bird, which was a lifer for me, that day was the Blue-naped Parrot, also locally know as "Pikoy". The Kennedy Guide Book describes it as "Near Endemic - Uncommon". I do not know why its near endemic. I always thought its either endemic or not. Perhaps someone can explain. Heh heh heh. Canon 1D M4, EF 800mm f5.6 IS L Lens, Bean Bag on car window, All pictures taken with ISO 800 1/200 @f5.6 Blue-naped Parrot (Tanygnathus lucionensis), also known as the Blue-crowned Green Parrot, Luzon Parrot, the Philippine Green Parrot, and locally known as Pikoy.    |
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Post by Renoir Abrea on Feb 19, 2010 2:16:08 GMT
very nice green detail/contrast' may i know your camera-subject distance?
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Post by Tonji Ramos on Feb 19, 2010 2:57:15 GMT
Hi Ely, congrats on the lifer! I think this species is found in other countries.
It looks like a challenging photo to expose since the bird is backlit. But you did a great job with the exposure on the bird.
You must be loving the 1D Mk4!
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Post by Romy Ocon on Feb 19, 2010 3:11:17 GMT
Excellent detail, very nice captures Ely!
It is classified as near endemic because it also ranges in some islands off Borneo.
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Post by Agerico M. De Villa on Feb 19, 2010 3:18:20 GMT
Good catch! Congratulations! It is only "near-endemic" because there is a thriving colony of about 80 ferral/escapee individuals within a seashore public park in Kinabalu which is, of course, not in the Philippines. Maybe we should go there, catch them all, and release them back in the Philippines.  |
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Post by mantarey on Feb 19, 2010 3:31:58 GMT
Wow, it came out beautifully despite the difficult backlight. Great handling of the exposures Ely. 1D4 seems like the best match for your 800. Post the other lifers na.  |
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Post by Evanjohnn Mendoza on Feb 19, 2010 5:59:40 GMT
my favorite psittacine friend.
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Post by Dennis Alfaro on Feb 19, 2010 6:09:05 GMT
great shot sir! excellent feather detail
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Post by Nilo Arribas Jr. on Feb 19, 2010 6:49:48 GMT
Tons of details on the BNP Ely. Congratulations on the lifer.
Btw, the term "near-Endemic" is often used on birds that would have been classified as Endemic if not for small populations in islands outside of the Philippines. In this case, BNP populations in some islands of Borneo/Indonesia.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Feb 19, 2010 9:16:44 GMT
very nice green detail/contrast' may i know your camera-subject distance? Thank you Renoir. The distance is 15.8 meters. |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Feb 19, 2010 9:22:30 GMT
Hi Ely, congrats on the lifer! I think this species is found in other countries. It looks like a challenging photo to expose since the bird is backlit. But you did a great job with the exposure on the bird. You must be loving the 1D Mk4! Thank you Tonji. I love the 1D Mark IV but I don't have one yet. I am hoping that it comes soon. |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Feb 19, 2010 9:24:36 GMT
Excellent detail, very nice captures Ely! It is classified as near endemic because it also ranges in some islands off Borneo. Thank you Romy for your reply and also for your explanation. Sayang (pity) we can not call it endemic anymore. |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Feb 19, 2010 9:27:01 GMT
Good catch! Congratulations! It is only "near-endemic" because there is a thriving colony of about 80 ferral/escapee individuals within a seashore public park in Kinabalu which is, of course, not in the Philippines. Maybe we should go there, catch them all, and release them back in the Philippines. Thank you Prop Jerry. I would rather leave them there and let it propagate. Who knows someday we might have a chance to go there and see what other birds they have there. |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Feb 19, 2010 9:51:33 GMT
Wow, it came out beautifully despite the difficult backlight. Great handling of the exposures Ely. 1D4 seems like the best match for your 800. Post the other lifers na. Thank you Rey. These are my best pictures and I think the others are for record purposes only. I am still waiting for the delivery of my unit. |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Feb 19, 2010 9:54:30 GMT
my favorite psittacine friend. great shot sir! excellent feather detail Thank you Evanjohnn and Dennis. It was a good day for birding. |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Feb 19, 2010 9:58:14 GMT
Tons of details on the BNP Ely. Congratulations on the lifer. Btw, the term "near-Endemic" is often used on birds that would have been classified as Endemic if not for small populations in islands outside of the Philippines. In this case, BNP populations in some islands of Borneo/Indonesia. Thank you Nilo. I hope they will continue to thrive so that they will be all over South East Asia and someday someone will say that they are originally from the Philippines. |
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Post by Mark Itol on Feb 19, 2010 11:59:48 GMT
Beautiful photo despite the backlight. |
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Post by ppaaoolloo on Feb 19, 2010 12:20:49 GMT
Ely great capture. Your 800 and 1D4 are a swell match made in heaven. BTW you may want to change the EXIF data of your photo. Someone other than yourself is taking credit for your work.
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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on Feb 19, 2010 13:18:55 GMT
everything has been said already.. backlit but you still nailed it sir!
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Post by JP Cariño on Feb 19, 2010 14:11:45 GMT
it looks like the lighting was a big challenge but you did well on this Ely! Congrats on the photo and your new toy
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