2 lifers from palay palay

[gabriel buluran]

Whiskered Treeswift


whiskered tree swift-4 by gabsbuluran, on Flickr

Camera Nikon D300S
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 400 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias +1 EV
Gimbal Head Support


whiskered tree swift-2 by gabsbuluran, on Flickr

Camera Nikon D300S
Exposure 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 400 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias +1 EV
Gimbal Head Support

Philippine Falconet


falconet-3 by gabsbuluran, on Flickr

Camera Nikon D300S
Exposure 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture f/7.1
Focal Length 330 mm
ISO Speed 250
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Handheld Inside the car, pushing Bob Kauffman aside. ;D

[Ely Teehankee]

Congratulation on your twin lifers. Well done Gabs. Mabuhay.

[Toto Gamboa]

Wow gabs ... you got that microraptor on a to-die-for natural perch. Seldom i see one not sitting on a wire.

[William Lim]

Congratulation, Gabs. Very nice captures

[mantarey]

Very nice set Gabs. The Raptor shot is to die for, great angle with very good details.

[Dennis Alfaro]

great set gabs! love the third pic of the phil falconet

[Edu Lorenzo Jr]

AAHHHHHH!!!! I botched my shot of the micro-raptor!

Congrats on the lifers Gabs!

[gabriel buluran]

thanks every one! the falconet was a surpise. we were all looking at the ones on the wire when i noticed one was curiously looking at us, eye level, and less than 5 meters away. i was on the driver's side and was struggling to park properly, kill the engine, apply the handbrake and push bob who was at the passenger side.

i wish i managed the burnt white cheek and neck better... but as you all said, i couldn't ask for more!

cheers!

[Bob Kaufman]

Congrats on the two lifers, Gabs! You captured the scary stare of the falconet perfectly! Being on the passenger side, I think my bald pate (makinis na tuktok) reflected on the falconet hence the "overexposed" part. ;D ;D

[gabriel buluran]

hahaha... thanks bob! am sure it was me shooting at too slow a shutter speed. lesson learned... no manual setting when inside the car!!!

[Mark Itol]

Congrats on the lifers, Gabs. Looks like you got the raptor up close.