Guiaberos of Subic

[mantarey]

Went to Subic last weekend with Alain, Mark and Olan and saw a big flock of Guiaberos feeding very early in the morning. The light was still inadequate to get enough shutter speeds to freeze the feeding birds and there were a lot of blurries. Of the dozens of shots fired I was glad to have at least two decent keepers.

Guiabero (Bolbopsittacus lunulatus), Endemic, Subic Rainforest, 12/11/11
50D + EF500, f5.0, 1/80, ISO 800, Manual Exposure, Handheld

[Ramon Quisumbing]

Beautiful shots, Rey. How close were you?

I have never been able to take a good photo of a Guaiabero.

[gabriel buluran]

they look so alive rey! congrats on this set. i have only seen a guiabero once and the image i got was backlit.

cheers!

[mantarey]

Thanks a lot Ramon. It was a pretty close encounter, these fellows were busy feeding and didn't mind me as I was shooting inside my car just across the narrow street. Cars are really the best blinds you can find.

[mantarey]

Thanks Gabs. There's a tree in Tarlac Eco Park where you can get full frame captures of this endemic Parrot if the fruits are ripe enough. I think it's a good time to visit the place within within the next few weeks.

[Mark Jason Argallon]

lovely, sir rey! love the details.

[mantarey]

Thanks a lot Mark.

[Mark Itol]

Nice captures, Rey. With the lighting condition, it was challenging to freeze even the slow eating movements of these guys.

[mantarey]

Thanks Mark, if you will notice I was almost open wide at f5.0 in ISO 800 still there was not enough light to get more keepers.

[William Lim]

Nice captures, Rey. Clear photo handholding an EF500 at 1/80.

[mantarey]

Thanks a lot Doc.

[Ely Teehankee]

Its always a plus when you can get close to the bird. Looks like you had your feast too taking the pictures of the Guiaberos. Well done Rey & Mabuhay.

[JV Noriega]

Wow Rey! so close! Lovely shots specially the 2nd one!

[mantarey]

Thank you Ely and JV.