Just got back from birding in the Cordilleras, and here's sharing a few captures - all taken with the hand held 20D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, manual exposure in available light....:)


1. Mountain White-eye (Zosterops montanus)

http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/image/69805518.jpg



2. Mountain Verditer-Flycatcher (Eumyias panayensis, male)

http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/image/69669773.jpg



3. Little Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula westermanni, male)

http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/image/69669739.jpg



Regards,

Romy

awesome shots as always Romy, http://www.dchome.net/emote/icon/59.gif

how do you know the names of each birdy BTW?

Great captures as usual, Romy! :)

im not worthy.. master

im not worthy.. master

We should all be bowing and raising our hands! :)

@ Romy - You are deserving of your reputation! :)

Amazing! :) Im still so amazed Romy! Not only do you capture them expertly but still keep the background in a beautiful mushy state :)

http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/image/69669739.jpg

I've seen some of this specie in our place. Thanks for sharing Romy!

Wowowee! I'm not a birder but these photos makes me want to be one :)

Thanks for sharing Romy.

Fantastic!!! I really liked the 2nd pic but all are very good shots. As usual, Romy never misses those nice shots :)

WOW!!! Great captures of beautiful birds. Brilliant work Romy.

Thanks, everybody....:)

Willy, I have several field guides and reference books on Philippine birds. For the really exotic ones, I consult with expert birders abroad on the IDs.

Romy




awesome shots as always Romy, http://www.dchome.net/emote/icon/59.gif

how do you know the names of each birdy BTW?

Wowowow :d

As usual...wonderful shots of the birds, Romy! :)

look at those bokeh and color!!amazing!

thanks, now how do you carry your equipment up the mountains, do you have a caddy hehehe

Great photos Romy! :)

Yeah, Willy has a nice question, I'm curious too.

thanks, now how do you carry your equipment up the mountains, do you have a caddy hehehe

Thanks again, everybody....:)

Willy, most birding at the Cordilleras is near the mountain trails, so I need not go far from my vehicle. In other areas, when I've to hike fairly far, I bring along a birding buddy to help carry gear and provisions...:)

Romy

i've run out of nice adjectives to describe how great your captures are. been following your cordillera escapade at another birdwatchers' forum. hope to see them all in a book soon.

i've run out of nice adjectives to describe how great your captures are. been following your cordillera escapade at another birdwatchers' forum. hope to see them all in a book soon.

a very BIG DITTO :)

Romy, your excellent captures are beyond words na talaga !!!!

WOW!!! :Shock::Dum:

Romy,

Your bird pictures are by far the best I've ever seen. It's time you published your collection/collection's of images. There are many people round the world who would love to see the birds of the Philippines and would pay to have your print's (either in a book or hanging on the wall).

Mike

Thanks, Raul, Tina (wish you get well soon!), Vernes and Mike....:)

One bonus in this highland birding is I got to shoot the full moon through ideal atmospheric conditions (sans Metro Manila's polluted air).

The rarefied atmosphere at more than 7000 feet allowed some of the moon's colors to reach earth, so I used only a 2x TC on this shot to try and capture these. I then boosted the saturation and local contrast in post process to exaggerate whatever lunar colors were caught by the sensor....:Grin:

http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/image/69854868.jpg

Romy

Nice caps!

Just wondering, how long of a zoom lens does it take to shoot birds usually?

MOOOON!!! Galing...

Did you guys see how large, round and low the moon was 2 nights ago? Wished I was able to take some pics, but I only saw the moon while I was coming from Greenhills to Pasig (eastbound)... :(

Great photo of the moon Romy. Hmm, do you have a special vehicle for birding? Like an ATV or a Jeep Wrangler? :)

Nice caps!

Just wondering, how long of a zoom lens does it take to shoot birds usually?

MOOOON!!! Galing...

Did you guys see how large, round and low the moon was 2 nights ago? Wished I was able to take some pics, but I only saw the moon while I was coming from Greenhills to Pasig (eastbound)... :(

Thanks, David.

For shy Philippine birds, a 400 mm is the minimum length I recommend.... and the longer, the better.

Got that moon before sun up on November 6...:)

Romy

Great photo of the moon Romy. Hmm, do you have a special vehicle for birding? Like an ATV or a Jeep Wrangler? :)

Hi Fidel,

A 4x4 SUV would be nice for birding, but I just use my daily commuter (Mitsubishi Adventure) in my sorties. Higher ground clearance would help, particularly in unpaved remote roads.

Romy

Oh okay, I see, I see. Thanks for sharing Romy. :)

Kilig to the bones pics. I could the excitement during the acts of captures. Awesome thrill.
gil

Laki nang moon, you can almost see the aliens on the moon's ground with those, if there were such.

why did you say high altitute birds? is seems to me you have the same eye level with all those birds? nasa taas ka rin ba ng puno? galing kasi e
any pointers.. thanks

Thanks, Gil, Migs and Jimmy.


why did you say high altitute birds? is seems to me you have the same eye level with all those birds? nasa taas ka rin ba ng puno? galing kasi e
any pointers.. thanks

Jimmy, by high altitude, I mean montane birds (found in 1000 m or higher above sea level)....:)

Romy

Thanks again, everybody....:)
I bring along a birding buddy to help carry gear and provisions...:)
Romy

Just cuirous Romy, does your buddy do some birding too?

Just cuirous Romy, does your buddy do some birding too?

Nope, Reyno.... he drives the car when I use it as a blind (I stay in the backseat so I can shoot left or right). He also keeps eye on the bird (with 12x50 binos) when I use long lengths, like we are a sniper team. It's quite easy to lose the bird when looking through a 700 or 800 mm lens on a 1.6 CF body. When the bird moves out of the VF, he can then tell me where it went.

Also, when I get a super keeper and I toast myself a shot of brandy, I need somebody to clink my shot glass with....:D

Romy

Also, when I get a super keeper and I toast myself a shot of brandy, I need somebody to clink my shot glass with....:D
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Now this is the fun part....aaaahhhhh...the joys of birding:D

Nope, Reyno.... he drives the car when I use it as a blind (I stay in the backseat so I can shoot left or right). He also keeps eye on the bird (with 12x50 binos) when I use long lengths, like we are a sniper team. It's quite easy to lose the bird when looking through a 700 or 800 mm lens on a 1.6 CF body. When the bird moves out of the VF, he can then tell me where it went.

Also, when I get a super keeper and I toast myself a shot of brandy, I need somebody to clink my shot glass with....:D

Romy


very nice shots sir romy!!! jaw dropping talaga!! I like this concept of yours of your birding buddy, for u/w naman its a lighting engineer to hold your flashlight on the subject while your camera focuses:D

very nice bird shots sir romy!!