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Post by Romy Ocon on May 27, 2008 14:24:15 GMT
Again, I meet an old friend, which I first captured in flight three years ago. The circumstances are similar - a sudden cloudburst rendered the wetlands very dark, as if dusk descended an hour earlier than it should. This silent predator comes out to hunt, and the heavens answer my prayers by briefly parting a portion of the clouds for some sunlight to filter through, giving me a few more photons to work with. Unlike in 2005 when I was shooting jpegs with a 20D + 400 5.6L, I'm better prepared this time. I'm ready with my 1DM2 plus a naked, extenderless 500 f4 IS, primed to shoot in RAW and with pre-metered manual exposure settings. This time I like his photo better. ;D Australasian Grass-Owl ( Tyto longimembris) Candaba wetlands, May 27, 2008 1DM2 + 500 f4 IS, 1/500 sec, f/4, ISO 800, IS off, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support, near full frame:  |
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Post by mantarey on May 27, 2008 14:41:11 GMT
Awesome capture Mastah Romy. I like the subdued colors and the fantastic wing blurr, great exposure in low light.  |
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Post by Nilo Arribas Jr. on May 27, 2008 14:43:16 GMT
Wow! I can see a well groomed owl (face feather).
Congrats Romy.
Nilo
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Post by Neon Rosell II on May 27, 2008 14:49:04 GMT
Wooohoo, A beautiful poem to complement an awesome capture, Master Idol Romy!!
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Post by tina mallari on May 27, 2008 14:52:45 GMT
Amazing capture IDOL !!!!!
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Post by Martin Alvendia on May 27, 2008 14:59:32 GMT
BRAVO!!!! Magnificent everything (exposure, lighting, timing. etc etc etc)!!!
Seems the grass owl was prepared to have his picture taken as well. Love the Eye Contact!
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Post by Mark Itol on May 27, 2008 15:13:15 GMT
Just awesome!  |
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Post by Bob Kaufman on May 27, 2008 21:28:23 GMT
A magnificent shot and a great poem! What is it that Master Romy cannot do?  |
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Post by Romy Ocon on May 27, 2008 23:55:57 GMT
Thanks, folks. Yesterday's visit to Candaba was on a different site, as the big pond is no longer accessible by any vehicle. Leny M. hied over to my birding spot to keep me company for a while and swap birding tales. ;D Here's one waterbird seldomly captured in flight, also taken yesterday. White-Breasted Waterhen ( Amaurornis phoenicurus) 1DM2 + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, f/8, ISO 400, 1/1600 sec, 475B/3421 support:  |
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Post by William Lim on May 28, 2008 0:11:17 GMT
Great shots! The owl seems to be staring at you, wondering what you are doing.
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Post by Romy Ocon on May 28, 2008 1:27:23 GMT
Great shots! The owl seems to be staring at you, wondering what you are doing. These guys do stare at you, William! They're a curious lot, and sometimes they fly back to take a good look at the creature pointing a long tube at them! ;D |
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Post by Reyno Rosete on May 28, 2008 1:57:23 GMT
Simply AMAZING Romy !!!
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Post by Ariel Jimenez on May 28, 2008 3:17:48 GMT
Great shots! The owl seems to be staring at you, wondering what you are doing. These guys do stare at you, William! They're a curious lot, and sometimes they fly back to take a good look at the creature pointing a long tube at them! ;D Wow!!! Very nice capture of a wonderful experience with an old friend. |
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Post by Romy Ocon on May 28, 2008 4:18:45 GMT
Thanks again, folks. Here's the same Owl 5 frames earlier than the first posted above. I used the same WB value as above and lighting is similar, but it's interesting to see the varying hue of the background as the direction of light changes. Australasian Grass-Owl ( Tyto longimembris) Candaba wetlands, May 27, 2008 1DM2 + 500 f4 IS, 1/500 sec, f/4, ISO 800, IS off, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support, near full frame:  |
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Post by Kitster on May 28, 2008 4:56:06 GMT
Romy, when I grow up, I wanna be just like you....LOL  |
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Post by Ralf Nabong on May 28, 2008 7:16:25 GMT
I can only say.......AMEN to your extraordinary talent Sir Romy |
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Post by Manny Illana on May 28, 2008 9:20:04 GMT
excellent work romy! love the BG on the 2nd.
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Post by JP Cariño on May 28, 2008 10:44:52 GMT
your owl can easily rival your philippine duck pic romy. excellent!
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Post by Romy Ocon on Jun 3, 2008 12:49:21 GMT
And I thought Grass-Owls all look identical .....  ;D The first two shots I posted were of the same individual..... just noticed that I also got the second fellow. Note the more elongated face and whiter underparts of the second owl. 1DM2 + 500 f4 IS, 1/400 sec, f/4, ISO 800, IS off, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support  Australasian Grass-Owl ( Tyto longimembris) Candaba wetlands, May 27, 2008 1DM2 + 500 f4 IS, 1/500 sec, f/4, ISO 800, IS off, manual exposure in available light, 475B/3421 support, near full frame:
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