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Post by Romy Ocon on Mar 5, 2008 4:28:02 GMT
This week's motif is MANUALLY FOCUSED CAPTURES - please post your photos here of wild birds captured without the aid of autofocus.
The Sigmonster Tamer suggested 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 Mar 5, 2008 4:32:26 GMT
When using TCs, MF is my bread and butter, and here's starting off this week's motif. Luzon Hornbill ( Penelopides manillae, a Philippine endemic, female) Mt. Makiling, January 5, 2007 350D + Sigmonster + Canon 2x TC, 1600 mm, f/18, 1/10 sec, ISO 400, MF, 475B/3421 support, MLU:
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Post by Farmer Nestor on Mar 5, 2008 8:41:33 GMT
GrrrrrrrrrGorgeous idol Romy My share....... Pied Bushchat (Male) Saxicola caprata400D + Bigma 50-500mm APO 1/1000s f/9.5 at 500.0mm iso400 MF + Velvon DV7000 + 3421
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Post by Romy Ocon on Mar 5, 2008 10:20:35 GMT
Excellent motif shot, Nestor!
Just curious, why was MF used when the Bigma is at 500 mm (AF-capable)?
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Post by Manny Illana on Mar 5, 2008 11:07:45 GMT
What a way to start off this new motif. Sigmonster then the Bigma!!! WOW Romy!!! It's as if the hornbill's right in front of me. Excellent pose and great BG. Nestor, so you finally coaxed that bushchat to turn around and somewhat face you!
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Post by Farmer Nestor on Mar 5, 2008 13:27:23 GMT
thanks idol Romy, I was actually searching for a candidate for this weeks motif using DPP when I saw this pics info was on MF ;D ;D kaya post agad ;D Excellent motif shot, Nestor! Just curious, why was MF used when the Bigma is at 500 mm (AF-capable)?
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Mar 5, 2008 14:10:12 GMT
AS always Ka Master, Oconific shot! And that shot of yours, Nestor, such a small bird, and still you bagged it! Great shot! Okay, here's my take for this week's motif: Immature Common Moorhen (?) (Gallinula chloropus) Shot at the South Road Projects (SRP) - Cebu City, Philippines EOS 40D; Canon 400mm F5.6 with Sigma 2X TC @ f/11, 1/160 Sec; ISO 400; Beanbag Used
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Post by Martin Alvendia on Mar 5, 2008 14:22:29 GMT
When using TCs, MF is my bread and butter, and here's starting off this week's motif. Luzon Hornbill ( Penelopides manillae, a Philippine endemic, female) Mt. Makiling, January 5, 2007 350D + Sigmonster + Canon 2x TC, 1600 mm, f/18, 1/10 sec, ISO 400, MF, 475B/3421 support, MLU: 1/10sec? ?? This just makes me want to cry......BRAVO!!!! For my share, I had to resort to MF since there was a grass leaf protruding my view of the bird (If you look at the lower left hand corner, you can actually see the green blur of the leaf) .... Wood Sandpiper - Tringa Glareola Laguna, January 17, 2008 Nikon D80+Nikkor 80-400 VR Zoom @ 400mm, f/5.6 1/1000sec, ISO 400, Manual Exposure, Handheld:
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Post by Lydia Robledo on Mar 5, 2008 16:18:44 GMT
Nectarina jugularis (Olive Backed Sunbird) Female Canon20D +EF 70-300mm IS USM Canon MF Exposure:0.008 sec (1/125) courtesy of Nestor Non Aperture: f/5.6 Focal Length: 300 mm ISO Speed: 200 Handheld Date and Time: 2008:02:27 14:31:21 San Juan City-Garden
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Mar 5, 2008 21:30:12 GMT
Great captures everybody!!! I'm so envious of y'all who can manually focus because.... I can't focus manually.. I have bad eyes!!
