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Archive 2015 · Lowland White-eye with a 400 2.8 IS + 2x TC II

  
 
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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Lowland White-eye with a 400 2.8 IS + 2x TC II


With the recent sale of my birding workhorse (500 f4 L IS), my remaining big white - the heavy 400 2.8 IS - gets used more often. With a 2x TC II and an MFD of 3.0 meters, the magnification of this 800 mm combo is nothing short of amazing. These images were both captured within a shooting distance of 3.0 - 5.0 meters, allowing me to fill the frame even when the bird's total length is just around four inches. AF speed with a 2x TC II slows down, but still fast enough to capture these tiny, active birds.

Lowland White-eye (Zosterops meyeni, a near Philippine endemic)



(1)
http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/image/160598473/original.jpg
Shooting info - Bacnotan, La Union, Philippines, June 29, 2015, Canon 5D MIII + 400 2.8 IS + Canon 2x TC II, 800 mm, f/5.6, ISO 320, 1/250 sec, 475B/516 support, manual exposure in available light (pushed 1.8 stops in PP), near full frame resized to 1500x1000.


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http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/image/160585739/original.jpg
Shooting info - Bacnotan, La Union, Philippines, June 29, 2015, Canon 5D MIII + 400 2.8 IS + Canon 2x TC II, 800 mm, f/5.6, ISO 1600, 1/200 sec, 475B/516 support, manual exposure in available light, near full frame resized to 1500x1000.


Now, if I can only find an anti-gravity lens cover, I'd be in birding heaven even without a 600 f4 II.




Romy

Edited on Jun 29, 2015 at 07:44 PM · View previous versions



Jun 29, 2015 at 06:57 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Lowland White-eye with a 400 2.8 IS + 2x TC II


Real beauties, Romy.

Maybe try a quadricopter drone attached to the lens.

Tony



Jun 29, 2015 at 07:12 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Lowland White-eye with a 400 2.8 IS + 2x TC II


Beautiful!



Jun 29, 2015 at 07:20 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Lowland White-eye with a 400 2.8 IS + 2x TC II


Amazing quality in these images Romy. That combo is working well, you don't need a 600II if you can get that close!!

TFS
Geoff



Jun 29, 2015 at 08:56 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Lowland White-eye with a 400 2.8 IS + 2x TC II


#1 is especially nice Romy


Jun 30, 2015 at 03:19 AM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Lowland White-eye with a 400 2.8 IS + 2x TC II


WOW.


Jun 30, 2015 at 04:20 AM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Lowland White-eye with a 400 2.8 IS + 2x TC II


I think there is a point at which you can't improve on reality, and I think, Romy, that's where you live.


Jun 30, 2015 at 04:34 AM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Lowland White-eye with a 400 2.8 IS + 2x TC II


Imagemaster wrote:
Real beauties, Romy.

Maybe try a quadricopter drone attached to the lens.

Tony


Thanks, Tony. This 13 pounder should be easily hand-holdable at the moon where the 1/6 gravity would be of tremendous help. But then, I'm not sure if there are feathered creatures there and the launching cost should easily top the price of a 400 2.8 IS II.




Jun 30, 2015 at 04:54 AM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Lowland White-eye with a 400 2.8 IS + 2x TC II


Nice, Romy.


Jun 30, 2015 at 07:45 AM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Lowland White-eye with a 400 2.8 IS + 2x TC II


Both are super Romy ~ Ron


Jun 30, 2015 at 06:25 PM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Lowland White-eye with a 400 2.8 IS + 2x TC II


Thanks everyone for looking and the comments.

Here's one more of the White-eye from the same gear:

Shooting info - Bacnotan, La Union, Philippines, June 29, 2015, Canon 5D MIII + 400 2.8 IS + Canon 2x TC II, 800 mm, f/5.6, ISO 2500, 1/250 sec, 475B/516 support, manual exposure in available light, major crop resized to 1500x1000.

http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/image/160600823/original.jpg

And one of a bird which to my eyes is not among the prettiest in our islands.



Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis, sub-adult)

Shooting info - Bacnotan, La Union, Philippines, June 28, 2015, Canon 5D MIII + 400 2.8 IS + Canon 2x TC II, 800 mm, f/5.6, ISO 1250, 1/500 sec, 475B/516 support, manual exposure in available light, near full frame resized to 1500x1000.

http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/image/160571840/original.jpg

Processed 100% crop of the above:
http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/image/160601383/original.jpg



Jul 01, 2015 at 01:12 AM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Lowland White-eye with a 400 2.8 IS + 2x TC II


After more than 24 hours of strong winds and torrential rains brought by Typhoon "Egay" (international name - Linfa ), Lowland White-eyes converged like starving bees at a fruiting tree in my mother's backyard at northern Philippines.

The tiny birds feasted like there's no tomorrow on whatever berry-like fruits that survived the onslaught of the howler. I braved the light rains and wind of the typhoon's tail-end and enjoyed a prolonged shooting session. I had to wrap my birding combo in a plastic sheet to protect it from moisture.

The overcast lighting made exposures easier to tame. Again, the 400 2.8 IS + 2x TC II's IQ and AF accuracy didn't disappoint (the DOF is super thin at 800 mm and 3 - 5 meters shooting distance).

http://www.pbase.com/liquidstone/image/160652956/original.jpg
Shooting info - Bacnotan, La Union, Philippines, July 6, 2015, Canon 5D MIII + 400 2.8 IS + Canon 2x TC II, 800 mm, f/5.6, ISO 1600, 1/250 sec, 475B/516 support, manual exposure in available light, near full frame resized to 1500x1000.





Jul 07, 2015 at 08:27 PM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Lowland White-eye with a 400 2.8 IS + 2x TC II


John_T wrote:
I think there is a point at which you can't improve on reality, and I think, Romy, that's where you live.


+1

One day I too hope for my photography to be in such rarefied atmosphere!!!!



Jul 07, 2015 at 09:14 PM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Lowland White-eye with a 400 2.8 IS + 2x TC II


Hey Romy, good to see your still shooting buddy, hope all is well back home., I do miss our adventures.


Jul 09, 2015 at 07:06 PM
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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Lowland White-eye with a 400 2.8 IS + 2x TC II


raymondjbarlow wrote:
Hey Romy, good to see your still shooting buddy, hope all is well back home., I do miss our adventures.


Thanks for dropping by, Ray. It's been raining non-stop here for about a week now, but we're ok... we have become experts in flood survival.



Hope you visit our islands soon so we can hit the birding trail again.



Jul 09, 2015 at 08:37 PM
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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Lowland White-eye with a 400 2.8 IS + 2x TC II


Beautiful work with some beautiful birds.

Brian M.



Jul 10, 2015 at 09:10 AM
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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Lowland White-eye with a 400 2.8 IS + 2x TC II


Liquidstone wrote:
Thanks for dropping by, Ray. It's been raining non-stop here for about a week now, but we're ok... we have become experts in flood survival.



Hope you visit our islands soon so we can hit the birding trail again.


Some day buddy, thanks!



Jul 10, 2015 at 10:38 AM





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