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Post by Romy Ocon on Sept 24, 2017 2:35:03 GMT
I've never touched my birding gear for a couple of months because I'm deeply engaged in non-photo activities of late. This Sunday morning however, the incessant calls of these newly arrived migrants forced me to open my camera bag and take out my long-unused rig. I was hoping that the birds have already recovered from the long migration flight - their torn feathers have improved and they have put on more weight, making them more photogenic. This season's Brown Shrikes in the neighborhood seem to be less shy than usual. They actually don't mind me being around, and they transferred from perch to perch very close to me. I had to adjust the focus limiter of my 400 DO II to the nearer 3.3 m setting to allow focus to work at the shorter distance. The wider range has the disadvantage of slower focus speed, and it took me a good part of the morning to catch one in its short flight between perches. There was a slight motion blur at the pixel level due to my jerky panning, but the image is nearly sharp enough when resized for web posting. Looks like I got hooked again (as usual), and I look forward to more fun-filled mornings ahead trying to catch these visitors in the air. _____ Brown Shrike ( Lanius cristatus, migrant, male) Shooting Info - Bued River, Rosario, La Union, Philippines, September 24, 7D MII + 400 f/4 DO II, 400 mm, f/5.0, ISO 320, 1/2000 sec, hand held, manual exposure in available light, major crop resized to 1200x800.
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Post by Tateo Osawa on Oct 1, 2017 15:00:48 GMT
Wow, super magic shot. Only Romy can do this. Very sharp!!
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Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 1, 2017 21:59:37 GMT
Thanks, Tateo-san!
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Oct 18, 2017 3:25:51 GMT
Another very difficult bird to capture in flight! Bow, bow, bow :-)
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Post by Romy Ocon on Oct 19, 2017 5:34:58 GMT
Thanks, Ka Bobby!
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Post by Ramon Gallardo on Feb 26, 2018 22:15:04 GMT
Congrats Ka Romy. This is a very difficult shot. Frontal approach and you locked it in. Very cool.
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Post by Romy Ocon on Feb 27, 2018 23:34:45 GMT
Thanks, Ramon!
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