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Post by Mark Itol on Jun 30, 2018 13:46:03 GMT
This little guy is the Lion City birding community's incumbent center of attraction, a young Collared Kingfisher afflicted with albinism (it was initially thought that the condition was leucism). Unable to sustain prolonged flight, the frail fella spent most of its time still on the ground, affording eager photographers ample opportunity to squeeze the shutter to their heart's delight. Without having the need for fast and reliable autofocus, this gave yours truly a chance to try out an adapted combo: a Sony A7RII mounted to a Canon EF 500mm f/4L. Collared Kingfisher ( Todiramphus chloris) East Coast Park, Singapore, 30 Jun 2018 A7RII, EF 500 f/4 + 2x II + Metabones Mark V, 1000mm, f/9, ISO 1600, 1/320s, manual focus, manual exposure, Sirui R-5214X + Benro GH1 support
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Post by Bobby Kintanar on Jul 1, 2018 0:13:19 GMT
Very, very nice capture! That is a one in a million bird, I think.. Thank you for sharing this photo with us Mark!
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Post by Mark Itol on Jul 1, 2018 1:13:01 GMT
Thank you, Bobby! Good thing I went out yesterday for this and got the chance to shoot it. Report is that last night, it was rescured by ACRES Wildlife Rescue so that it can be given proper medical attention.
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