Canyon Woods 09-2010

[tina mallari]

I haven't birded for quite some time so when I was well enough to venture out again, I decided to go to a place where it's quite easy to go birding... dude birding all the way

Collared Kingfisher

40D + 500mm f/4 ; ISO 320 ; f/4 ; 1/500 ; bean bag

Pied Bushchat

40D + 500mm f/4 ; ISO 320 ; f/5.6 ; 1/640 ; hand held

Pied Triller

40D + 500mm f/4 ; ISO 320 ; f/5.6 ; 1/400 ; hand held

Scaly-breasted Munia

40D + 500mm f/4 ; ISO 320 ; f/5.6 ; 1/640 ; hand held

[JV Noriega]

Excellent captures Tina! All photographs seem to have these birds posed the way you wanted them... even the eye contact on all four are quite similar and distinct! Nice clean backgrounds on all. The bird magnet strikes again! Great set!

[Ronnie Dominguez]

Our Ms.Bird magnet now can command poses too? What will it be next? Say Ahhhhh and spread the wings too? Outstanding captures!

[tina mallari]

Thanks a lot JV and Ron

Ron: How I wish we could command wild birds to strike a pose for us. Wooohooo that would be awesome - HEhHEhHEheE

[Ely Teehankee]

It is nice to see you back with your usual high quality pictures. Well done Tina. Mabuhay.

[Edu Lorenzo Jr]

hmm.. i gotta learn what this "dude birding" is

Great captures Tina! If you had done this earlier, your recovery would have been faster. birding is really a nice way to decompress..

[Toto Gamboa]

The Tina strikes back! Amazing captures!

[Ariel Matias]

It's nice to see your photos once again. Well done!

[gabriel buluran]

You haven't missed a beat Tina! the bushchat is my favorite in this set...

[Ivan Sarenas]

Guys, all these are handheld! Save for the WCKF. Galeng Tina!

[tina mallari]

Thank you so much Ely, Edu, Toto, Ariel, Gabs and Ivan for the kind words

Naku Ivan, if you only knew how tired I was from hand holding my lens. My shots of the blue rock thrush, white throated KF, lowland white eye and elegant tit all turned out blurred coz I couldn't carry my lens anymore. More than half of my shots were blurred - LOL

[Neon Rosell II]

Wow! Excellent set Plain Idol Tina! you didn't lost your touch at all.

[Bob Kaufman]

She's baaack! I'm so glad that you have started to post again, Tins. These are the kind of photos I'd been hoping to see once again. The kind that only THE bird magnet can produce.

[Tonji Ramos]

Our mentor is back! Yes!

Your photos always have your signature style. Great to have you shooting again. Time for another trip!

[Lydia Robledo]

40D, Handheld, I still have to learn a lot from my idol. Galeeeeng-galeeeng! No more na 7D. It's not the camera pala talaga. I like all. telyds

[tina mallari]

Thanks a lot Neon, Bob, Tonji and Ate Lyds.

Neon: Naku ha idol ka dyan eh I have so much to learn from you. I want to be like you and IDOL Romy

Bob: You are too kind. Thanks again.

Tonj: Pare! (I feel like a tomboy when I say that so will never call you Pare like your other "lady" friends do. I just hear it often kaya I tried it now).

Naku ha they might believe you that I am your mentor eh you and Sylvia have better shots than I do.

Sige, lets plan on the next trip... how about the area where the hill mynas are? LOL I have to get shots of those birds I will try again today. Crossing my fingers and toes.

Ate Lyds: Naku, game !!! Let's get a 7D na... when I win the lotto ;D Ay when I win the lotto Mk IV pala ako - HEhHEhEhe for now, in my dreams muna.

[Mark Itol]

It's great to see you posting again, plain idol! Tinariffic set you have here.

[Nilo Arribas Jr.]

Wow Tina...these are excellent shots... it's good to see your photos again in our board.

[tina mallari]

Thank you Mark and Nilo

Uy Mark ! You must be itching to go on a sortie now that you have your gear back WoooHooo can't wait to see your captures.

[Lydia Robledo]

Tina, mi idol, I looked at your photos again, where is your bird studio? Puro nakapose ah. Do you show them a tirador so they behave? telyds super inggit