Calatagan Birdscapes HDV, March 2010

[JV Noriega]

Hello all,

Here's the latest from my other birding place (apart from my usual backyard and village), Calatagan, Batangas.

Shot March 19-22, 2010.


Location: South-eastern coral reef, Calatagan, Batangas, Phils.

HD Video photographed with:
Nikon D300s + 500mm f4.5 +1.4xtc (other shots +2xtc) + tripod




Little Heron (Butorides striatus)
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 80-400vr, 1/640 sec, f/9, iso 500, manual, handheld 5:30pm





Grey-tailed Tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes)
D700 + Nikkor 80-400vr @400mm, 1/2000 sec, f/8, iso 640, handheld 5:08 pm





Pacific Swallow (Hirundo tahitica)
D300s + 500mm + 1.4xtc, 1/500 sec, f/11, iso 320, manual, tripod, very slightly cropped



Coleto (Sarcops calvus)
D300s + 500mm, 1/500 sec, f/6.3, iso 1250, manual, tripod, 6:49 am


Thanks for viewing!

[Ely Teehankee]

From your pictures there are a variety of birds in Calatagan. This is one occasion that you got two birds with one stone. A weekend vacation and birds to photograph. I like the Little Heron, looking very serious and going about his business of looking for a prey. Well done JV. Mabuhay.

[JV Noriega]

Thanks a lot Ely! -- i have to stake-out more on these birds, specially the Plovers and Whimbrels who are really fast and have the keenest eyesights... gotta get closer and lower next time around..

[Tonji Ramos]

Loved this video JV!

Of course my favorite things are birds, boats and the sea. Haha. This video had them all there, yay! What a great way to start my day. I liked the soundtrack with the whale sounds. I reminds me of pilot whales I've seen just across Calatagan. Cool.

[Romy Ocon]

Excellent video and stills, JV.... love the wing stretch of the swallow!

[Clemn A. Macasiano Jr.]

JV, Great video ! Like the soundtrack coordination

[mantarey]

Wonderful production JV, love the sound effects and the musical scoring.

[JV Noriega]

Thank you all for the inspiring comments!...

Mastah Romy:

(Re: Philippine Hawk-Cuckoo HDV
« Reply #13 on Mar 17, 2010, 4:49pm »
Wow..... I missed this earlier, amazing captures and editing job, JV!
How about we start a new Video Board and JV will moderate (I hope he can spare the time)? This medium can be an exciting, new path to blaze, given that the trend in new DSRs now is video. )

Wow, that would be an honor and pleasure sir! -- i can surely spare time..

Tonji: I can't wait to see the whales and dolphins across Calatagan myself! Thanks for sharing the pics..

Clemn and Rey: Thank you fellows... now if only the more birds would appear and pose in front of me... i'd film more videos..

[Toto Gamboa]

Great stuff you got there JV. The video is awesome!