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28-FEB-2007

i00031-1000x750.jpg

Philippine Duck
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Anas luzonica

Habitat - Freshwater marshes, shallow lakes and ricefields.

[1DM2 + 500 f4 L IS + Canon 1.4x TC, tripod/gimbal head]

Canon EOS 1D Mark II
1/1600s f/7.1 at 700.0mm iso320 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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steve		07-Mar-2007 11:29
Romy, Just magnificent. It is useless by now to heap superlatives on your work! This is normal for you by now!!

Bob D. Kaufman		05-Mar-2007 02:33
This is perfection! v

romy ocon		04-Mar-2007 03:05
One of the most beautiful (and exciting) sights for me when birding at Candaba wetlands are small dots in the horizon getting larger and larger, going straight to my ambush position. My brain takes a few seconds to process visual data before it declares "Philippine Ducks!" My right hand automatically goes to the shutter button, my face gets close to the viewfinder, the heart starts to pump faster, and system (1DM2 + 500 f4 + 1.4x TC + a birdnut behind the VF) AI servo tracking is commenced. Most shots are either off-focus or the wing position is not ideal. But sometimes, I get lucky and catch the fast flier in a full down- stroke extension of the wings. I can almost see the powerful avian muscles ripping ala Bruce Lee's under the feather pattern....

Toney Smith		03-Mar-2007 14:11
Your results never cease to amaze me _ super capture

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