p.4 #1 · Ecuador is for lovers - birds lovers that is - Round 1 (Image Heavy)
arbitrage wrote:
Amazing set KD...I'm glad you and your son had such a great time. I'm keeping count and will let you know when you've posted all 150 species V.
TFS
Geoff
thanks Geoff. yes, my son and I had a blast and please do keep the count, since I am not good at counting
p.4 #9 · Ecuador is for lovers - birds lovers that is - Round 1 (Image Heavy)
Thanks so much Morris for viewing and commenting and for your support as always
Yes it was wonderful traveling with my son and Ecuador is an amazing place
morris wrote:
Hi KD,
It is fantastic that you connected with your son. DC is a great city to visit and your drive is not that long. The variety and quality of your photos are will let you revisit this trip for the rest of your lives.
p.4 #10 · Ecuador is for lovers - birds lovers that is - Round 1 (Image Heavy)
40Driggs wrote:
Awesome set with great variety. I'm glad you got to go on this trip with your son.
thanks so much for viewing and commenting. It was a great trip
p.4 #11 · Ecuador is for lovers - birds lovers that is - Round 1 (Image Heavy)
tshore wrote:
Wow what a great set. You brought a couple different sets of gear it looks like. Any thoughts on the 5DIV vs the 1DX? I would think that for perched birds, the 5DIV would offer more resolution and potential for cropping, but everybody always raves about the 1D AF. Of course all these images look great, so evidently they both work fine.
thanks so much Tim for viewing, commenting and your support. You are absolutely correct regarding the 5D4 and the 1DX.
I used 5d4 for the perched one and also for the low light ones. 1DX really showed its strength for the in flight birds, but suffered in low light.
p.4 #15 · Ecuador is for lovers - birds lovers that is - Round 1 (Image Heavy)
surfnron wrote:
Super work KD, and great variety too. Father/son trips are really special ~ Ron
thanks so much Ron for viewing and commenting. Agree that the time spent with my son was amazing.
p.4 #18 · Ecuador is for lovers - birds lovers that is - Round 1 (Image Heavy)
Warkari wrote:
Wow, KD! Exquisite pictures. The hoatzin is my favorite. You were able to get quite a number of species that I missed on my trip last year.
Voted!
Amit
thanks so much for everything. I had an amazing time there, Wouldn't mind doing it again
p.4 #19 · Ecuador is for lovers - birds lovers that is - Round 1 (Image Heavy)
ox0312 wrote:
WoW. That must have been some time there with your son. Variety of the birds are just amazing. Now how many of these were taken by your Son
YGMV.
Faizan
thanks so much for everything, Faizan. It was magical experience and yes my son took better pics than me, so unfortunately these are all mine.
p.4 #20 · Ecuador is for lovers - birds lovers that is - Round 1 (Image Heavy)
Thanks for the comment and viewing. I had the 500 mm with 1.4x and it was sufficient for the most part. Only a couple times did I need more reach. However, the focus speed with the 1.4 is slower than that of the prime. So if you are concerned about the weight, carry a tx instead of the 600 mm. Just my 2 cents.
I also carried 100-400 on another body
elkhornsun wrote:
Like very much the off center placement of the birds in so many of the pictures. The
Carunculated Caracara in flight though is a terrific image that I could easily see printed at life size or even larger.
I will be with Luis in August of next year and your images are very convincing that this is a great trip with an excellent guide. As trips go this is one of the least demanding in terms of time driving to get to locations and that is quite appealing.
When I asked Luis whether to take the Nikon 500mm PF lens with my 80-400mm or to bring the 600mm f/4 he said that with the expected distances the 500mm would work very well if not better. That saves me about 10 lbs or more in travel gear with the lighter lens and no need for a tripod.
How good was the multi-flash setup that Luis provided?...Show more →
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