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Jan 26, 2006 23:00 | #1

Here's sharing some pics of Kingfishers ranging in our islands (Philippines.... home of Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao....) .

Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), 350D + Sigmonster, 800 mm, f/9, 1/250 sec, ISO 400, manual exposure

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White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis), 350D + Sigmonster, 800 mm, f/10, 1/160 sec, ISO 400, manual exposure

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Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris), 300D + 100-400 L IS + Tamron 2x TC, 800 mm, f/16, 1/400 sec, ISO 400, manual exposure, hand held

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Spotted Wood-kingfisher (Actenoides lindsayi, a Philippine endemic), 20D + 400 5.6L + DG Super + Better Beamer, f/5.6, 1/250 sec, ISO 800, manual exposure, hand held

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Indigo-banded Kingfisher (Alcedo cyanopecta, a Philippine endemic), 350D + Sigmonster, 687 mm, f/7.1, 1/50 sec, ISO 200, manual exposure

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Jan 26, 2006 23:26 | #2

The first one I don't like, to much shop in the wrong place for me. The rest are great, outstanding, awesome, excellent and just plain sweet. Looking forward to more.

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Jan 26, 2006 23:28 as a reply to @ ZipDude66's post | #3

Spectacular!! How long did it take you to amass this colection or are these all common birds?

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Jan 26, 2006 23:30 | #4

Wow!!! Breathtaking!!! I like them all....

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Jan 26, 2006 23:31 as a reply to @ salsataco's post | #5

salsataco wrote:
Spectacular!! How long did it take you to amass this colection or are these all common birds?

Thanks, Zip and Oaklandathletic.

Salsataco, all these were taken in 2005. The non-endemic ones are not too hard to find, but they're very smart and wary, so difficult to approach.

The last two (endemics) are very hard to find , much less photograph well.

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Jan 27, 2006 05:06 | #6

Excellent as always Romy, all great but I love the 1st, 2nd and last. Perfection. Stunning birds

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Jan 27, 2006 06:33 | #7

Outstanding shots Romy as always! There does seem to be too much post processing, on the breast feathers, in the first shot if I'm not mistaken.

I'd love to get to your islands to see some of these birds myself.

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Jan 27, 2006 07:30 as a reply to @ Stephen Stephen's post | #8

Romy:
Another outstanding series of spectacular birds.

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Jan 27, 2006 08:21 as a reply to @ jimtfoto's post | #9

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Great captures.
However, those colours look very photoshopped and unconvincing to me, especially where bill mandibles are glowing orange red while they should really be shaded (natural light from somewhere above I presume, not below ?)

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Jan 27, 2006 08:22 | #10

My experience with kingfishers is they are extremely difficult to approach, excellent pics, beautiful birds. There are 5 species in Costa Rica diffierentiated mainly by size, none nearly as colorful as these.

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Jan 27, 2006 08:25 as a reply to @ Paul A's post | #11

Very Nice pics.I like the bokeh in the shots.
Sure tempts me for the Sigmonster.
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Jan 27, 2006 08:30 | #12

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They are all great Romy,but that last one looks absolutely awesome on my screen.
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Jan 27, 2006 11:04 | #13

They are stunning but the last one is wicked .....wow.....incredible detail and color and a little comical too as I imagine him falling forward . The second shot comes in a close second but as I have already said they are all excellent.

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Jan 27, 2006 11:07 | #14

You're certainly the king of kingfisher, Romy. What an amazing collection! Thanks for sharing.

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Jan 27, 2006 11:15 | #15

Very impressive shots. Thanks for sharing.

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