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Post by RB Ocon on Apr 20, 2008 3:19:57 GMT
Hi Everybody I got this shot while birding with Tita Tina, Tito Wency, Tita Carmela, my Mom and Dad at Villa Escudero, Tiaong, Quezon yesterday. This is my first endemic photo-lifer. ;D ;D ;D Indigo-banded Kingfisher (a Philippine endemic, female) Scientific name - Alcedo cyanopecta Habitat - Uncommon, restricted to clear fresh water streams up to at least 1500 m. [20D + 100-400 L IS, 400 mm, f/5.6, ISO 800, 1/200 sec, AV-priority, hand held, available light]  Pogito |
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Post by Ed Matuod on Apr 20, 2008 4:05:17 GMT
Way to go, pogito. Congratulations on your first foto-lifer. More power to you.
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Post by Mark Itol on Apr 20, 2008 4:11:46 GMT
Congratulations! Nice capture of a colorful bird.  |
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Post by tina mallari on Apr 20, 2008 4:32:11 GMT
Marvelous capture Pogito. WOWWWWWWWW an ENDEMIC Photo lifer $$$$ HehEHehEHehhEe ;D ;D ;D Congratulations !!! Imagine having a photo of an indigo banded kingfisher already when most of the bird photographers here don't even have that bird yet - Wooooooooo Hooooooooooooo !!!!! We had fun being with you guys. Specially seeing you shoot for the first time - Looks like you will put to shame most of our photos in a few months time. Keep it up and before you know it - you will own Romy's favorite camera and lens  Soooo, were you able to make a deal with your dad regarding BIFs ? Hope you got a good deal  ;D |
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Post by JP Cariño on Apr 20, 2008 4:41:45 GMT
what a beauty! |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Apr 20, 2008 6:40:29 GMT
Hehe.... the nestling is on the clouds when I told him there's probably less than 20 people in the world who have captured this species in habitat. ;D It was a blast birding Tiaong with Carmela, Tina and Wency. Doc Chito arrived after I left (I had to go ahead so I can set up the LCD projector at the Earth Day program). Here's the Sigmonster Tamer's version, among my first detailed photos of the female IBKF (all my previous ones were male). 40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/8 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support:  |
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Post by Martin Alvendia on Apr 20, 2008 8:38:28 GMT
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Post by Carmela Balcazar on Apr 20, 2008 9:41:16 GMT
 Wow. How ironic that an IBK was responsible for getting the father started and now it's the first endemic photo-lifer for the son. Sorry Romy but that shot by Pogito is a lot better than your first photo of the IBK. ;D Iwanan mo na si Pogito dito.
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Post by Romy Ocon on Apr 20, 2008 14:16:43 GMT
Wow! A Father and Son Masterpiece! Beautiful! Thanks, Martin, Tina, JP, Mark and Ed! Wow. How ironic that an IBK was responsible for getting the father started and now it's the first endemic photo-lifer for the son. Sorry Romy but that shot by Pogito is a lot better than your first photo of the IBK. ;D Iwanan mo na si Pogito dito. Haha.... I didn't realize that until you mentioned it Carmela. Here's another capture of the female IBKF while it's poised to dive for prey.... it held this position long enough for me to squeeze a shot at 1/6 sec. ;D 40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/7.1, ISO 400, 1/6 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support:  |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Apr 20, 2008 15:31:22 GMT
Here's a 39-sec video clip of the IBKF being captured with slow shutter speed via Live View of the 40D. ;D
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Post by mantarey on Apr 20, 2008 22:53:54 GMT
Wow, awesome pictures Mastah. You never cease to amaze me with your truly inspiring images. I'm sure the offspring will reach greater heights which I'm sure is also your dream. |
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Post by Ed Matuod on Apr 21, 2008 1:18:50 GMT
Another masterpiece but hey, have you notice its feet, a unique kind.
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Apr 21, 2008 3:42:01 GMT
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Post by tina mallari on Apr 21, 2008 10:11:20 GMT
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Post by Manny Illana on Apr 21, 2008 10:55:25 GMT
wow! oustanding shots. kudos to the three of you.
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Post by Romy Ocon on Apr 21, 2008 11:48:31 GMT
Hehehe.... I can't remember what joke Plain Master cracked to put the three of us in stitches..... ;D Romy, as usual ... EXCELLENT shots !!!!! Here's a couple of pictures taken by the area where we shot the IBKF.  |
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Post by bindi on Apr 21, 2008 13:02:45 GMT
Hey Romy and Pogito!
They are truly wonderful Kingfisher pictures, thanks heaps for posting those. They made my day!
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Post by tina mallari on Apr 21, 2008 13:07:52 GMT
Hehehe.... I can't remember what joke Plain Master cracked to put the three of us in stitches..... ;D Romy, as usual ... EXCELLENT shots !!!!! Here's a couple of pictures taken by the area where we shot the IBKF. Hmmmmmm I can't remember too. Maybe it was the time when I saw Pogito's pictures of the IBKF and then I told him, let's exchange CF cards so that I will end up having excellent captures too ;D ;D ;D Nahhhhh that wasn't it ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Apr 21, 2008 13:52:36 GMT
Thanks, Bindi and everybody. Tina, where are your IBKF captures??? And Chito's too?  ;D I'm rationing mine, processing only a couple a day so the hoard will last till the next sortie, hehehe. Here's my last IBKF for today - the crab would lose all its extremities (and senses too I suppose ;D) shortly after this photo was snapped. The bird repeatedly banged the crustacean against the hard surface of the log to get rid of the legs and claws and perhaps to soften the hard shell before it swallows the prey. 40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, 700 mm, f/5.6, ISO 800, 1/160 sec, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support: |
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Post by Reyno Rosete on Apr 21, 2008 13:57:08 GMT
Hi Everybody I got this shot while birding with Tita Tina, Tito Wency, Tita Carmela, my Mom and Dad at Villa Escudero, Tiaong, Quezon yesterday. This is my first endemic photo-lifer. ;D ;D ;D Indigo-banded Kingfisher (a Philippine endemic, female) Scientific name - Alcedo cyanopecta Habitat - Uncommon, restricted to clear fresh water streams up to at least 1500 m. [20D + 100-400 L IS, 400 mm, f/5.6, ISO 800, 1/200 sec, AV-priority, hand held, available light] Pogito |
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And now a whole family affair with Nimfa behind the video cam!!! 
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