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Post by Romy Ocon on Feb 27, 2008 2:25:40 GMT
This week's motif is MIRROR IMAGES - please post your photos here of wild birds captured with reflections on a shiny surface (water, etc.).
Thanks to Rey Sta. Ana for suggesting this week's motif.
Posting is voluntary, and if your bird pic doesn't fit the week's motif, you can post these as usual in the Bird Photos section. Only mods can open new motif threads, but all members can post and even guests can view the posts. Multiple posts are allowed too.
Let's post shooting info and standardize our presentation (see format of my first post) so viewers will know how the photo was taken:
Common name (scientific name)
Place and date of capture
Shooting detail.
Romy
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Post by Romy Ocon on Feb 27, 2008 2:37:13 GMT
Let me start the ball rolling. ;D Little Egret ( Egretta garzetta ), South Lagoon (Manila Bay), September 28, 2005 20D+ Sigmonster 475B/3421 support, EXIF intact, jpeg capture, converted to B/W:  |
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Feb 27, 2008 3:46:31 GMT
Wow!! Very symmetrical!  |
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Feb 27, 2008 3:48:51 GMT
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) Sepulveda Wildlife Sanctuary, 5/21/05 20D, 300mm+1.4X (420mm), 1/640, f8, ISO-200, handheld RAW I should have rotated the picture to make it level. oh well.   |
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Post by Reyno Rosete on Feb 27, 2008 4:06:13 GMT
Excellent...excellent captures Romy & Bob !!!
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Post by tina mallari on Feb 27, 2008 7:07:11 GMT
I 100% agree with Reyno, EXCELLENT captures Romy and Bob  |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Feb 27, 2008 7:19:18 GMT
Superb motif shot, Bob.... the water is very still, disturbed only by the bird's movement! Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) Sepulveda Wildlife Sanctuary, 5/21/05 20D, 300mm+1.4X (420mm), 1/640, f8, ISO-200, handheld RAW I should have rotated the picture to make it level. oh well. |
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Post by mantarey on Feb 27, 2008 11:29:41 GMT
Little Egret (Mirror's not too clear  )  40D + 400mm 5.6 @ 400mm, 1/250, F5.6, ISO400, hand held |
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Post by Reyno Rosete on Feb 27, 2008 15:29:11 GMT
Very nicely posed capture indeed Rey !!!
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Feb 27, 2008 21:35:03 GMT
Very picturesque, Rey!  |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Feb 27, 2008 22:47:16 GMT
Indeed, very nice Rey!
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Post by mantarey on Feb 28, 2008 3:37:32 GMT
Thanks a lot guys.  |
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Post by Manny Illana on Feb 29, 2008 10:38:49 GMT
well done romy, bob and rey! here's my share. from last week's sortie... blurred muddled mirrors though... hehe  |
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Post by Romy Ocon on Feb 29, 2008 11:01:43 GMT
A playful composition, Manny..... was this at the Coastal Lagoon? Here's an old one from the Coastal Lagoon - a Whiskered Tern captured from the deck of one of the restaurants there (now closed). 20D + 400 5.6 L, 1/8000 sec, f/8, ISO 400, hand held, jpeg capture:  |
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Post by Farmer Nestor on Feb 29, 2008 13:10:50 GMT
My share..... 400D + EF100-400mm 1/180s f/8.0 at 400.0mm iso200  |
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Post by Reyno Rosete on Feb 29, 2008 14:06:46 GMT
Very nicely captured images Manny & Nestor !!!
Well-timed capture and the silhoutte just adds to the mood, well done Romy !!!
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Post by Reyno Rosete on Feb 29, 2008 14:13:52 GMT
Haven't had any luck taking a mirror-like reflection of a bird. This one's the closest I can get to match the theme. This shot of a Pied-billed Grebe was taken under overcast skies and I think twas kindda tricky to expose. In Aperture Priority and Center-weighted Average (while the focus-AE lock was turned off - you can do this in custom function), I exposed on the brightest area nearest the bird and compensated @ +1. Made the reading and turned the dial to manual as the light was fairly constant. Here's how the final shot looked like. (1DMKII + 500+1.4X F7.1 1/800s ISO200 RAW Handheld)  |
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Post by Lydia Robledo on Feb 29, 2008 17:05:40 GMT
You guys are really experts in the field.
Manny, like Rey's post, yours is another nice work of art. I love it! Nestor, your recent photos have amazed me. The dove mirror image is fantastic.
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Post by Neon Rosell II on Mar 1, 2008 2:17:31 GMT
Wow wonderful captures in all!! I think I have one for this motif. Except for the wayward blade of grass it would have been much better. Black Winged Stilt ( Himantopus himantopus) - 30D + 300mm f4 + 2x Kenko TC (600mm), 1/2000, f8, ISO-500, handheld RAW  Cheers, |
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Mar 1, 2008 2:50:20 GMT
40D + 100-400 F4-5.6 L IS, 1/1000 sec, f/5.6, ISO 400, Bean Bag, Jpeg capture:  and this one:  |
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