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Post by Ely Teehankee on Sept 16, 2012 13:48:18 GMT
I am preparing for my next magazine article and I was thinking about Villa Escudero the Home of the Indigo-banded Kingfisher. Equipped with a new mirror box assembly that is responsible for the fast and accurate focussing of the camera, I was delighted that I did not encounter any focussing problems. The camera and lens performed very well and I think I have several keepers. I would like to request that you rate the top 3 photographs that you will see here, selecting what you think I should use for my next article. 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. 1/50 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600  1/60 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600  1/60 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600  1/200 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600  1/200 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600  1/250 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600  1/250 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600  1/200 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600  1/100 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600  1/100 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600  1/100 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600  1/80 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600  |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Sept 16, 2012 13:50:26 GMT
For your convenience at the top of the thread, on the upper right hand corner, there is a box that says "Add Poll", click on that and fill up one to three only. After filling up the first three, there is a box on the bottom of the same page select and click "Add Poll".
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Post by Ramon Quisumbing on Sept 16, 2012 21:02:29 GMT
Excellent set, Ely! I would go with the last 2 photos. For magazines where photos are usually small, I think that bird photos should be cropped to just show the bird.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Sept 16, 2012 22:32:05 GMT
Excellent set, Ely! I would go with the last 2 photos. For magazines where photos are usually small, I think that bird photos should be cropped to just show the bird. Thank you Ramon. You are right about that. As King Mongkut would say, So shall it be written, so shall it be done. |
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Post by Dennis Alfaro on Sept 17, 2012 2:27:12 GMT
great photos of our favorite IBKF!
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Sept 17, 2012 9:43:39 GMT
great photos of our favorite IBKF! Thank you Dennis. Next week I will post the pictures of the other bird that I saw eating the fruits besides the river. |
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Post by Mick Harris on Sept 17, 2012 10:29:39 GMT
Hi Ely, another great set.
I rate number three as the best. Great composition and good eye contact.
Happy birding.
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Post by Tirso Paris on Sept 18, 2012 6:30:53 GMT
All captures are to die for, Ely. Honestly, I have difficulty picking out the best as all of them are excellent.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Sept 18, 2012 12:50:24 GMT
Hi Ely, another great set. I rate number three as the best. Great composition and good eye contact. Happy birding. Thank you Mick for making your choice. I am getting different feedbacks so I will have to evaluate them carefully. |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Sept 18, 2012 12:52:56 GMT
All captures are to die for, Ely. Honestly, I have difficulty picking out the best as all of them are excellent. Thank you Tirso, I could not be more please with what you said, but due to limited space I still have to select from this group of pictures and the first time that I went to Villa Escudero. I will have to study them more carefully. Heh heh. |
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Post by Eric Patdu on Sept 18, 2012 14:08:18 GMT
Nice set Sir Ely. All are great photos but if I will choose 3, I'll pick 6, 10 & 12.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Sept 19, 2012 20:23:40 GMT
Nice set Sir Ely. All are great photos but if I will choose 3, I'll pick 6, 10 & 12. Those are the popular choices that I get on my email. Thank you Eric. |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Sept 21, 2012 10:52:42 GMT
I happen to come across a thread that was posted late June 2010. It was titled the elusive Indigo-banded Kingfisher. Tonji could not believe that I would go back for the same bird 5 times. I was hoping than that Mela would divert the flow of the water. She did and look at the difference it made. Thank you Mela and you can be certain that the article will highlight the most popular bird of Villa Escudero. Here is the thread for anyone who is interested to see how it was than for me to photograph this bird and now. birdphotoph.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=photo&action=display&thread=5913 |
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Post by Tateo Osawa on Sept 21, 2012 15:31:26 GMT
All nice shots again, Ely. I can see much details.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Sept 21, 2012 20:55:32 GMT
All nice shots again, Ely. I can see much details. Thank you Tateo. Next time you come to Manila you should go and visit Villa Escudero. I think you will enjoy the place and the birds. |
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Post by William Lim on Sept 22, 2012 3:19:53 GMT
Awesome captures, Ely.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Sept 22, 2012 6:45:37 GMT
Thank you William. It might be of interest for you to know that my camera was not focusing well. It would take a couple of precious seconds for the focus to lock after going back and forth a couple of times. The mirror box assembly that has the auto focusing mechanism was defective and replaced. It is now working very well and focusing accurately. |
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Post by oespena on Sept 22, 2012 7:21:59 GMT
all photos are great sir! You can put that all in the magazine.  |
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Sept 22, 2012 9:56:27 GMT
all photos are great sir! You can put that all in the magazine. Thank you Onnie. The magazine can only print a limited amount of pictures as they have to allocate the space for other articles. |
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