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Post by Ramon Gallardo on Apr 9, 2017 6:59:29 GMT
Here is a photo of a Spotted Wood Kingfisher, taken at La Mesa Echo Park.  Sony a77ii with Sony 500mm f/4.0 at f/8.0, 1/20s (handheld!), ISO 400. Here is a link to a higher resolution: Flickr(I can't believe how you guys take photos in the dark like this!) Out of dozens, only this shot came out OK. |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Apr 10, 2017 3:17:48 GMT
Amazing hand holding skill at 1/20 sec!
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Apr 10, 2017 11:02:19 GMT
Nice head shot!
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Post by Ramon Gallardo on Apr 11, 2017 1:24:40 GMT
Thank you Romy and Bobby. This was a frantic shot. Aperture setting was unintended. This bird was perched 10-12 feet above me. I waited 2 hours for a better angle when it dove in the ground for food. Frantically, I dismounted my camera from the tripod, scoured the forest ground for a closer shot. I must have fired around 30 frames and only got 2 decent shots while constantly changing settings not realising I bumped the aperture. At any rate, I missed all the feeding actions because they all came out dark. At least I got this as a keepsake.
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Post by Tateo Osawa on Apr 12, 2017 14:15:37 GMT
Beautiful close up shot, the color and detail are great!
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Post by William Lim on Apr 13, 2017 22:17:14 GMT
Great macro of the SWKF!
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Post by Ramon Gallardo on Apr 16, 2017 6:18:50 GMT
Beautiful close up shot, the color and detail are great! |
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Post by Ramon Gallardo on Apr 16, 2017 6:19:29 GMT
Thank you Tateo.
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Post by Ramon Gallardo on Apr 16, 2017 6:26:13 GMT
Thank you Doc William. It took sometime to find it where you told me where it hangs. This bird doesn't move much. It's easier to detect them if there's movement. Of course, not having seen it before doesn't help. So, this was a lifer. |
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Post by Ramon Gallardo on Apr 16, 2017 6:29:51 GMT
oops
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