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Post by Romy Ocon on Jul 7, 2012 10:52:08 GMT
These tiny, feathered dynamos were marauding the fruiting "atis" tree (sugar-apple or sweetsop) at my mother's backyard in my native La Union this afternoon. I managed to get close with my handheld 100-400, but photon supply under heavily overcast skies was a challenge. I had to use higher ISOs for the faster shutter speeds necessary to freeze these perpetual motion creatures.  Lowland White-eye ( Zosterops meyeni, a near Philippine endemic) Shooting info - Bacnotan, La Union, Philippines, July 7, 2012, Canon 7D + 100-400 IS, 400 mm, f/5.6, ISO 1600, 1/400 sec, hand held, available light, near full frame.  Shooting info - Bacnotan, La Union, Philippines, July 7, 2012, Canon 7D + 100-400 IS, 400 mm, f/5.6, ISO 1600, 1/500 sec, hand held, available light, near full frame.  |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Jul 7, 2012 12:02:42 GMT
Even at ISO 1600 there is very little noise on the 7D. I like the second picture because it shows that the Lowland White-eye likes Atis very much like us and here he is caught red handed stealing from your mother's tree. LOL. Well done Romy & Mabuhay.
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Post by Romy Ocon on Jul 7, 2012 12:50:45 GMT
Even at ISO 1600 there is very little noise on the 7D. I like the second picture because it shows that the Lowland White-eye likes Atis very much like us and here he is caught red handed stealing from your mother's tree. LOL. Well done Romy & Mabuhay. Thanks, Ely! I was surprised to find out that these little guys eat atis. I thought previously their diet was insects. Here's another one - Canon 7D + 100-400 IS, 400 mm, f/5.6, ISO 800, 1/320 sec, hand held, manual exposure in available light.  And a simple, but larger than life portrait - Canon 7D + 100-400 IS, 400 mm, f/5.6, ISO 1600, 1/400 sec, hand held, manual exposure in available light, near full frame.  |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Jul 7, 2012 13:45:05 GMT
These are even better, but I am sticking to my first choice with the piece of Atis on the birds beak as my favorite. It is a good thing you did not see the Atis before the birds got to it. Had you eaten it there will be no birds for you to photograph and for us to see. LOL.
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Post by William Lim on Jul 7, 2012 13:52:15 GMT
Beautiful captures, Romy.
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Post by Tirso Paris on Jul 7, 2012 14:06:43 GMT
Great captures Romy. I find that the Lowland White-eyes also like the fruit of a ficus tree. Whenever a ficus tree near the university campus bears fruits, they invariably come and feast on pinkish soft fruit.
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Post by Juan Manuel C. Del Prado on Jul 7, 2012 22:30:14 GMT
Beautiful photos, Romy Kulang na lang amoy ng ibon at atis!...hahahaha.
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Post by Romy Ocon on Jul 8, 2012 0:11:57 GMT
Thanks again Ely, William, Tirso and Tito Poch! The atis-raiders were back this Sunday morning, but the feeding tree is so situated that lighting is better in the late afternoon. I'll do an anti-rain dance later to scare away the rain clouds, hehe. This morning's shooting session allowed me to experiment with the wide open 400 2.8 + 2x TC + the 7D's tiny, "noisy" pixels. Shooting info - Bacnotan, La Union, Philippines, July 8, 2012, Canon 7D + 400 2.8 IS + Canon 2x TC II, 800 mm, f/5.6, ISO 400, 1/500 sec, 3421/516 support, manual exposure in available light, near full frame.  |
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Jul 8, 2012 15:17:11 GMT
Wonderful captures as always, Romy. Tons of details.
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Post by tina mallari on Jul 8, 2012 15:46:48 GMT
Excellent captures Romy !!! Glad to see you posting again :-)
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Post by Mark Itol on Jul 8, 2012 18:14:51 GMT
Beautiful as always, Ka Mastah! Great to see your shots again!
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Post by Dennis Alfaro on Jul 9, 2012 0:06:36 GMT
As always, beautiful photos from you!
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Post by oespena on Jul 9, 2012 8:10:47 GMT
Nice bird and great shots sir!!!
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Jul 9, 2012 8:18:48 GMT
It's always encouraging and inspiring to see your posts, Mastah Romy! No matter what camera equipment you use, the results are always awesome! More please!  |
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Post by Toto Gamboa on Jul 11, 2012 3:54:39 GMT
Wow wow wow! The wonder photos are back |
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Post by Carmela Balcazar on Jul 11, 2012 9:52:55 GMT
Soooo happy I'm seeing Romy's photos again!!!
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Post by Sylvia Ramos on Jul 11, 2012 15:39:46 GMT
Yeyyy! Romy's magic touch is BACK in PFPF! I'm also so happy to see this! The shots with the atis are amazing!
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Post by Romy Ocon on Jul 12, 2012 12:00:14 GMT
Thanks, Ramon, Plain Idol, Mark, Dennis, Onnie, Bob, Toto, Mela and Sylvia.... long time no see fellow birdnuts! This morning, before I hied off to my job, I heard the noisy gang doing their usual thing again at the atis tree. Who can resist squeezing in a brief shooting session, even at the risk of being tardy at work? ;D ;D ;D I've to use ISO 3200 though because of the low light. Shooting info - Bacnotan, La Union, Philippines, July 12, 2012, Canon 7D + 400 2.8 IS + Canon 2x TC II, 800 mm, f/5.6, ISO 3200, 1/320 sec, 3421/516 support, manual exposure in available light, near full frame |
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Post by Edwin Matias on Jul 13, 2012 1:12:31 GMT
Sir,
Great Captures, as always
Regards,
Edwin
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Post by Clemn A. Macasiano Jr. on Jul 13, 2012 5:04:30 GMT
spot on wide open on 2xTC
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