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Post by Neon Rosell II on Dec 10, 2009 9:24:58 GMT
Drove to Makiling this morning and was lucky to have a glimpse of the famed Violet Cuckoo!! It stayed for a second allowing me to squeeze the shutter and was able to get a burst of three shots, this is the best among the three. A very long shot, overly backlit and heavily cropped, but it's a lifer!!! Wooohooo!! so I'll keep it. ;D Violet Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus) - Mt. Makiling, Los Banos, Laguna, December 10, 2009 5DM2 + 600 L f4 IS + 2x Kenko TC, f4, 1/200 sec, ISO 640, Manual exposure, Tripod-Gimbal support.
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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on Dec 10, 2009 9:28:12 GMT
Big Congrats Sir Neon!!!!!! We all know lifers come very rarely for those of your experience. It's nice to know you have felt the adrenalin rush of a lifer again!
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Post by Romy Ocon on Dec 10, 2009 9:33:54 GMT
Looks like you shot the guy from your bedroom window in Metro Manila, while it is perched in Makiling.... congrats on the lifer, partner!
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Dec 10, 2009 9:34:51 GMT
Big congrats Neon! Way to go my friend!:-)
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Dec 10, 2009 10:19:24 GMT
Thanks Edu, Ka Mastah and Bobby!! @ Bobby!! Thanks for the lechon, enjoyed it a lot!! I think I ate more than a kilo of it!! Now my foot is starting to hurt. Here's a bonus while casiing the Violet Cuckoo, it's cousin the Philippine Drongo-Cuckoo ( Surniculus velutinus) Endemic 5DM2 + 600 L f4 IS + 2x Kenko TC, f4, 1/80 sec, ISO 640, Manual exposure, Tripod-Gimbal support.
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Post by mantarey on Dec 10, 2009 10:51:36 GMT
Congrats on the Violet lifer Neon. The bonus was pretty nice too.
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Post by William Lim on Dec 10, 2009 11:28:18 GMT
Congratulations on the lifer, Neon.
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Post by Mark Itol on Dec 10, 2009 11:28:52 GMT
Wow, what a beautiful bird. Congrats on the Violet Cuckoo, Neon. A very beautiful shot of the Drongo-Cuckoo, too!
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Dec 10, 2009 11:28:53 GMT
It is just amazing that a bird can really be colored violet. It looks like it had a hot bath on a fresh tub of ube. What a beautiful color on a bird. Well done Neon. Mabuhay.
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Post by Dennis Alfaro on Dec 10, 2009 13:18:46 GMT
Congrats on the lifer Neon! you found it
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Post by Tonji Ramos on Dec 10, 2009 13:25:47 GMT
Congrats on the lifer.
Drongo is really nice, great exposure on the black bird!
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Post by Toto Gamboa on Dec 10, 2009 16:18:19 GMT
Woooooow. Beautiful shot of the these lovely birds!
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Dec 10, 2009 20:42:48 GMT
Congrats on the lifer, Neon and on the very nice bonus, too!
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Post by bartolome"edd" lim c. on Dec 10, 2009 23:02:50 GMT
Nice. First time to see that specie.
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Post by Jun Osano on Dec 11, 2009 18:49:03 GMT
A perfect Birthday Gift!!!
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Post by Ralf Nabong on Dec 11, 2009 23:02:11 GMT
Congrats on the lifer Neon, and thanks for sharing!
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Post by Luis (Chito) Limchiu on Dec 12, 2009 3:07:23 GMT
Beautiful save on the violet cuckoo despite all the negative factors for the shot the birds looks great!!, Hay, na una naman si Neon, kailan pa kaya ako? . Nice colors and details on the drongo!
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Post by Godfrey "Godo" Jakosalem on Dec 14, 2009 2:24:05 GMT
Wow nice shot! love the male violet cuckoo, saw the female in Alcoy missed the shot.
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