Thriller Triller (For Adults Only)

[Ely Teehankee]

I had a difficult time getting close to a Pied Triller at the Thunderbird Resorts, Poro Point. Than I saw some trees bunch together and different birds would come to feed on the worms. I saw this pair of PT on another tree that put up quite a show. The female bird would be shivering like the temperature was below zero and the male would slowly approach her. You can see the rest of the story with the pictures.

Pied Triller (Lalage nigra). EOS 1D Mark IV, EF 800mm f5.6 IS L Lens, Manfrotto 475B Tripod, MF 373 Gimbal Head. All pictures taken with manual exposure in available light.
ISO 800, 1/320, f8.

[Ariel Matias]

Wonderful series of actions!!! Very well taken. I hope to be able to capture similar "for adults only" shot. Congratulations!

[Godfrey "Godo" Jakosalem]

Wow great set Ely! Congratulations...

[Edu Lorenzo Jr]

nice "action" shots sir!

[Ely Teehankee]

Apr 12, 2010 0:46:26 GMT Ariel Matias said:

Wonderful series of actions!!! Very well taken. I hope to be able to capture similar "for adults only" shot. Congratulations!

Ha ha ha. It is something different but I will still go for a good photograph of the Quetzal anytime. Thank you Ariel.

[Ely Teehankee]

Apr 12, 2010 1:34:11 GMT Godfrey "Godo" Jakosalem said:

Wow great set Ely! Congratulations...

Thank you Godo. I think I know why. Heh heh heh.

[Ely Teehankee]

Apr 12, 2010 1:37:31 GMT Edu Lorenzo Jr said:

nice "action" shots sir!

Thank you Edu. I know what you mean.

[Toto Gamboa]

Rated shots! I like the voyeur effect where there is a branch covering the real action.

[mantarey]

Great docu job on this bird's breeding behavior Ely.

[Romy Ocon]

Wowowww..... great series, Ely. The 1D4's 10 fps really caught each decisive moment!

Looks like Plain Idol's Adults Only club has a new member.

[Ely Teehankee]

Apr 12, 2010 4:02:08 GMT Toto Gamboa said:

Rated shots! I like the voyeur effect where there is a branch covering the real action.

That is what we would call a little bit of privacy.

[Ely Teehankee]

Apr 12, 2010 4:17:17 GMT @mantarey said:

Great docu job on this bird's breeding behavior Ely.

Thank you Rey. I wonder how many would be added to their population.

[Ely Teehankee]

Apr 12, 2010 6:37:51 GMT Romy Ocon said:

Wowowww..... great series, Ely. The 1D4's 10 fps really caught each decisive moment!

Looks like Plain Idol's Adults Only club has a new member.

Thank you Romy. That feature certainly help a lot in capturing the moment.

[JV Noriega]

There is a different sense of fulfillment, and technical skill needed in documenting action and behaviour of birds as compared to capturing its form, beauty and pose... you do very in both genres, Ely! Very well done, mabuhay ka rin!

[Mark Itol]

Very nice behavioral shots, Ely. Looks like you have a knack for capturing these kinds of moments. ;D

[Ely Teehankee]

Apr 12, 2010 13:39:47 GMT JV Noriega said:

There is a different sense of fulfillment, and technical skill needed in documenting action and behaviour of birds as compared to capturing its form, beauty and pose... you do very in both genres, Ely! Very well done, mabuhay ka rin!

Thank you very much JV. It is certainly a fulfilling moment.

[Ely Teehankee]

Apr 12, 2010 14:58:01 GMT Mark Itol said:

Very nice behavioral shots, Ely. Looks like you have a knack for capturing these kinds of moments. ;D

Thank you Mark. It was being at the right place at the right time.

[Bob Kaufman]

Ely, the photos may be rated R for mature audiences only but for me it's rated A for excellency!

[Elvin Sansona]

A good material for educating our youth about the beauty of courtship. Nice shots sir Ely!

[Ely Teehankee]

Apr 13, 2010 7:53:31 GMT Bob Kaufman said:

Ely, the photos may be rated R for mature audiences only but for me it's rated A for excellency!

Thank you Bob. It sure sounds very encouraging. I hope there will be other opportunities in the near future.