Striated Grassbird (Megalurus palustris)

[ppaaoolloo]

I was driving the golf cart when I suddenly saw this little birdie about 2 meters away. Grabbed the camera and shot it. The little birdie did not even care that I was there.

I am amazed at the noise control of the 7D. Indeed it is the king of APS-C.



The Striated Grassbird (Megalurus palustris) is an "Old World warbler" species in the family Megaluridae. It was formerly placed in the Sylviidae.

It is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Russia, Thailand, and Vietnam.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striated_Grassbird

Camera: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/2000)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 600 mm
ISO Speed: 3200
Exposure Bias: +1 EV
Crop: 15.0MP from 18MP
Support: Hand Held
Exposure Program: Shutter speed priority AE
Date and Time: 2010:04:01 08:53:05
Metering Mode: Partial
Exposure Mode: Auto
White Balance: Auto

[Ariel Matias]

Very impressive quality at high ISO. I am thinking of buying a 7D in the near future as I need a camera similar to this one that can be used very well inside cloud forests here in Costa Rica. Thanks for sharing

[JP Cariño]

wow high iso shot! was it dark?

[ppaaoolloo]

Thank you Ariel and JP.

I was prep for birds in flight as there were about 3 dozen Hill Swallows flying around the golf course. It was purely incidental that I saw the grass bird scurrying about near the 18th hole. It was oblivious to me because of the bugs?

ISO was set to Auto ISO. It was backlit though. No Noise Reduction applied.

[Ronnie Dominguez]

high ISO and great shot. I cant make out the background at f5.6