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Post by Mark Itol on Mar 9, 2011 18:57:05 GMT
Still no birding for me so I'm back to the HD. I got this shot with Bong and Doc Mando in Candaba last January. The colorful beauty was fanning out its tail as it tried to keep its balance on the swaying perch, while the three birdnuts took cover behind the Great Wall of Candaba firing shots, not minding the showers. Hope you like it. Blue-tailed Bee-eater ( Merops philippinus) Candaba, Pampanga, 9 Jan 2011  40D, 400/5.6 L, ISO 400, f/5.6, 1/160 sec, manual exposure, handheld (leaning on the Great Wall of Candaba), cropped, +0.5 EV in conversion |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 9, 2011 20:43:30 GMT
Very nice Mark. Unusual poses like this add flavor to the portrait. Well done & Mabuhay.
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Post by Eric Patdu on Mar 9, 2011 21:52:37 GMT
Beautiful photo Mark. The raindrops add a nice effect on the photo.
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Post by Mark Itol on Mar 10, 2011 2:18:21 GMT
Thanks a lot, Ely and Eric. It was fun watching (and shooting) this bird try to keep itself on the perch.
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Mar 10, 2011 3:11:11 GMT
Yep, that's a super fine photo! The raindrops add to the effects of the scene. Well done! :-)
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Post by Renoir Abrea on Mar 10, 2011 4:50:27 GMT
wow' acrobat in deed
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Post by Edwin Matias on Mar 10, 2011 15:34:21 GMT
Great Capture of this bee-eater Mark
Regards,
Edwin
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Post by Tateo Osawa on Mar 10, 2011 17:18:01 GMT
Different image of Bee-eater, beautiful photo Mark I.
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Post by Mark Itol on Mar 10, 2011 17:35:16 GMT
Thanks for the kind words, Bobby K, Renoir, Edwin, and Tateo-san.
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Post by luisitoco on Mar 10, 2011 22:09:41 GMT
Very nice bee-eater photo ,Sir Mark. The raindrops hitting the forehead depicts the instability of the perch. Bravo!
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Post by Enrique Frio on Mar 11, 2011 2:47:40 GMT
Great composition! The rain streaks' slant adds to the dynamism of the image.  |
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Post by Mark Itol on Mar 11, 2011 12:56:02 GMT
Thank you guys. |
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Post by butchsanjuan on Mar 13, 2011 15:20:11 GMT
WOW! I really love the effect of the raindrops.
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Post by JV Noriega on Mar 13, 2011 15:33:04 GMT
very nice mood on this one Mark, and very good camera handling. Lovely photo.
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