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Post by Luis (Chito) Limchiu on Jan 11, 2010 16:16:31 GMT
Acting on a tip by Linda Gocon that a shelduck was seen at Masantol area. I visited the place this PM and was happy to see the beautiful duck, which has been described as an accidental Migrant in the KG, unfortunately the duck was far-about 150 meters away, thus I was only able to get an essentially documentary shots, sorry; Common Shelduck-accidental Migrant Canon 40D FD 300 mm 2.8l 2x canon FD TC 1/400 iso 320 f5.8 Canon 40D FD 300 mm 2.8 2x canon FD TC 1/400 iso 320 f5.8 I plan to go there again tomorrow to better shots, hopefully this beauty comes closer. Thanks to Linda! Cheers Chito
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Post by alainpascua on Jan 11, 2010 16:25:32 GMT
Wow, Doc Chito. You got that duck! Maybe the others who have 800mm and more should now go there to catch this bird!
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Post by steve pryor on Jan 11, 2010 17:19:38 GMT
Hi Doc, From the looks of the bird, a non-breeding female. Nice find.
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Jan 11, 2010 18:51:53 GMT
Congrats on finding and photographing the Shelduck, Doc!
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Post by Romy Ocon on Jan 11, 2010 22:33:26 GMT
Wow.... another rare migrant from Chito, congrats!
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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on Jan 11, 2010 22:55:23 GMT
Doc, you have been just trailblazing on rare finds!!!
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Jan 11, 2010 23:10:31 GMT
Doc, with all your new hits, I think it's time for you to pick up a 600 mm lens! Congrats!! :-)
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Post by mantarey on Jan 12, 2010 1:23:09 GMT
Congrats for another rare find Doc. I hope it will get a little nearer when you come back....
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Jan 12, 2010 1:44:08 GMT
Thats a good looking duck. At that distance do you think my lens can get a good picture of it? I hope you have better luck today but its still a good picture. Congratulation on the rare find Doc. Mabuhay.
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Post by Sylvia Ramos on Jan 12, 2010 1:53:31 GMT
I agree, such a good looking duck! And big!
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Post by tina mallari on Jan 12, 2010 1:56:36 GMT
Congratulations Chito !!!!
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Post by Romy Ocon on Jan 12, 2010 2:03:12 GMT
Thats a good looking duck. At that distance do you think my lens can get a good picture of it? I hope you have better luck today but its still a good picture. Congratulation on the rare find Doc. Mabuhay. Stack a 2x and 1.4x TC on your 800 to make 2240 mm, Ely.... the duck will appear as 3 - 4 times larger than Chito's capture! But if you can borrow JP's floating blind and wetsuit, all you need is your 24-105 IS. ;D
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Jan 12, 2010 2:35:26 GMT
Thats a good looking duck. At that distance do you think my lens can get a good picture of it? I hope you have better luck today but its still a good picture. Congratulation on the rare find Doc. Mabuhay. Stack a 2x and 1.4x TC on your 800 to make 2240 mm, Ely.... the duck will appear as 3 - 4 times larger than Chito's capture! But if you can borrow JP's floating blind and wetsuit, all you need is your 24-105 IS. ;D Thank you very much for the advice on the stacking of TC Romy. But its only JP and Martin who has the guts and skill to do the floating blind.
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Post by Tonji Ramos on Jan 12, 2010 8:28:59 GMT
Wow nice one Doc! I think its time to digiscope again.
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Post by mlgocon on Jan 12, 2010 12:02:00 GMT
See! I told you yours would be better than my shots. Gorgeous! Thank you for coming out and verifying the find. Isn't it a beauty?
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Post by Ralf Nabong on Jan 12, 2010 23:51:46 GMT
Congrats on this rare find docchito!
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Post by Romy Ocon on Jan 13, 2010 1:12:30 GMT
See! I told you yours would be better than my shots. Gorgeous! Thank you for coming out and verifying the find. Isn't it a beauty? Great that you noticed the rarity, Linda. If it was me, I'd have waved it off as a domestic duck and didn't bother to take a shot. Lesson learned again, always shoot a docu capture if in doubt. ;D
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Post by Luis (Chito) Limchiu on Jan 13, 2010 9:01:09 GMT
Thanks guys for all the comments. As mentioned by Romy, the honor really goes to Linda Gocon for the find, Her patience and perseverance in birding in Masantol and her sharp eyes really paid off. Since the ducks were at such a distance it would have been easy to just label them as "regular ducks". Special thanks to steve for the definitive ID. Bobby thanks for the advise on the 600 mm maybe now you can let me have a winning lotto ticket. Romy can you imagine Ely with the 800 mm or even the shorter lens on JP's floating blind. Ely you're right- stick to the TCs. Here's some pics on my second visit. It is a lot better in the morning. Lighting is at your back and the CS comes closer being at the center to the front of the pool instead of at the back althought still at some distance maybe 80 meter (a guess) canon 40D fd 300 2.8L 2x TC iso 250 1/500 f5.6 Canon 40D FD 300mm 2.8l 2x TC iso 500 1/640 f5.6 Thanks Chito
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Jan 13, 2010 9:18:19 GMT
Great shot Doc. I am going birding as per Romy's suggestion but without the wet suit. The duck is a real beauty. Reminds me of Mandarin duck. Here's hoping I get to see it.
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Post by Ding Carpio on Jan 13, 2010 9:34:02 GMT
Ok. Let's do this. You position yourself on the pondbank with your 300mm and TC stack. I go to the opposite bank and, with megaphone in mouth, shout "Shooo, duck! Shoo, duck!". Duck then flies in your direction. You take glorious full-frame shots of DIF (Duck-in-Flight). We share credits for the photo.
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