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Post by JP Cariño on Apr 17, 2008 22:53:18 GMT
yesterday's visit was mainly to take photos of the elusive pheasant tailed jacana. i thought it was gonna be a walk in the park but those birds are very elusive to catch. the closest i got to them with the floating blind was around half the length of a basketball court. lighting wasnt that great either as there were lots of clouds blocking the golden rays of the sun. here's what i got from the blind again with martins' help but i'll be back for those jacanas soon   Purple Heron - Nikon D300 + 80-400 4.5-5.6 D VR, f/7.1, 1/320, ISO 400, manual exposure, manfrotto ballhead, floating blind: |
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Post by JP Cariño on Apr 17, 2008 22:54:14 GMT
 Cinnamon Bittern - Nikon D300 + 80-400 4.5-5.6 D VR, f/8, 1/320, ISO 500, manual exposure, manfrotto ballhead, floating blind: |
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Post by JP Cariño on Apr 17, 2008 22:56:30 GMT
 Blue tailed bee eater - Nikon D300 + 80-400 4.5-5.6 D VR, f/10, 1/320, ISO 400, manual exposure, manfrotto ballhead, floating blind: |
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Post by JP Cariño on Apr 17, 2008 22:58:48 GMT
 Philippine Duck - Nikon D300 + 80-400 4.5-5.6 D VR, f/10, 1/400, ISO 400, manual exposure, manfrotto ballhead, floating blind: |
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Post by JP Cariño on Apr 17, 2008 23:00:43 GMT
 Intermediate Egret (breeding plumage) - Nikon D300 + 80-400 4.5-5.6 D VR, f/8, 1/320, ISO 500, manual exposure, manfrotto ballhead, floating blind: (no crop) |
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Post by JP Cariño on Apr 17, 2008 23:02:56 GMT
 Purple Swamphen - Nikon D300 + 80-400 4.5-5.6 D VR, f/10, 1/250, ISO 400, manual exposure, manfrotto ballhead, floating blind: |
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Post by Ralf Nabong on Apr 17, 2008 23:18:40 GMT
Great set there JP. Now I know what a floating blind can do to capture those close-up shots.
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Post by tina mallari on Apr 17, 2008 23:19:07 GMT
ALL Excellent photos JP !!!!! WOW WOW WOW and more WOWssssssss. Fantastic !!!!! Seeeeeeee, you were really meant to PHOTOGRAPH birds and not kill them sooooooo PLEASEEEEEE don't ever go back to hunting birds ha.  |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Apr 17, 2008 23:37:14 GMT
All superbly captured, JP..... love the low angle and details - 20 galaxies! Good luck on the PTJ hunt!  |
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Post by mantarey on Apr 18, 2008 1:55:03 GMT
Wow great set Master CF.  This is the best one for me. Amazing feather details. Blue tailed bee eater - Nikon D300 + 80-400 4.5-5.6 D VR, f/10, 1/320, ISO 400, manual exposure, manfrotto ballhead, floating blind: |
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Apr 18, 2008 3:46:33 GMT
Wooohooo!! Wonderful shots in all JP!! the details are amazing!!   Can't wait for the PTJ captures, good luck!! |
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Post by Mark Itol on Apr 18, 2008 3:52:21 GMT
There are very great captures. The colors are vivid and the images are very sharp! |
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Post by JP Cariño on Apr 18, 2008 4:44:54 GMT
thanks guys! The Pheasant tailed Jacana was giving me nightmares last night. its so hard to approach them with the blind. currently modifying the blind to make it lighter and smaller
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Post by Armando Somintac on Apr 18, 2008 8:44:34 GMT
great captures and lovely details. and btw, good luck on those Jacanas. |
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Post by Ed Matuod on Apr 19, 2008 1:35:35 GMT
ALL GREAT SHOTS! CONGRATS.
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This is the best one for me. Amazing feather details. 
