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Brown-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis) by alabang, on Flickr
The Grey-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes griseigularis) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in a wide range of semi-open wooded habitats in the northern and eastern part of the Philippines. It is often considered a subspecies of the Brown-throated Sunbird, but the two differ consistently in measurements and plumage, and there is no evidence of intergradation between them.[1] It has not been rated by BirdLife International (and consequently IUCN), but is generally common and therefore unlikely to be threatened.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey-throated_Sunbird
Location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Makiling
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Hi Vern.
Nice shots, the last little fellow looks real cold, made me feel cold just looking at him.
By rear focus do you mean with the focus on button on the back of the body?
Some really nice shots by lots of other people too, like to say thanks but don't like to clutter the place up with lots of +1's when I have no time for a proper thank you. so to all posters thank you there is lots of inspiration here.
I'm busy uploading to Flickr so hopefully I can post some here.
Cheers Graham.
Nice shots, the last little fellow looks real cold, made me feel cold just looking at him.
By rear focus do you mean with the focus on button on the back of the body?
Some really nice shots by lots of other people too, like to say thanks but don't like to clutter the place up with lots of +1's when I have no time for a proper thank you. so to all posters thank you there is lots of inspiration here.
I'm busy uploading to Flickr so hopefully I can post some here.
Cheers Graham.
Vern said:
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+1 to other posters - this is a great thread. Rear focus means you turn off the focus function on the shutter so that you can be in AI servo mode but still focus and recompose if needed before snapping the shot. Art Morris has a tutorial about this on his Birds As Art site - that's where I got the idea.Valvebounce said:
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Love em Vern. Didn't realize that my Bluebirds left my snow to be in yours. Or is that unusual snow?
Jack
Jack
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Good work Vern and keep posting the lovely pictures. What a beautiful cardinal. I was out shooting the stars last night at -6 C maybe 22F and with a breeze it was cold on bare fingers! Good to know there are other brave souls. 
Lots of other very nice shots here - keep it up folks.
Jack
Lots of other very nice shots here - keep it up folks.
Jack
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Hi Vern.
Thanks I figured that was what you meant, just unusual for someone to mention focus method in with shot stats, I initially thought there was some new technique to learn. I also use BBF as it seems logical to isolate focus from capture. Learnt about it on here, tried it for a day and hated it, gave up, was convinced to try again by all the comments, tried it for a week and haven't looked back since.
Cheers Graham.
Thanks I figured that was what you meant, just unusual for someone to mention focus method in with shot stats, I initially thought there was some new technique to learn. I also use BBF as it seems logical to isolate focus from capture. Learnt about it on here, tried it for a day and hated it, gave up, was convinced to try again by all the comments, tried it for a week and haven't looked back since.
Cheers Graham.
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So I was almost accurate, it was the blue bird after all ;D ... all I needed to do was add Eastern and I would've been 100% accurate ;D ... but I see that blue bird lives in NC (a Western part of the world), so, naming it "Eastern" is misleading ;DVern said:
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Interesting, east/west. The kingbird that is eastern, frequents Alberta and even further west but when you look at the overall picture it is distributed more to the east. Ever think what our world would be like without birds! 
For those who might be interested the new Stokes Field to Western (Eastern) Birds is excellent and priced right. The Warbler Guide, Stephenson & Whittle is even better value, an amazing book.
Jack
For those who might be interested the new Stokes Field to Western (Eastern) Birds is excellent and priced right. The Warbler Guide, Stephenson & Whittle is even better value, an amazing book.
Jack
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Vern said:
Beautiful shots, Vern! You have a wonderful diversity of birds where you live, especially with the Cardinals. (They only live in about the eastern half of the country.)
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Not much of a shot but here's the twist. It was shot using the 6D wifi from my computer in warmth while it's -20 C on the deck!
However, I'm not too thrilled as I've been having problems keeping the connection and can't get it back. Anyone have experience with this 6D wifi and know the typical pitfalls? The EOS utility and live view shooting seems very clunky and I was getting pretty frustrated with the slowness of focus and the time transfering files to the computer etc. Seems a mixed bag.
Jack
However, I'm not too thrilled as I've been having problems keeping the connection and can't get it back. Anyone have experience with this 6D wifi and know the typical pitfalls? The EOS utility and live view shooting seems very clunky and I was getting pretty frustrated with the slowness of focus and the time transfering files to the computer etc. Seems a mixed bag.
Jack
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Jack Douglas said:Not much of a shot but here's the twist. It was shot using the 6D wifi from my computer in warmth while it's -20 C on the deck!
However, I'm not too thrilled as I've been having problems keeping the connection and can't get it back. Anyone have experience with this 6D wifi and know the typical pitfalls? The EOS utility and live view shooting seems very clunky and I was getting pretty frustrated with the slowness of focus and the time transfering files to the computer etc. Seems a mixed bag.
Jack
It's entirely possible the -20°C temps are the problem. When it's that cold, the batteries used in DSLRs don't function well. They often can't consistently deliver enough juice to keep the camera operating properly...the shutter will slow, mirror slap may not function properly, and radio connections become intermittent.
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Good point jrista. However, I think I need a course on networks. I have had so many frustrations with this EOS remote software. Tonight I downloaded the app to the smartphone and of course I can't get that to work either. 
It's got potential and I want to use it but I'm getting pretty frustrated.
Jack
It's got potential and I want to use it but I'm getting pretty frustrated.
Jack
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Jack Douglas said:Not much of a shot but here's the twist. It was shot using the 6D wifi from my computer in warmth while it's -20 C on the deck!
However, I'm not too thrilled as I've been having problems keeping the connection and can't get it back. Anyone have experience with this 6D wifi and know the typical pitfalls? The EOS utility and live view shooting seems very clunky and I was getting pretty frustrated with the slowness of focus and the time transfering files to the computer etc. Seems a mixed bag.
Jack
Jack, I'm afraid that is pretty much par for the course. I have managed to get it work fairly well for some applications, but the refresh rate on your screen is slow, as is focus. I suspect the focus probably works better with the 70D because of the DPAF and thus faster live view focus. I don't know that the cold is the factor, though, as I have shot from my car for LE work with it close to -40 outside.
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