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Post by Farmer Nestor on Mar 5, 2008 22:14:15 GMT
Hanneepppp TeLyds HATAW
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Post by Romy Ocon on Mar 5, 2008 22:16:36 GMT
Great captures everybody!!! I'm so envious of y'all who can manually focus because.... I can't focus manually.. I have bad eyes!! Lol, Bob.... grab your UWA, manually set the focus to MFD, then crawl next to a Pelican or Cormorant. No need to fine tune focus, or frame through the VF. Just point the lens in the general direction of the bird and the UWA's large field of view will take care of framing. Voila, you've your motif shot! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Romy Ocon on Mar 5, 2008 22:25:05 GMT
AS always Ka Master, Oconific shot! And that shot of yours, Nestor, such a small bird, and still you bagged it! Great shot! Okay, here's my take for this week's motif: Immature Common Moorhen (?) (Gallinula chloropus) Shot at the South Road Projects (SRP) - Cebu City, Philippines EOS 40D; Canon 400mm F5.6 with Sigma 2X TC @ f/11, 1/160 Sec; ISO 400; Beanbag Used That's obscenely awesome, Bobby - MF on a moving bird! Great pose and details, congrats! 1/10sec? ?? This just makes me want to cry......BRAVO!!!! For my share, I had to resort to MF since there was a grass leaf protruding my view of the bird (If you look at the lower left hand corner, you can actually see the green blur of the leaf) .... Wood Sandpiper - Tringa Glareola Laguna, January 17, 2008 Nikon D80+Nikkor 80-400 VR Zoom @ 400mm, f/5.6 1/1000sec, ISO 400, Manual Exposure, Handheld: Wow.... another manual focuser on a moving target, excellent motif shot Martin! Nectarina jugularis (Olive Backed Sunbird) Female Canon20D + 70-300mm IS Sigma MF Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125) Aperture: f/5.6 Focal Length: 300 mm ISO Speed: 200 Handheld Date and Time: 2008:02:27 14:31:21 San Juan City-Garden Killer shots, Ate Lyds..... seems you're now infected with the "capture-them-larger-than-life" virus! ;D thanks idol Romy, I was actually searching for a candidate for this weeks motif using DPP when I saw this pics info was on MF ;D ;D kaya post agad ;D Excellent motif shot, Nestor! Just curious, why was MF used when the Bigma is at 500 mm (AF-capable)? Lol, Nestor.... I thought you're handicapping yourself to make wild bird photography even more challenging by manually focusing even if AF is possible. ;D
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Post by Romy Ocon on Mar 5, 2008 22:32:54 GMT
Inspired by Bobby's and Martin's MF shots at a moving target, I searched deep in my galleries for a manually focused BIF shot taken eons ago. ;D The Tokina 80-400's AF is as slow as molasses flowing on a level surface on a cold day. Worsened by the 300D's ancient AF system, there's no chance the combo can catch BIFs via AI servo. Hence, I've to manually focus at the BIF while panning. I cheated by stopping down for more DOF. Needless to say, the success rate was abysmal. ;D ;D ;D Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) Valladolid, Negros Occidental, April 25, 2004 300D + Tokina 80-400, 350 mm, f/13, 1/1000 sec, ISO 400, manual focus Now, I've an idea how our grandfathers caught BIFs before the advent of AF.
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Post by Manny Illana on Mar 5, 2008 23:02:46 GMT
my share for this week's motif...... as the reflex nikkor 500 f/8 is purely MF, i've a lot to share but i really find this picture so humorous and so full of character.... you gotta love/hate the krispy kreme bokeh though.... ;D "STOP TAKING PICTURES OF ME!!!" nikon d200 + reflex nikkor 500/f8 @ iso 800, aperture priority f8, spot-metering, handheld
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Post by Manny Illana on Mar 5, 2008 23:04:35 GMT
wow romy. am now inspired to track BIFs using the reflex nikkor 500/f8. but also risk the chance of being called "gramps"!!! hahaha!
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Post by Romy Ocon on Mar 5, 2008 23:24:22 GMT
Excellent, Manny.... 5 big stars! Just realized that shots with your new 500 mm all qualify to this week's motif. ;D Love the hairdo, detail, exposure and expression of the bird. Romy my share for this week's motif...... as the reflex nikkor 500 f/8 is purely MF, i've a lot to share but i really find this picture so humorous and so full of character.... you gotta love/hate the krispy kreme bokeh though.... ;D "STOP TAKING PICTURES OF ME!!!" nikon d200 + reflex nikkor 500/f8 @ iso 800, aperture priority f8, spot-metering, handheld
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Mar 6, 2008 1:21:02 GMT
Ahihihi. Thanks a lot Ka Master Romy! Here's another shot, manually focused: Pied Triller (Lalage nigra) EOS-40D; Canon 400mm F5.6 with Sigma 2X TC; 1/90 Sec@f/13; ISO 400; Tripod with Gimbal Head used.
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Post by tina mallari on Mar 6, 2008 2:20:27 GMT
All wonderful shots guys !!! Wow Ate Lyds - Yeheyyyyyy nice to see you posting bird photos na with long lens ah. I normally use manual focus with all my shots whenever I am using the 300mm + 2x TC combo and AF with my 400mm but this is one of those rare instances when I used the 400mm + 2x TC to capture a moving bird and got a clear shot of it using MF. I don't normally use a 2x TC with the 400mm lens but it just so happened that I was trying to take photos of the American Wigeon which was located really far and all of sudden I saw this grey heron approaching and so tried my luck at capturing it. Grey Heron ardea cinerea 30D ; 400mm f/4L + 2x TC = 800mm ; 1/1000sec ; f/13 ; ISO 640 ; MF ; tripod w/ Gimbal head
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Mar 6, 2008 3:08:28 GMT
Wow, that's a heluva BIF shot Ms. Tina! So very well focused and composed pa! Congrats!
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