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Post by Neon Rosell II on Jan 25, 2010 3:49:04 GMT
Wow!! Congrats Rey!! Even with it's big size this Owl is really hard to find.
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Jan 25, 2010 3:44:32 GMT
Wow!! Rock solid shot, Edu!! Nice shot, amazing detail even with cropping! Hehe..... a 475 is an overkill for a 400 mm lens, Edu. In fact, Neon IIRC is using a much lighter tripod for his 600 f4 IS (though I don't recommend anyone following Neon's example, it's better to have overcapacity than the other way around). Hehe...same thing I was saying to Edu when he got ahead of me to acquire JP's tripod. Actually I was even telling him that we can swap tripods once he gets it. ;D Agree with you Ka Mastah that my support is very underrated for my gear. I would have gotten much more shake free shots with a sturdier tripod than what I'm currently using and it will be a lot safer (there's a lesser chance of equipment failure) as well. I stuck with this lighter tripod as I compromised with weight rather than stability due to my birding style which involves a lot of walking. ;D
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Jan 25, 2010 0:02:35 GMT
Ok Te Lyds, here are some photos of the male BRT taken at different locations and year. Dec.1, 2007 - NIGS-SC-MSI area. I seems that this area is a favorite of the species as it has been seen there every year during migration season. This Photo was included in the 1st exhibit at Vargas Museum. Another photo of the same bird was included in Volume 1 of the DOT book, Birdwatching in the PHilippines, page 191 Here's one from >1000m up along the Halsema highway at Atok, Benguet. Nov. 22, 2008 This is the recent version on this bird during this current migration, it is still found at the same grounds at UPD. From the more recent photos, from other PBPF members, of the same individual, it has shed off most of the blue feathers that mottled its dark reddish brown belly in this photo Oct. 26, 2009
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Jan 23, 2010 1:12:32 GMT
Wow!! Excellent capture, Renoir!! We seldome see this bird in the open and you go it in a wonderful pose and perch!!
From the brownish orange cap which separate it from the Striated Grassbird - Tawny Grassbird Megalurus timoriensis
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Jan 23, 2010 1:06:54 GMT
Nice capture of the Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach, Renoir
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Jan 23, 2010 0:52:36 GMT
Wow!! Beautiful captures, Telyds!! Love the FF shots of the first and second photos.
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Jan 22, 2010 22:41:06 GMT
Wow!! Awesome capture, Ka Mastash!! This has been the most wanted in my montane list too. For the two times I tried to capture this bird it only showed itself once, when you said "many trips" how many did you mean? I have a long way to go, and countless trips to make ;D Wooohooo!!
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Jan 21, 2010 4:33:39 GMT
Thanks Mark and Alain! Here's the FF capture after dinner went down. Adjusted Shadows/Highlights on this one.
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Jan 21, 2010 2:28:00 GMT
Wow!! what a nice trade off, I think first photo documentation of a nesting and feeding ZD in the wild...congrats, Alain!! The starlings were really skittish, I was just able to get very long shots at it.
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Jan 20, 2010 15:33:12 GMT
Nice Toto, thanks for showing another angle on how to shoot BIFs. Didn't your neck hurt after this 90 deg shot with a 2kg rice bag? Great job panning the bittern with 1/60 sec shutter, sharp at the right place. Just a question, the bittern doesn't look cinnamon to me but fuchsia? did you play with the colors?
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Jan 20, 2010 4:02:42 GMT
It was a long shot but I seldom see the PSH take to the air. This time I was using my 40D and a bare 600mm, it struggled to focus, out of 6 shots, only 2 were good enough. Purple Swamphen ( Porphyrio porphyrio) 40D + 600 mm f4 IS, f5, 1/640 sec, ISO 200, Manual exposure, Tripod-gimbal support.
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Jan 19, 2010 12:44:52 GMT
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Jan 19, 2010 12:29:23 GMT
Wow 2240mm!! You were able to tame the shake of a long focal length Ely!! The photos are all sharp and the IQ is still good!! Thank you Neon. You are too kind. I was just wondering if it was taken with just one TC 2X under the same conditions do you think the IQ would be better or not? I doubt it, due to the birds distance you'll lose too much pixel when you crop to the same size as what you presented. The more you stack TCs the more the IQ suffers, but not on this instance, I think.
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Jan 19, 2010 12:22:56 GMT
Thanks Sylvia, Bobby, Godo, Rey, Ixi, Bert, William and JP WOW! This for sure would have been nice to observe first hand, what more with photos to compliment it. Congrats Neon Hehehe, actually I could not see a thing, JP. I have to take trial shots to adjust the focus. A flashlight would have been great. Note to myself - next time bring a small flashlight for focusing purposes when owling.
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Jan 19, 2010 2:30:28 GMT
Wow 2240mm!! You were able to tame the shake of a long focal length Ely!! The photos are all sharp and the IQ is still good!!
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Jan 19, 2010 1:07:31 GMT
Wow!! great DIF Den!! I only manage to get a resting green winged teal and you got it in flight!!
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Jan 19, 2010 1:03:31 GMT
Wow!! Awesome capture of the pair JP!!
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Jan 19, 2010 0:53:04 GMT
Thanks Nilo, Toto, Ely, Anna, Edu, Tonji, Ka Mastah and Den Actually, we were on our way home after I fetched Aphine from the office. When we were at Libis the rain stopped and the golden light plus a full rainbow appeared, must be a sign. Told Aphine to detour to Hardin. I was not expecting anything that's why I did not setup my rig until I saw the Owl swoop down on a bat. Must have been a record time setting up my rig, all coming out of its bag. and forgot to put on Off for the mossies...
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Jan 18, 2010 16:24:16 GMT
Really struggled to maintain focus on this fast hopping bird. Just want to share how a SRT forages early in the morning before the sun comes out. It's a start..need to go out and practice more.. ;D
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Jan 18, 2010 16:11:36 GMT
Thanks Edu, Ely, Edwin, Ka Mastah, Tonji, Ariel and Den! Yeah, it's definitely great to be back!! Now to catch up on lost time....
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