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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 14, 2010 2:09:27 GMT
The Thunderbird Resort is located in Antipolo right besides the Eastridge Golf & Country Club. The most common bird in the area is the Long Tailed Shrike and believe it or not I did not see a single ETS. There are other birds but the most interesting one for me during my stay there was the Lowland White-eye. Lowland White-eye (Zosterops meyeni). Endemic to the Philippines. Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, EF 800mm f5.6 IS L Lens, Bean bag on car window. All pictures taken at ISO 200, 1/125, f8. Measured distance 10.8 meters.     |
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Post by Sylvia Ramos on Mar 14, 2010 3:27:39 GMT
Nice ones Ely! I like that there are lantana flowers in the shots -- that's always a plus for me! This one was on a a low shrub? Or was the plant climbing on a tree? Very nice angle.
And, I didn't know you could take pictures from the car window with your lens. Cool!
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Post by Renoir Abrea on Mar 14, 2010 5:27:21 GMT
hi' nice capture' i have not seen this bird in my place though the plant is relatively common. is LWE a common species in your area?
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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on Mar 14, 2010 7:21:43 GMT
a bird with food.. signature elyteehankee! Nice environment shot sir! I love the BG!
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 14, 2010 8:52:09 GMT
Nice ones Ely! I like that there are lantana flowers in the shots -- that's always a plus for me! This one was on a a low shrub? Or was the plant climbing on a tree? Very nice angle. And, I didn't know you could take pictures from the car window with your lens. Cool! Thank you Sylvia. It looks like a shrub to me climbing on some cogon grass that had dried branches on it. Its fun to be birding from the window but it also caused one of the overzealous security guard to say that photos are not allowed. If I were taking pictures of the scenery with a short lens he would not even know. I guess this is part of the travails of birding. |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 14, 2010 8:54:26 GMT
hi' nice capture' i have not seen this bird in my place though the plant is relatively common. is LWE a common species in your area? Thank you Renoir. It is not very common but when the Bignay {not sure of name} in UP are fruiting they do come in numbers. |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 14, 2010 8:56:53 GMT
a bird with food.. signature elyteehankee! Nice environment shot sir! I love the BG! Thank you Edu. It is just a coincidence that I chance upon these birds on a fruiting tree and had the opportunity to take their picture. Frisky little birds that would be extremely difficult to photograph if they don't have that pause that refreshes. Heh heh heh. |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Mar 14, 2010 9:48:24 GMT
Very nice series, Ely.... I'm familiar with that plant, but I didn't know its name till I saw Sylvia call it a lantana.  |
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Post by William Lim on Mar 14, 2010 10:07:23 GMT
Beautiful series, Ely.
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Post by gabriel buluran on Mar 14, 2010 11:56:28 GMT
Yellow birds are always nice. Captured nicely like this, it's just so eyecatching. Thanks for sharing Sir Ely!
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 14, 2010 12:40:08 GMT
Very nice series, Ely.... I'm familiar with that plant, but I didn't know its name till I saw Sylvia call it a lantana. Thank you Romy. I did not know the name nor the plant but because of Sylvia, I now know its called "Lantana". What a name when the flowers look so fresh. Heh heh heh. |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 14, 2010 12:42:53 GMT
Thank you William. It rained the other day. I hope it doesn't mean that the rainy season will come early. But if the farmers needs the rain than let it come. Maybe there will be more birds. |
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Post by Martin Alvendia on Mar 14, 2010 15:09:35 GMT
I really like your rendition the second photo Ely! Lovely background and beautifully composed. What time was this taken? Looks like you had a lot of warm lighting.  |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 14, 2010 20:34:20 GMT
I really like your rendition the second photo Ely! Lovely background and beautifully composed. What time was this taken? Looks like you had a lot of warm lighting. Thank you Martin for your appreciation. The picture was taken at 4:15 in the afternoon and yes you are right it had a lot of warm lighting. |
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Mar 14, 2010 23:14:30 GMT
Great capture f the white-eye , Ely! Tack sharp subject and creamy bokeh makes the last photo my favorite. :-)
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Post by mantarey on Mar 15, 2010 0:21:47 GMT
Beautiful series Ely, always love to see compositions showing a bigger part of their natural habitat. The last image I think is cropped just right, best one for me. |
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Post by Tonji Ramos on Mar 15, 2010 2:41:29 GMT
Great colors in this LLWE set Ely.
These birds are so active I find it hard to set up a nice photo.
I keep getting weird comments from security guards as well. It must be because they have such boring jobs they probably just want to have some conversation.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 15, 2010 3:13:31 GMT
Great capture f the white-eye , Ely! Tack sharp subject and creamy bokeh makes the last photo my favorite. :-) Thank you Bobby. The last picture is my favorite too. |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 15, 2010 3:18:11 GMT
Beautiful series Ely, always love to see compositions showing a bigger part of their natural habitat. The last image I think is cropped just right, best one for me. Thank you Rey. I hear a lot of people telling me that. I guess I must be learning. The last one is my favorite too. |
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Post by JV Noriega on Mar 15, 2010 3:21:05 GMT
I like the over-all yellow-green theme of the pictures Ely.. and the the way the pinks accentuate the shots.. good job on this series!
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