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Post by JV Noriega on Jul 3, 2010 17:46:10 GMT
These are early documentary-test shots with Frankenlens mounted on a 50D. A good 15-20 meter camera to subject distance enabled me and the birds to be at a comfortable distance from each other. These were shot one hot summer day as run-off water from my neighbor's garden formed a puddle of fresh cool water on my street.. (Dialogue is courtesy of Bob kaufman) Shooting details: (for all photos) Canon Eos 50D + Canon FD 800mm 5.6L + 1.4xTC- FD-Eos Adapter, ISO 2000, 1/250 sec., f/8, cropped, Manfrotto 055CX/393 gimbal, manual focus, manual exposure in available light. May 15, 2010, QC YVB: are you done? ETS : go ahead, water's fine.. ETS: are you having fun yet? YVB: cool dude!
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Post by Ely Teehankee on Jul 3, 2010 20:54:01 GMT
Is it not wonderful to see the birds taking turns to bathe in the little pool of water. At the same time I am wondering if the YVB used his bigger size to get the ETS out of the water. Probably not as the ETS is still there watching him with delight. Heh heh heh. Nice documentary JV. Mabuhay.
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Post by Romy Ocon on Jul 4, 2010 3:16:13 GMT
I wonder if the two birds can interbreed? Nice series from the big lens, JV!
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Post by Ronnie Dominguez on Jul 4, 2010 4:50:46 GMT
very good series. Looks like they are friends.
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Jul 4, 2010 5:31:28 GMT
Very interesting shots of the interaction between species, JV. Awfully nice of the ETS to give others a chance to enjoy a respite from the hot weather. Sometimes we humans can learn from our avian counterparts. ;D Photo# 3- YVB: Are you done? Photo# 4 - ETS: Go ahead, water's fine. Photo #5 - ETS: Are you having fun yet?
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Post by alainpascua on Jul 4, 2010 7:13:44 GMT
Very nice and interesting series series, JV!
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Post by Tonji Ramos on Jul 4, 2010 9:29:23 GMT
Great story, I like how the birds are framed by the curve on the road.
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Post by Edu Lorenzo Jr on Jul 4, 2010 12:30:19 GMT
incredible interaction indeed!!!
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Post by JV Noriega on Jul 4, 2010 15:43:42 GMT
Thanks Ely, this was shot during the peak of summer heat, been dry for many weeks, and this concrete oasis created by run-off water from my neighbor's garden sure was a special treat for the resident birds in my street... i guess they simply had to share the fresh water puddle that day...
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Post by JV Noriega on Jul 4, 2010 15:50:37 GMT
Mastah Romy, i don't know much about sub-species of common birds in your area, but i think i have spotted a Yellow-vented ETS somewhere among my trees... or was it a Eurasian Tree Bulbul ... he he..
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Post by JV Noriega on Jul 4, 2010 15:58:40 GMT
Hey Bob, thanks for writing the dialogue in... i almost totally forgot about this series of shots, got too obsessed trying to tame Frankenlens by shooting bird portraits,... sometimes finding content is more difficult than trying to perfect the context of the photographs...
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Post by JV Noriega on Jul 4, 2010 16:04:21 GMT
Many thanks Alain, Tonji and Edu... this scenario surprised me too..i dont think i would have been able to capture the scene if had to try to get closer to get better shots... thanks to Frankenlens!, and thanks for all the inspiring comments fellows!
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Post by Mark Itol on Jul 5, 2010 13:13:26 GMT
Hehehe, a very very interesting scene from your monster lens, JV.
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Post by Toto Gamboa on Jul 6, 2010 5:32:47 GMT
Skinny dipping Nice nice JV!
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Post by JV Noriega on Jul 7, 2010 9:18:37 GMT
Many thanks Mark and Toto!
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Post by Nilo Arribas Jr. on Jul 7, 2010 12:25:21 GMT
A good story rendered in photos... thanks for sharing JV.
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