Or trying to discover what the world looks like from an upside-down perspectiveUpside down shot says he has been watching too many geckos.
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The keeper rate is not as good as the R7 with 200-800 (by far), but the P1000 does catch some cute shots, and it does have more DOF (FF equiv. about f/22 for these shots). Both at ISO 900, 1/640. Maybe I will try the 200-800 at f/16 on the R7 and see if I can get the DOF of the P1000 with a bit more detail.
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Yesterday someone reported an Orange-Cheeked Waxbill (one bird!) at a park in Waikiki (with photos 
!!!). So, this morning (took a day-off!) I rushed there - and didn't find it. They did have an established population on Oahu and I have seen one bird back in the time (like 15 years ago...). After that they just went extinct (on Maui they still exist, despite the low numbers)! It's extremely difficult to spot them between the hundreds of Common Waxbill. I was really hard looking for a red rump, orange cheeks and paler underside but everything was the Common.... Took some photos - I use to go after the early light for special birds but once I was there...
Now I know what I will do next weekend.
Took some photos of the Yellow-fronted Canary: according to the literature the female is building the nest. Today it was only the male trying to take building material (and dropping it!!!), like showing the female what she is suppose to do (she was watching with no interest but always present!)!
And Warbling (=Japanese) White eye.
!!!). So, this morning (took a day-off!) I rushed there - and didn't find it. They did have an established population on Oahu and I have seen one bird back in the time (like 15 years ago...). After that they just went extinct (on Maui they still exist, despite the low numbers)! It's extremely difficult to spot them between the hundreds of Common Waxbill. I was really hard looking for a red rump, orange cheeks and paler underside but everything was the Common.... Took some photos - I use to go after the early light for special birds but once I was there...Now I know what I will do next weekend.
Took some photos of the Yellow-fronted Canary: according to the literature the female is building the nest. Today it was only the male trying to take building material (and dropping it!!!), like showing the female what she is suppose to do (she was watching with no interest but always present!)
!And Warbling (=Japanese) White eye.
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Thanks Click but there are no series (from today...) that may compensate the lack of Orange-Cheeked Waxbill!Beautiful series, ISv.
It's a beautiful bird, suggested to be extinct for Oahu and I for very easy will trade all the "series" for just a photo of that one - no matter of posing, light and so on... Could you, PLEASE!, send me one actively crying Emogy? I know you can do that and recently I need it like never before: one darn rare bird just under my nose and I cant find it
!!!!
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Both are great!!! If next weekend I don't see that bird I'm going to use both of themLike this oneOr this one
! Well, it's not time for jokes - it starts only if I got the bird!
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A few shots from early October. The early morning light on the ridge provided a lot of nice shots during the end of the coffee berry season.
The early morning shadows created a nice headshot of this male Northern Flicker.
A Hermit Thrush getting an early morning drink.
A female Phainopepla between berries and insect hawking.
This juvenile Western Tanager was still carrying the skin of a coffee berry around.
American Robin in a partial stripped coffee berry bush.
A Wrentit in between drinking and bathing.
A Lark Sparrow soaking in the pool as another keeps watch.
A Western Bluebird just before the spin cycle.
The early morning shadows created a nice headshot of this male Northern Flicker.
A Hermit Thrush getting an early morning drink.
A female Phainopepla between berries and insect hawking.
This juvenile Western Tanager was still carrying the skin of a coffee berry around.
American Robin in a partial stripped coffee berry bush.
A Wrentit in between drinking and bathing.
A Lark Sparrow soaking in the pool as another keeps watch.
A Western Bluebird just before the spin cycle.
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Today I had the opportunity to see and take some photos of a Spotted Nutcracker just outside Stockholm citycenter. Favourite food for the nutcracker is Cembra pine seeds, found in the cones. Years when the cones get scarce in their normal habitat they will just search for any cembra pine tree (hopefully with nice cones with seeds) regardless if they happen to be situated in heavily populated areas.
The pictures were taken handheld with my R5MarkII equipped with my trusty old RF 100-500mm. Stockholm situated at latitude +60N, normally have grey and cloudy weather in nov/dec. This resulted in that two of the pictures were taken with ISO 8000 and one with ISO 10000, all at f6.3, and the zoom set between 363-428mm. Noise reduction and sharpening was done using the facilities within LrC.
The pictures were taken handheld with my R5MarkII equipped with my trusty old RF 100-500mm. Stockholm situated at latitude +60N, normally have grey and cloudy weather in nov/dec. This resulted in that two of the pictures were taken with ISO 8000 and one with ISO 10000, all at f6.3, and the zoom set between 363-428mm. Noise reduction and sharpening was done using the facilities within LrC.
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