Blue Rock Thrush from Chong Yen, Mae Wong NP.

Gear: 7D with 500/F4 and 1.4X converter

EXIF: F5.6; ISO 2000; Spd: 1/320 sec; Subject dist: 8.12m; F/L: 700mm; Mode: Av Priority.

^^^ Lovely shots Jack!

Female Plaintive Cuckoo.

White-tailed Robin (f)

Mae Wong NP.

Man mode; F8; ISO1000; shutter 1/8sec; F/L 500mm. Tripod mounted.

First trip of the cool(ish) season to Tad Mok National park(Northern end) today. Didn't expect much as it is still very green. Pleasantly suprised with a lot of bee-eaters showing, blue-bearded, chestnut headed and I'm fairly sure I saw a red-bearded too. Add to that a couple of male jungle fowl on the road, several treepie and a very nice sighting of an Asan Fairy Blue Bird that always seems to show when I stop for lunch at the first Sala up the hill. This usually happens when my hands are greasy after consuming some barbecued chicken and sticky rice.

Photography however was another matter and it's only thanks to the wife spotting the blue-bearded bee-eaters about 150 yards away that I got anything at all. The day was overcast, very poor light and most unseasonal.

The attached image is heavily cropped and I had to use LR to make it viewable. But worth sharing if only because the last time I saw this bird was in Kaeng Krachan back in 2010!

White-crowned Forktail from Mae Wong NP.

Still working out how not to blow out the whites on subjects like this.

1/50sec; F5; Av mode; ISO 1250.

Look what I got for breakfast.

And I can get it down in one go.

I have the dame problems with white - it is a real problem with Canon. I am not ken on ND filters (I like to use them but for birding shots they are too awkward for me) I usually just set at -3 to -6 and this usually works but in overcast or dull jungle lighting this can be a problem also. My 6D seems to cope a bit better than the 60D in this respect but this is most likely the extra data that can be used in RAW processing.

White-crowned Forktail from Mae Wong NP.

Still working out how not to blow out the whites on subjects like this.

1/50sec; F5; Av mode; ISO 1250.

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Nice!

Where was this taken from?

I have the dame problems with white - it is a real problem with Canon. I am not ken on ND filters (I like to use them but for birding shots they are too awkward for me) I usually just set at -3 to -6 and this usually works but in overcast or dull jungle lighting this can be a problem also. My 6D seems to cope a bit better than the 60D in this respect but this is most likely the extra data that can be used in RAW processing.

Should have used Man mode for this shot to slightly underexpose it and use ACR to tweak it. But as usual with this fidgety subjects one grabs the chance offered. I must have another dozeb shots which are no good, mainly motion blur. The 6D being FF would have helped here I think.

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Nice!

Where was this taken from?

Last week at Safari World, Bangkok.

Lesser Whistling Duck and brood.

Lesser Whistling Duck and brood.

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Woody wood pecker?

Lesser Whistling Duck and brood.

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Woody wood pecker?

Nope, that's him there Jimmy.

Male Spot breasted Woodpecker.

Sea birds ... but I know enough it is not Seagulls!

Sea birds ... but I know enough it is not Seagulls!

Look to be Great Crested Tern's Jimmy.

Never seen one, must come down your way some time.

Sea birds ... but I know enough it is not Seagulls!

Look to be Great Crested Tern's Jimmy.

Never seen one, must come down your way some time.

You or anyone else on this photo forum, will be more than welcome ....

DAL will confirm I am a pretty good tour guide! ... Say yes DAL

I am not sure if I have seen these Terns before around here!

It must've been their tern to visit you, then SJ.....

Brahmini Kite | Trat

Cotton pygmy goose, male in the back female in the front.

Rufous Woodpecker

^^^ Nice shot GH...Nice shot.

Silver-eared Mesia at a watering hole, Mae Wong NP.

Av mode; 1/250sec; ISO2500; F4.5; F/L300mm; off axis flash fired.

another raptor (Hen Harrier)

Black Shouldered Kite

Edited December 15, 201411 yr by VerbalKint