Post by Neon Rosell II on Apr 25, 2014 6:03:23 GMT
I was presented here with a dilemma whether to shoot with a slower shutter speed and a lower ISO, which will give lower noise or shoot with just the right shutter speed to freeze the bird which will produce a higher ISO shot. Considering my gear setup the highest shutter speed I could get that could handle the mirror slap of the 5DM3 + 600 f4 + 2x Kenko TC on a tripod would be around 1/80 to 1/100 sec. Since this is a rare bird and I wanted to get it right, I chose the later which gave me an ISO 20000. The name compliments the bird as it remained below the dark recesses of the forest stream. I would have taken the TC off if not for the intermittent rain that afternoon and I didn't carry the lens holder as well :-).
Thanks to Pete Simpson who described the general location in detail that was easy for me to locate and Tonji for confirming. Need the help of a friend to reassure me that I was at the right location when in the first several minutes I didn't see the bird :-).
Cryptic Flycatcher (Ficedula crypta)- Eden Nature Resort, Toril, Davao City, April 4, 2014
Ixi & Carmela, I know exactly what you went through. I was waiting there looking at the rocks and on dark recesses along the vegetation when suddenly I felt something was watching me and turned my head slowly to the right side where the stairs were still going down. I was eye to eye with the bird and was praying that it continue to be curious at what I'm doing :-) Turned my camera slowly, adjusted for a lower ISO, turned MLU, used the remote shutter and fired away.
f4, 1/60sec, ISO 8000
Thanks to Pete Simpson who described the general location in detail that was easy for me to locate and Tonji for confirming. Need the help of a friend to reassure me that I was at the right location when in the first several minutes I didn't see the bird :-).
Cryptic Flycatcher (Ficedula crypta)- Eden Nature Resort, Toril, Davao City, April 4, 2014
Ixi & Carmela, I know exactly what you went through. I was waiting there looking at the rocks and on dark recesses along the vegetation when suddenly I felt something was watching me and turned my head slowly to the right side where the stairs were still going down. I was eye to eye with the bird and was praying that it continue to be curious at what I'm doing :-) Turned my camera slowly, adjusted for a lower ISO, turned MLU, used the remote shutter and fired away.
f4, 1/60sec, ISO 8000