Philippines: Are you ready? (Game ka na ba?)

Peter2516 wrote in post #13391140
Funny to say but while washing dishes saw these birds flying just above the trees in our backyard grab my camera and 70-200mm and were able to take some pics not so great but I thought I share it.
I hope next time they just let me know that they are around flying he he he. Heavily cropped this crappy pics.

peter, photography and dish washing don't mix, that explains the crappy picture. but with dove dish washing liquid with extra moisturizers thats gentle on your hands, perfect combination. believe me, i'm speaking from experience LoL

200mm is just not enough for birding that's why i went for 70-300mm. on a 1.6 crop, its equiv to 480mm, which is almost enough. someday i might be able to get a 100-400 but for now, i'm happy with my tammy.

I actually have some shots of a bird that looks similar to this yesterday... Lemme try and see my bird

here's what I got yesterday...are they all the same? taken with the 70-200mm and cropped a bit

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yeah I guess they don't go together but anyway I decided to start savings for the 100-400mm and and for the 1.4x TC canon starting tonight with my winnings playing poker with friends while watching the big fight tonight....you got to be a positive thinking right? I am really digging that 100-400mm Canon that is actually my first choice over 70-200mm but for some reason I went first with 70-200mm.

monk3y wrote in post #13391341
here's what I got yesterday...are they all the same? taken with the 70-200mm and cropped a bit

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Nice shot Monk3y I think they are the same...what was you setting with that shots mine was Av, f8, iso 200 plus we have a storm and was raining just a little bit when I took those shots....how I wished I was quick enough they kine of just passed by then they are gone...plus even with my 200mm they are still far from me to take a sharp pictures.

I set up my gear to take pics with my bird feeders.

Peter2516 wrote in post #13391346
yeah I guess they don't go together but anyway I decided to start savings for the 100-400mm and and for the 1.4x TC canon starting tonight with my winnings playing poker with friends while watching the big fight tonight....you got to be a positive thinking right? I am really digging that 100-400mm Canon that is actually my first choice over 70-200mm but for some reason I went first with 70-200mm.

ahh if only Nikon has a cheaper alternative than the 200-500mm I would probably get one... 70-300mm is just too short, I had one for a while and it was pretty sharp but the lens is too slow of lowlight at f/5.6 at 300mm so I gave it to my bro and bought the 70-200mm VRII

you gonna watch Pacquiao? awesome!!! hahaha I can't watch it so I just have to rely on news

Peter2516 wrote in post #13391357
Nice shot Monk3y I think they are the same...what was you setting with that shots mine was Av, f8, iso 200 plus we have a storm and was raining just a little bit when I took those shots....how I wished I was quick enough they kine of just passed by then they are gone...plus even with my 200mm they are still far from me to take a sharp pictures.

I shot this is manual mode, 1/3200, f/4.5 ISO 200. there were a lot of them hovering around but we were in a hurry and was more interested in shooting landscape so those were the only shots I got. I was looking around for one that would actually land but I did not notice any

just get the 400mm f/5.6L Peter hehe you know I was looking at that lens a while ago (except I am a nikon shooter haha)...its not very expensive and the optics is very good according to reviews

Steven, I like the first shot. It looks like the sun was behind the bird and I love the way the feathers are a bit transluscent. Plus the kung-Fu stance of his partner.

I've had the 100-400mm for awhile now and I'm still learning how to use 'em properly.

wow monk your birds are cute . great shot, are these hawks? what kind?

Canajun wrote in post #13391628
Steven, I like the first shot. It looks like the sun was behind the bird and I love the way the feathers are a bit transluscent. Plus the kung-Fu stance of his partner.

I've had the 100-400mm for awhile now and I'm still learning how to use 'em properly.

Thanks yeah the sun is indeed behind the bird, it was almost straight above me... Kung Fu stance haha

I think yesterday was the first time ever that I saw those birds...they're called Raptors?

jodelak wrote in post #13391701
wow monk your birds are cute . great shot, are these hawks? what kind?

I thought they are the same as the ones you and peter got

they are quite big..a lot bigger than crows

Peter2516 wrote in post #13391362
I set up my gear to take pics with my bird feeders.

nice series, the 70-200 produces nice bokeh, which i really like

monk3y wrote in post #13391707
I thought they are the same as the ones you and peter got

they are quite big..a lot bigger than crows

i think they are hawks, but there are different types of hawks. i'm sure mr pao knows them all. btw, my "bird" is not an osprey, i was told it was a red-tail hawk

jodelak wrote in post #13391714
i think they are hawks, but there are different types of hawks. i'm sure mr pao knows them all. btw, my "bird" is not an osprey, i was told it was a red-tail hawk

Mine is a bald eagle kidding aside yeah Mr. Pao probably knows it