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Post by mantarey on Oct 10, 2010 2:28:25 GMT
Just got back yesterday from a long birding sortie in Puerto Princesa. Birding is quite good in some areas but it rains everday and has lessened our shooting time in the field though overall I'm still very happy with what we've got. Allow me to share a couple of Full Framed captures of the male and female Palawan Flowerpeckers. This could easily be one of the tinies birds I've ever photographed, notice the size of the guava fruit relative to the size of the bird. I was glad to get very close to the the male and female while they were eating. Female Palawan Flowerpecker (Prionochilus plateni) Iwahig Penal Colony, 10/05/10 50D + EF500, f5.6, 1/160, ISO 400, Manual Exposure, Handheld  Male Palawan Flowerpecker (Prionochilus plateni) Iwahig Penal Colony, 10/05/10 50D + EF500, f5.6, 1/60, ISO 400, Manual Exposure, Handheld  |
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Post by Enrique Frio on Oct 10, 2010 4:04:20 GMT
Congrats on the full framers! It is so hard to photograph these skittish and small flowerpeckers. What was your distance from the bird? (Canon EXIF has that info). Are they Palawan endemics, and how are their numbers in the wild? Well done!  |
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Post by Ariel Matias on Oct 10, 2010 15:34:07 GMT
Congratulations! Great full-frame images!
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Post by Bob Kaufman on Oct 11, 2010 0:07:16 GMT
Excellent job, bro! Handholding a 500mm at that kind of lighting situation and getting sharp photos of tiny birds that are always moving...wow!
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Post by mantarey on Oct 11, 2010 0:31:58 GMT
Thanks a lot folks. Here's a more detailed shot of the Male Flowerpecker from the same place.  |
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Post by tina mallari on Oct 11, 2010 4:05:01 GMT
Beautiful captures Rey |
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Post by alainpascua on Oct 11, 2010 7:43:03 GMT
Really excellent pictures, Rey! The third one is a killer and the female one! The second one is a bit blurry, and minor shakes. and they are all full frames?! Wow!
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Post by mantarey on Oct 11, 2010 9:40:31 GMT
Really excellent pictures, Rey! The third one is a killer and the female one! The second one is a bit blurry, and minor shakes. and they are all full frames?! Wow! Thanks Alain. Yes, there are motion blurs as the birds are feeding and I just can't get enough speed to freeze most of the shots, we were in a dark place. I would say the ratio is 1 sharp image for every 10 blurred images. It's good that the male's eye is sharp so I posted it anyway. I got fortunate with the female when it paused for I guess a full second or so. |
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Post by William Lim on Oct 11, 2010 10:04:40 GMT
Great shots, Rey. I always love to see full framers of tiny birds.  |
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Post by gabriel buluran on Oct 11, 2010 10:38:02 GMT
tiny bird full framed. skittish bird in focus! way to go apache rey.
all are good given the conditions, but the third is a great shot, no matter the condition!
cheers!
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Oct 11, 2010 12:06:50 GMT
Beautiful captures! Love the colors and details, specially of the 3rd shot! Congrats on these fine photos. :-)
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Post by mantarey on Oct 11, 2010 12:16:54 GMT
Thanks a lot Plain Idol Tins, William, Gabs and Bobby. |
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Post by Mark Itol on Oct 11, 2010 12:32:32 GMT
Lovely set of these tiny birds, Rey. Indeed, the third's a killer.
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Post by mantarey on Oct 12, 2010 0:15:17 GMT
Thanks a lot Mark.
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Post by Dennis Alfaro on Oct 12, 2010 0:35:38 GMT
love the fullframe images of this Rey. esp the third pic
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Post by mantarey on Oct 12, 2010 7:46:34 GMT
Thank you Dens.
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Post by Toto Gamboa on Oct 12, 2010 10:37:48 GMT
Another great set Sir Rey. The 3rd pic is superb!
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Post by mantarey on Oct 13, 2010 4:48:32 GMT
Thanks a lot Toto. |
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Post by JV Noriega on Oct 14, 2010 1:45:46 GMT
Great close captures of this pair Rey! I still have to see and photograph these birds in the wild someday!
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Post by mantarey on Oct 15, 2010 13:55:28 GMT
Thank you JV. |
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