Finally birding and not bee-ing

[Neon Rosell II]

Got a chance to get my gears out of the dry cabinet and was really worried that the gears in my lens are not stuck from being stored for some time. Been busy setting up a new apiary up in the mountains.

Anyway, had to bring our daughter to Miriam to take an entrance exam and while waiting for her to finish, went to UP and met up with Bob&Cynthia, later on Bong also arrived. We were hoping to get to see the Narcissus FC but it was a no show.

Since I had not seen a bird in my VF for a while everything was game. Really struggled with exposures, WB, etc., good that there is PS to adjust things when things go wrong. Would really opted to get things right while shooting as the quality when adjusted during PP is different.

Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala)
All shots were captured with 5DM2 + 600 mm f4 IS + 2x Kenko TC (@1200mm), Tripod-Gimbal support, under available light.
f5.0 (f10), 1/320 sec, ISO 1000, manual exposure

f 4.5, 1/80 sec

f 4.5, 1/100 sec

[Mick Harris]

Great shots esp number 3

[Ely Teehankee]

When you can see the tail, the bird is not facing you. When he is facing you, you cannot see the chest, and finally when you see the chest, you cannot see the tail. Nevertheless the pictures are excellent. It just means one thing. You have to go back and take a complete picture of the bird and as good as this series. Is the bird about to build a nest?

Well done Neon & Mabuhay.

[Ramon Quisumbing]

Wonderful captures, Neon. How close were you to the CSB?

[Steve Albano]

Awesome a colors!!

[Neon Rosell II]

Thanks Mick, Ely, Ramon and Steve.

Nov 12, 2011 21:19:05 GMT Ramon Quisumbing said:

Wonderful captures, Neon. How close were you to the CSB?

@ Ramon, it was 12.6m here is the full exif

[William Lim]

Beautiful captures of the barbet, Neon.

[Neon Rosell II]

Nov 12, 2011 15:31:26 GMT Ely Teehankee said:

When you can see the tail, the bird is not facing you. When he is facing you, you cannot see the chest, and finally when you see the chest, you cannot see the tail. Nevertheless the pictures are excellent. It just means one thing. You have to go back and take a complete picture of the bird and as good as this series. Is the bird about to build a nest?

Well done Neon & Mabuhay.

Hi Ely,

This is what frustrates me as well and wished that my cam body shoots 10 fps and not a measly 3.9fps, I would have gotten better poses when the bird was going over and around the branch. My 40D shoots a faster rate than the 5D maybe I'll start using it again.

Anyway, here's the best I could produce and still managed to clipped the tail. Same shooting details as above @ 1/160 sec.

[gabriel buluran]

the giant barbet is back!!! love the colors of this bird!!!

[mantarey]

Wonderful series Neon. So, you're shooting with your macro lens again.

[alainpascua]

Excellent shots, Neon, as always ser!