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KD, I know I voted. I thought I replied, outstanding thread

Aug 10, 2019 at 04:45 PM

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bobbytan wrote:
I really like #11 the Purple Throated Woodstar ... and #3 Shiny Sunbeam! They are all very well captured and composed KD, but these 2 are my favorites!
thanks Bobby for your picks and your constant support. Ecuador is a humming birds paradise.

Aug 11, 2019 at 07:25 AM

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bonnyrcl wrote:
waiting for you to come back and post some wonderful pictures...yeh dil maange more

-John

thanks so much, John. I'll be posting more threads soon,

Aug 11, 2019 at 07:50 AM

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Phenomenal colors.

Beautiful captures !

Well done !

Aug 11, 2019 at 12:06 PM

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conebeam wrote:
Absolutely fabulous, KD. What a pleasure to see the pictures. It must have been so thrilling to see all the species that you saw. Voted.

~Mansur
thanks so much Mansur. It was really one of the best trips I have had more so because my son had joined me.

Aug 11, 2019 at 01:43 PM

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Rajan Parrikar wrote:
Wow, KD, Ecuador clearly presents an embarrassment of riches to the bird photographer. Splendid set of images and in keeping with your already high standards of imagery.

thanks so much for viewing and commenting. Indeed it is also an treasure trove for landscape photogs, You should most definitely go, if you have not already been there. Thanks for your support.

Aug 11, 2019 at 09:13 PM

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AGeoJO wrote:
KD, I am super impressed with the images you came back with from your trip. Wow, some of the images are really to die for; I meant, I would kill to be able to capture them

. YGMV! I should plan a trip to Ecuador next, I guess.

Joshua

thanks so much Joshua for the comment and constant support. I have learnt a lot from your pictures. I think you will not be disappointed with Ecuador.

Aug 11, 2019 at 09:15 PM

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Thanks so much Jeff for the constant support , viewing and commenting
Your suggestions have helped me along my photographic journey
Hope you are having a wonderful time in Uganda

beavens wrote:
Beautiful photos, as always, KD!!!

This trip is even more special because you got to share these memories with your son. I cannot wait until my boy is old enough to where we can go do similar things.

So great!!!

Jeff

Aug 12, 2019 at 05:51 AM

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A pleasure to view. these are great.

Aug 12, 2019 at 07:12 AM

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Thanks Srini for viewing commenting and your support
Ecuador has unbelievable variety and is a must visit place for bird photgrapher sand birders

sritri wrote:
Lovely stuff KD. Awesome to see the variety you got to see and capture

Aug 12, 2019 at 07:37 AM

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kdacharya wrote:
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

On my trip in February and March to Costa Rica I had the 80-400mm, 500mm PF, and the 600mm f/4 lens and used the 600mm rough 10% of the time. In most locations 600mm was too long a focal length and the 500mm was barely short enough in terms of the view angle even when photographing birds.
At least for Costa Rica a 500mm and 1.4x TC work very well and I miss fewer shots from having too long a focal length lens.

Aug 12, 2019 at 06:18 PM

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Thanks Bob for viewing and for your pick

RockvilleBob wrote:
Just a terrific collection kdacharya. I particularly like birds in flight and of those in this set the Carunculated Caracara in flight is my favorite.

Aug 12, 2019 at 07:36 PM

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Thanks Balakrishan for viewing and commenting
Ecuador is a treasure trove for N&W photographers

Balakrishnan wrote:
You have got variety of birds. Great shots.

Aug 12, 2019 at 07:38 PM

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Thanks so much Herb for your support, viewing and commenting

Herb Houghton wrote:
Lovely series KD, voted

Aug 12, 2019 at 07:40 PM

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fish43 wrote:
fablous shots!!

thanks so much Fish for viewing and commenting.

Aug 13, 2019 at 12:03 PM

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runakid wrote:
LOVELY, LOVELY PHOTOS BUT the time spent together will be remembered for all of your lives.

thanks runakid, for the thought and the comment.

Aug 13, 2019 at 12:04 PM

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Ted ellis wrote:
KD, I know I voted. I thought I replied, outstanding thread

thanks for the support, the comment and the vote. appreciate your C&C all the time.

Aug 14, 2019 at 11:59 AM

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Bryan Crowe wrote:
Phenomenal colors.

Beautiful captures !

Well done !

thanks so much Bryan for viewing and commenting. Ecuador is a wonderful place, especially for bird lovers

Aug 14, 2019 at 05:38 PM

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Rschultz wrote:
A pleasure to view. these are great.

thanks so much RShultz. Appreciate it.

Aug 14, 2019 at 05:39 PM

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elkhornsun wrote:
On my trip in February and March to Costa Rica I had the 80-400mm, 500mm PF, and the 600mm f/4 lens and used the 600mm rough 10% of the time. In most locations 600mm was too long a focal length and the 500mm was barely short enough in terms of the view angle even when photographing birds.
At least for Costa Rica a 500mm and 1.4x TC work very well and I miss fewer shots from having too long a focal length lens.

Hi Bruce,
there were a couple of places I felt that 600 with 1.4 would have been better than the 500 with the 1.4
having said that, clearly the extra weight does not warrant the 600. while it is true that 600 could be too much lense, since most of the subjects (hummers) are small, that would not be the case, however maneuverability is essential so my choice was the 500 and a 100-400
Hope that helps.

Aug 15, 2019 at 08:04 AM

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