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Post by Romy Ocon on Nov 18, 2015 2:41:53 GMT
I got close to this little fellow a few days back, while it was feeding on the ground at Bued River. The head, with its contrasting colors, was tough to expose well in direct sunlight. The bill likewise can be easily blown in the red channel. So I patiently waited till it hopped into the shade before pulling the trigger.
Total length of this bird from tip of bill to tip of tail is about 5-1/2", so this image should be more than lifesize in most displays. Nice to have 65 AF points to choose from - I used on off-center one to focus in AI servo at the eye, and attempted to get my desired comp without having to crop out and waste a single pixel.
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Java Sparrow (Padda oryzivora, resident)
Habitat - Uncommon in parks, residential areas and scrub, sometimes in neighboring ricefields.
Shooting Info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, November 13, 2015, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, uncropped full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.
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Post by Tateo Osawa on Nov 19, 2015 16:53:55 GMT
Wow, looks like a studio shot ! great capture again, Romy. beautiful face and bill.
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Post by Romy Ocon on Nov 20, 2015 1:43:49 GMT
Thanks, Tateo-san! These birds are normally very shy at Bued River, but this particular individual allowed me to get very close.
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Post by tina mallari on Nov 22, 2015 14:05:29 GMT
Fantastic photo Romy !!!! This bird is very smart it letting you take it's photo. He knows you are the very famous ROMY OCON :-)
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Post by Romy Ocon on Nov 22, 2015 22:18:00 GMT
Lol.... thanks, Plain Idol!
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Post by William Lim on Nov 23, 2015 12:31:22 GMT
Fantastic details!
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Post by Romy Ocon on Nov 23, 2015 20:48:14 GMT
Thanks, Doc William!
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Nov 28, 2015 12:13:26 GMT
WHaaaat? that is a Macro shot already!!! :-)
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Post by Romy Ocon on Nov 29, 2015 12:27:17 GMT
Lol.... thanks, Ka Bobby!
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