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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 5, 2012 2:12:32 GMT
To the best of my recollection this is the closest that I have photographed a bird with the 800 mm lens. Minimum focusing distance is 6 meters. I took these pictures at 6.08 meters. The Red-keeled Flowerpecker (Dicaeum australe) is endemic to the Philippines. It was raining that afternoon and for a while I thought there were not going to be any birds until I heard it chirping very loud on the Aratelis tree. It likes to feed on the fruit of the Aratelis tree. The bird was literally wet & wild so it was difficult but challenging to take his picture. Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, Canon EF 800mm f5.6L IS USM, Gitzo GT3530LS tripod, Wimberley WH200 head. Manual exposure in available light. All the pictures were taken at 1/250 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600 at 6.08 meters.     |
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Mar 5, 2012 4:30:05 GMT
Wonderfully detailed, Ely. Only an X-ray will reveal more!  |
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Post by Mark Itol on Mar 5, 2012 4:47:18 GMT
Very close, indeed. Amazing detail you captured here, Ely. Congrats and thanks for sharing.
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Post by Jeniel Buday on Mar 5, 2012 6:04:57 GMT
Great Sir Ely!
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Post by Tonji Ramos on Mar 5, 2012 6:19:58 GMT
Nice and close indeed Ely. Your macro makes it look like a big bird! Good DOF control with your 5.6 opening.
We planted an Aratelis tree in our backyard to attract this bird. So far two birds have landed already. But no pictures yet.
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Post by Toto Gamboa on Mar 5, 2012 6:33:38 GMT
Crisp!
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Post by Tateo Osawa on Mar 5, 2012 16:33:55 GMT
Beautiful detail, very nice Ely T.,!!.
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Post by tina mallari on Mar 5, 2012 17:15:24 GMT
Look at the feather details !!! Amazing :-)
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 5, 2012 17:58:25 GMT
Wonderfully detailed, Ely. Only an X-ray will reveal more! Thank you Ramon. I don't think I can do any closer or better than this. Really lucky to get that close as I was already looking for him under the tree and the bird just landed underneath me. Lucky too that it focus fast enough before it started to jump to another branch. |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 5, 2012 18:00:46 GMT
Very close, indeed. Amazing detail you captured here, Ely. Congrats and thanks for sharing. Thank you Mark. I am also amaze how much details the photograph can make. I like to share with as many people as I can so that they can see the beauty of God's wonderful creation Glad that you enjoyed it. |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 5, 2012 18:01:51 GMT
Thank you Borgz. You have a lot of good looking birds in your place. I hope to see more of them soon. |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 5, 2012 18:04:49 GMT
Nice and close indeed Ely. Your macro makes it look like a big bird! Good DOF control with your 5.6 opening. We planted an Aratelis tree in our backyard to attract this bird. So far two birds have landed already. But no pictures yet. Thank you Tonji. There was a lot of luck in getting in this picture. The Aratelis tree will attract a lot of nice birds in Alabang. I don't know if the flowers will also attract the Sunbirds. If the birds don't eat the fruits, they are also good to eat. I use to eat them off the tree but they are nicer when you chill them in the refrigerator for a few minutes. |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 5, 2012 18:33:20 GMT
Thank you Toto. That is a nice adjective to use. We like chicharon because it is crispy and we also like our pictures to be crispy. LOL. |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 5, 2012 18:35:13 GMT
Beautiful detail, very nice Ely T.,!!. Thank you Tateo. My favorite distance to subject is to be within 10 meters. For bigger birds maybe up to 15 meters would be ideal. |
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Post by Ariel Matias on Mar 5, 2012 18:36:57 GMT
Outstanding details on this one. Looks like a macro shot of a bird!
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Mar 5, 2012 18:38:45 GMT
Look at the feather details !!! Amazing :-) Thank you Tina. For birds this size, I would be very happy if they are within 10 meters. At 6.05 meters I am just glad that I was able to focus on this small & skittish bird. |
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Post by Mick Harris on Mar 5, 2012 19:12:10 GMT
Great stuff Ely.
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Post by Tirso Paris on Mar 5, 2012 21:35:47 GMT
Really fantastic that you could photograph this bird at close range. Lovely details! Congratulations Ely.
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Post by Dennis Alfaro on Mar 5, 2012 23:06:09 GMT
nice up-close image of the RKF sir!
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Post by Neil Konrad III on Mar 6, 2012 0:43:26 GMT
Amazing details sir! Was able to hold an 800mm+ID MkIV combo at the Canon booth in Baguio: it was really something else! |
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