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Post by Romy Ocon on Sept 25, 2015 1:12:14 GMT
For the past couple of weeks, I've been noticing this beautiful migrant hanging out in a certain area along the Bued River. But each time I tried to get near the bird, it flew away before I can acquire it in my viewfinder.
A recent stalking session turned out differently, to my pleasant surprise. The bird wasn't so shy .... perhaps it has settled in and became more familiar with people going around its territory? I got within full framing distance while it was perched on a mound of river gravel, with distant foliage as background (this melted nicely given the thin DOF of the wide open 400 2.8 IS + 2x TC). The afternoon light (around 3:25 pm) had started to turn golden and this enhanced the colors of the bird's plumage.
I wish the bird will give me more shooting opportunities, particularly with a photogenic perch, in the coming weeks and months, before it goes back to its breeding place overseas sometime in May.
Disclosure - no pixel was harmed or thrown away in the making of these images, as both are uncropped full frames. 
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Blue Rock-Thrush (Monticola solitarius, migrant, female)
Habitat - Rocky exposed slopes, road cuts, and along rocky streams and rivers.
Shooting Info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, September 22, 2015, Canon 1D MIV + 400 2.8 IS + 2x TC II, 800 mm, f/5.6, ISO 160, 1/1250 sec, 475B/516 support, manual exposure in available light, uncropped full frame resized to 1500x100
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Post by Tateo Osawa on Sept 29, 2015 3:53:43 GMT
Great shot always, Romy. nice to see low angle shot,and beautiful background.
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Post by Romy Ocon on Sept 30, 2015 8:30:09 GMT
Thanks, Tateo-san!
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Post by tina mallari on Oct 1, 2015 2:27:43 GMT
OMGolly these are fantastic !!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 1, 2015 9:49:58 GMT
Thanks, Tina.... I hope the 600 f4 DO II comes out soon, before I break my old back using the 400 2.8 IS. |
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Oct 1, 2015 11:28:24 GMT
Beautiful shots Ka Romy - sharp and extreme details, exposure spot on. The "perch" could be better, of course, but as it is, it's signature Ka Mastah! :-)
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Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 2, 2015 23:30:46 GMT
Thanks, Bobby!
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Post by William Lim on Oct 7, 2015 5:26:35 GMT
Great shot, Romy.
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Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 8, 2015 13:01:30 GMT
Thanks, William.
Meantime, this female migratory bird has become a temporary resident in a certain area along Bued River very near the junction of Kennon Road and Manila North Road (aka McArthur Highway).
For the second time this season, it allowed me a portrait session. Light wasn't ideal, as the bird was perched in the shade and the distant foliage was sunlit. I had to do some meticulous post-processing to lift the shadows and pull back the bright background. The back-to-the-camera pose shows some interesting feather pattern, while the open bill and catchlight are welcome bonuses.
Shooting Info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, October 8, 2015, Canon 7D + 400 2.8 IS + 2x TC II, 800 mm, f/5.6, ISO 320, 1/200 sec, 475B/516 support, manual exposure in available light, near full frame resized to 800x1000 |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 14, 2015 11:48:27 GMT
Blue Rock-Thrush In The Rain (HD Video)
I finally caught this bird on a photogenic perch this morning, while it was raining over the Bued River. The video quality with the stacked 2x/1.4 teleconverters is still decent, even with the 7D's tiny pixels.
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Blue Rock-Thrush (Monticola solitarius, migrant, female)
Habitat - Rocky exposed slopes, road cuts, and along rocky streams and rivers.
Shooting Info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, October 14, 2015, Canon 7D + 400 2.8 IS + 2x TC II + 1.4x TC II, 1120 mm, 1080/30p capture, 475B/516 support, manual exposure in available light.
Original Musical Score - "Inside View" by R. B. Ocon III, Paper Focus
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