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Post by Romy Ocon on Jul 6, 2015 9:34:06 GMT
After more than 24 hours of strong winds and torrential rains brought by Typhoon "Egay" (international name - Linfa ), Lowland White-eyes converged like starving bees at a fruiting tree in my mother's backyard at Bacnotan, La Union. The tiny birds feasted like there's no tomorrow on whatever berry-like fruits that survived the onslaught of the howler. I braved the light rains and wind of the typhoon's tail-end and enjoyed a prolonged shooting session. I had to wrap my birding combo in a plastic sheet to protect it from moisture. The overcast lighting made exposures easier to tame. Again, the 400 2.8 IS + 2x TC II's IQ and AF accuracy didn't disappoint (the DOF is super thin at 800 mm and 3 - 5 meters shooting distance). Lowland White-eye (Zosterops meyeni, a near Philippine endemic) Shooting info - Bacnotan, La Union, Philippines, July 6, 2015, Canon 5D MIII + 400 2.8 IS + Canon 2x TC II, 800 mm, f/5.6, ISO 1600, 1/250 sec, 475B/516 support, manual exposure in available light, near full frame resized to 1500x1000. Still post-processing some images, more to be posted later.
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Post by tina mallari on Jul 6, 2015 10:42:16 GMT
Fantastic capture Romy !!!!! WOW this is beyond words :-)
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Jul 6, 2015 11:36:55 GMT
Wow, that is a super terrific shot! I see you used a 2x on that 400/2.8 even, and that makes it even more stupendous, Ka Mastah!
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Post by Romy Ocon on Jul 6, 2015 11:49:39 GMT
Thanks, Tina and Bobby!
It was not too tough to capture good feather detail with the 400 2.8 IS + 2x TC with its precise focus placement, but getting a clean background is something else. Here's a couple of environmental shots of these tiny birds.
Shooting info - Bacnotan, La Union, Philippines, July 6, 2015, Canon 5D MIII + 400 2.8 IS + Canon 2x TC II, 800 mm, f/5.6, ISO 1600, 1/250 sec, 475B/516 support, manual exposure in available light, near full frame resized to 1500x1000.
Shooting info - Bacnotan, La Union, Philippines, July 6, 2015, Canon 5D MIII + 400 2.8 IS + Canon 2x TC II, 800 mm, f/5.6, ISO 3200, 1/320 sec, 475B/516 support, manual exposure in available light, uncropped full frame resized to 1500x1000.
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Post by Tateo Osawa on Jul 6, 2015 14:50:26 GMT
Wow, another great shots, Romy beautiful detail.
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Post by Romy Ocon on Jul 13, 2015 12:48:24 GMT
Thanks, Tateo-san!
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Post by Tonji Ramos on Jul 14, 2015 0:24:16 GMT
That 400 with 2x combo is pretty awesome Romy. Great set of these cool birds.
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Post by Romy Ocon on Jul 14, 2015 1:46:13 GMT
Thanks, Tonji! The combo is pretty heavy, but left with no other big white for the moment, it's getting more mileage now than when I had the lighter 500 f4 IS as a workhorse.
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