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Post by JV Noriega on Apr 21, 2010 11:26:05 GMT
I headed back to the Coppersmith Barbet hole at UPD last week to try shooting stills since i concentrated on filming video of them the first time around. finally got my lifers... Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala) Nikon D700 + 500mm f4.5 @ 1/320sec, f5.0, ISO 400, gimbal head, manual  D700 1/1250 sec, f5.6, ISO640  D700 1/1250 sec, 5.6, ISO640  EOS50D + EF4005.6L @ 1/1500 sec, f8 ISO640  |
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Post by Renoir Abrea on Apr 21, 2010 14:14:50 GMT
very very very nice capture'
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Post by Ariel Matias on Apr 21, 2010 21:50:37 GMT
Wow! I loved the second picture the most because you were able to use the natural sunlight very well.
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Apr 21, 2010 22:25:01 GMT
I like the fourth one best of all. Is it a bird? Yes its Super Barbet. Well done JV. Mabuhay.
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Post by gabriel buluran on Apr 22, 2010 0:24:31 GMT
Congrats JV! All great captures of a beautiful bird! The last one is my dream shot!!!
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Post by Dennis Alfaro on Apr 22, 2010 0:35:21 GMT
Excelletn set JV, congrats!
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Post by JV Noriega on Apr 22, 2010 1:29:11 GMT
Renoir, thank you very much, hope to see a photo of the CB from your area when you catch one!
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Post by JV Noriega on Apr 22, 2010 1:31:16 GMT
Ariel, thanks, i was lucky the sun was perfectly at my back from my shooting position that morning... cheers!
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Post by JV Noriega on Apr 22, 2010 1:34:57 GMT
Ely, was a waiting game to get the fourth shot... many times i got faked by the bird... i pressed the remote trigger, but it retracted back to the hole, and by the time it suddenly flew out, my camera was buffering... that's the reason why i always manage two setups for one shot, holding remote triggers with my left and right hands... have to keep on practicing my ambidextrous motor skills for that...
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Post by JV Noriega on Apr 22, 2010 1:36:52 GMT
Gabs, thanks a lot, i burned my neck from the 9am sun just waiting to get the shot.. should have had the shutter speed at 3000! Now i wish i had a 2.8 lens!
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Post by JV Noriega on Apr 22, 2010 1:38:25 GMT
Many thanks Dennis, ... cheers!
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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on Apr 22, 2010 2:53:06 GMT
VERY nice JV!!!!!
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Apr 22, 2010 3:35:06 GMT
Excellent series of shots, JV! I tried getting a shot similar to your fourth, but wasn't as successful.  |
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Post by JV Noriega on Apr 22, 2010 4:59:05 GMT
Thanks Edu and Bob, i guess luck was on my side at that moment, but it really was a long waiting game... i almost gave up and had packed my other gear already... i must say... this bird is really fast! -- like a bullet that shoots out of the hole!
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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on Apr 22, 2010 5:05:40 GMT
i almost gave up and had packed my other gear already... now you know the secret technique ;D |
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Post by JV Noriega on Apr 22, 2010 6:07:36 GMT
Yes Edu, patience, patience and patience is the secret technique!
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Post by mantarey on Apr 22, 2010 6:17:22 GMT
Wonderful set JV, loving the first pic with the killer pose and spot on exposure. |
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Post by JV Noriega on Apr 22, 2010 10:29:50 GMT
Thank you Rey! how i wish it had been more on the side as it perched so it's tail could be shown in the shot... cheers!
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Post by Ralf Nabong on Apr 22, 2010 12:24:30 GMT
Great set JV! Spot on exposure on the first pic with nice colorful BG! Perfect timing on the fourth one! |
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Post by William Lim on Apr 22, 2010 12:38:39 GMT
Great timing, JV.
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