Lagen Island, El Nido - White-vented Shama

[Ely Teehankee]

Behind the swimming pool at Lagen Island is a walkway that leads to the cottages on the lagoon. It is here that it is almost a certainty that you would encounter the White-vented Shama (Copsychus niger) 8 1/2 inches endemic to the Philippines and can only be seen in Palawan. It is a friendly bird and if you are careful you can get close to it and take pictures of it until it flies away or you have enough of it. LOL.



Canon EOS 1DX, 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




1/40 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600




1/40 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600




1/100 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600





1/15 sec., f/5.6, ISO 1600

[Tateo Osawa]

All nice shots, Ely. I can see bluish black and very good details.

[Ely Teehankee]

May 8, 2014 15:07:07 GMT Tateo Osawa said:

All nice shots, Ely. I can see bluish black and very good details.

Thank you Tateo. It looks like there are fewer people participating in this forum. Let us keep it going until Romy Ocon comes back and make it active again.