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Post by Ely Teehankee on Jul 11, 2012 12:57:36 GMT
On the last day of my Bohol trip, before going to the airport in Tagbilaran, I passed by BISU to take a last look and see if I can get new pictures. The Silvery were not there but after a while Felix called me and he motioned me to be quiet. Slowly and quietly, I approach the area where the bird was perch. In the thick of the bushes there was an immature Silvery Kingfisher (Alcedo argentata) 150 mm (6 inches) in length preening its feathers. It was a tight fit to get the lens thru the bushes and do it as quietly as possible. Having done that, I was thankful that I went unnoticed by the bird. All these pictures are almost full frame as the distance of the bird was 8.36 meters farthest and 7.25 meters at the nearest. Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, Canon EF 800mm f5.6L IS USM, Gitzo GT3530LS tripod, M-3.6 Mongoose Gimbal Action Head. Manual exposure in available light. 1/20 sec, f/5.6, ISO 1600  1/20 sec, f/5.6, ISO 1600  1/25 sec, f/5.6, ISO 1600  1/25 sec, f/5.6, ISO 1600  1/20 sec, f/5.6, ISO 1600  1/25 sec, f/5.6, ISO 1600  |
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Jul 11, 2012 13:39:26 GMT
Wow, super details, Ely! Well done!
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Post by Sylvia Ramos on Jul 11, 2012 15:35:57 GMT
Wow, great that you got it!! Gorgeous!
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Jul 11, 2012 20:40:51 GMT
Wow, super details, Ely! Well done! Thank you Ramon. When they mature they would have a orange red legs, very pretty. |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Jul 11, 2012 20:42:14 GMT
Wow, great that you got it!! Gorgeous! Thank you Sylvia. You are right, she is "Gorgeous". I like that description. |
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Post by tina mallari on Jul 12, 2012 2:12:22 GMT
Beautiful captures Ely !! I like Sylvia's description of it too :-)
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Jul 12, 2012 8:26:32 GMT
Beautiful captures Ely !! I like Sylvia's description of it too :-) Thank you Tina. I would like to see some of the pictures that you & Bob took recently. Those are very nice subjects as we don't see them very often. |
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Post by Mick Harris on Jul 12, 2012 11:10:14 GMT
Great series. I like the 5th one especially .
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Post by Mark Itol on Jul 12, 2012 15:23:30 GMT
Great images of this beautiful endemic, Ely.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Jul 12, 2012 19:14:58 GMT
Great series. I like the 5th one especially . Thank you Mick. I like that one too. |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Jul 12, 2012 19:19:35 GMT
Great images of this beautiful endemic, Ely. Thank you Mark, and also for mentioning that it is endemic. I forgot about that. We are very fortunate to have 223 of them out of 651 species. |
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Post by Edwin Matias on Jul 13, 2012 1:10:55 GMT
Sir Ely,
Great Capture of this KF, Thumbs Up
Regards,
Edwin
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Jul 13, 2012 1:22:10 GMT
Sir Ely, Great Capture of this KF, Thumbs Up Regards, Edwin Thank you Edwin. It is a good time to go there when it is not raining. |
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