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Post by Neil Konrad III on Apr 11, 2012 10:18:08 GMT
The Farm's resident SKF perched right in front of me while I was observing another bird:  April 9, 2012 "A" prio, -2 EV 1/40s @ f/8, ISO 800 500mm Handheld  "A" prio, -2 EV 1,400s @ f/8, ISO 1250 500mm Handheld Neil |
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Post by Michael R. Anton on Apr 11, 2012 11:15:51 GMT
Very nice, Neil! Wish I have chance encounters like these.;-)
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Post by steve pryor on Apr 11, 2012 11:27:01 GMT
Neil,
Good one! Can anybody identify the frog?
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Apr 11, 2012 13:22:53 GMT
Wow, great photos, Neil! Did the SKF swallow the frog whole? Amazing.
I have yet to see a SKF.
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Apr 11, 2012 13:24:06 GMT
Neil, Good one! Can anybody identify the frog? Steve, I believe that's a dead frog. Also called a goner.  |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Apr 11, 2012 20:11:08 GMT
A magnificent capture of a Kingfisher with a frog. I have read that a frog is part of a Kingfishers' diet but this is the first time I saw it in a picture. Just like eating a lizard I presume he would swallow the frog, head first. It certainly would be a full meal for this small kingfisher. I noticed that you were able to increase your ISO in your second picture but with your setting at aperture priority it still came out on the dark side. Had it been on manual mode you would have a brighter picture. It must have been quite a thrill for you. Well done Neil & Mabuhay.
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Post by Neil Konrad III on Apr 12, 2012 2:18:08 GMT
Very nice, Neil! Wish I have chance encounters like these.;-) Thanks! It helps when the place you work in is practically a forest.  |
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Post by Neil Konrad III on Apr 12, 2012 2:21:30 GMT
Wow, great photos, Neil! Did the SKF swallow the frog whole? Amazing. I have yet to see a SKF. I was not able to observe how it dealt with it meal but I'm sure it was a very filling one! I've been seeing it a lot more frequently lately; I guess it has become kind of used to being photographed. |
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Post by Neil Konrad III on Apr 12, 2012 2:23:17 GMT
Neil, Good one! Can anybody identify the frog? Thank you sir. I'll put the frog photo up for ID elsewhere. Neil |
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Post by Neil Konrad III on Apr 12, 2012 2:26:49 GMT
A magnificent capture of a Kingfisher with a frog. I have read that a frog is part of a Kingfishers' diet but this is the first time I saw it in a picture. Just like eating a lizard I presume he would swallow the frog, head first. It certainly would be a full meal for this small kingfisher. I noticed that you were able to increase your ISO in your second picture but with your setting at aperture priority it still came out on the dark side. Had it been on manual mode you would have a brighter picture. It must have been quite a thrill for you. Well done Neil & Mabuhay. Thank you sir. I don't know who was more surprised; the bird or me. Also, you are right about the camera settings; still have a lot to learn! |
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Post by Adri Constantino on Apr 16, 2012 0:55:20 GMT
nice silvery kingfisher neil! great birds!
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Post by tina mallari on Apr 19, 2012 14:44:21 GMT
Wow another special treat for you. Yehey !!!
We went all the way to Davao to hopefully take pictures of the SKF when the Philippine bird festival was held there. The SKF showed up but it stayed in a very dark area and then it left. I wasn't able to take even a single shot of it. Hmmmm super blurred I think - HEHEHEHE.
It would be such a treat to put a photo of a SKF in my gallery one of these days.
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