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lion rock said:
Thanks Riley! These were taken June last year. The bird is normally hiding in very dark/dens brush and despite not rare is kind of difficult to shoot. These were feeding on Mountain apple and ignored me (after 5-10 min "adaptation time"). Shots were taken at Lyon Arboretum (at the very end of Manoa valley) - easy to get to and very good botanical garden, belongs to UH. Safe parking and no fees of any kind. Highly recommended!
I hope you are already preparing your luggage for here. Please make sure you discard any bad weather from your suitcases - we have enough of this stuff this year
! I'm fighting bad bronchitis in the last week and so - first time in ~15 years on the Islands!
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Thanks Click & jprusa! I'm waiting for the second half of May (the Mountain apple is still in bloom but it attracts them anyway) and all June (fruits!) to try more shots there. Probably the best spot/timing on the Island to take a meaningful shots of these birds...
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Jack Douglas said:
Yes, at 560mm on the 5DIV. But, on this trip, I found the 100-400mm II (on the 5DSR) more useful. The birds, if you could find them, and that was not easy, were often very close by in foliage and frequently required zooming out to frame them or being too close for the minimum focus distance of the prime. It was frequently dark within the forests but 5DSR despite being limited to iso6400 performed well as I could underexpose at 6400 in extreme conditions and boost by 2-3 stops in post.
Normally in the UK and much of my travels, the prime is better because the birds are far away. But, for the NZ scenario, was really useful with my wife having the zoom and I the prime to cover different scenarios. It's leaving me with a dilemma for our trip of a lifetime to Tanzania in November of whether to take two zooms and leave the prime at home, especially as there will be weight restrictions for internal flights.
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I shot this a couple years ago with a T6i using a cheaper Sigma 18-250mm zoom lens. I shot all day that day not realizing I was in Jpeg mode only! But even with a T6i and low cost lens I managed to capture several keeper Jpegs that day.
This one here I only did a couple slight adjustments too and isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer or could win any "Pic of the Year" awards but it's always been one of my favorites for some reason..........
This one here I only did a couple slight adjustments too and isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer or could win any "Pic of the Year" awards but it's always been one of my favorites for some reason..........
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Haven't packed yet, though the thought process is started.
I think I'll bring a speedlight and a "better Beamer" for the speedlight, Sometimes shooting BIFs with the sky as background, the details of the bird is lost.
Everything will have to be in a carry on and a camera backpack. A lot to sacrifice for weight and volume. And 2 weeks of clothings. Also, I hope they'll allow a tripod on an airplane as carry on. Hope I won't pack bad weather in there.
In the meantime, get well. Rest, too.
-r
I think I'll bring a speedlight and a "better Beamer" for the speedlight, Sometimes shooting BIFs with the sky as background, the details of the bird is lost.
Everything will have to be in a carry on and a camera backpack. A lot to sacrifice for weight and volume. And 2 weeks of clothings. Also, I hope they'll allow a tripod on an airplane as carry on. Hope I won't pack bad weather in there.
In the meantime, get well. Rest, too.
-r
ISv said:Thanks Riley! These were taken June last year. The bird is normally hiding in very dark/dens brush and despite not rare is kind of difficult to shoot. These were feeding on Mountain apple and ignored me (after 5-10 min "adaptation time"). Shots were taken at Lyon Arboretum (at the very end of Manoa valley) - easy to get to and very good botanical garden, belongs to UH. Safe parking and no fees of any kind. Highly recommended!
I hope you are already preparing your luggage for here. Please make sure you discard any bad weather from your suitcases - we have enough of this stuff this year
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