Christmas Greetings from Hooded Pitta

Harlequin · 20th December 2008

There was a sudden burst of late afternoon sun rays that help to create the much needed lighting under the dark forest canopies. And then the Hooded Pitta popped onto this much anticipated perch as part of its feeding routine

which I have hoped for the usual smooth green background for a Pitta shot of the year !

Presenting 2 simple H-Style pictures of the Hooded Pitta.

Nikon D300, 600mm F4, 1.4X TC , F8, ISO 200, 1/15s, +0.3 EV , SB800 @ GN=2.8M Slow Rear Curtain, Matrix Metering

Nikon D300, 600mm F4, 1.4X TC , F8, ISO 400, 1/30s, -0.7 EV , SB800 @ GN=3.6M Slow Rear Curtain, Spot Metering

tanhb · 21st December 2008

Wow. Nice bird with nice clean background. Like the way this bird turned its head back to look at you.

I am trying to learn, may I ask, is there any reason why you chose matrix metering in #1 and spot metering in #2 instead?

elmerdeg · 21st December 2008

wow!!!...amazing!! Very nice.. very sharp.

mphil · 21st December 2008

Nice shots. I have yet to see one of these myself.

Harlequin · 22nd December 2008

Thanks folks for the kind compliments.

tanhb : The choice of metering was chosen due to the lighting condition and I wanted to keep the blacks exposed properly.

Newguy69 · 22nd December 2008

Pitta session is here! beautiful shots, Phil

Harlequin · 22nd December 2008

Originally Posted by Newguy69

Pitta session is here! beautiful shots, Phil

Thanks Arthur ! Yes it's Pitta session now. Better go grab some shots before the "sleeping folks" get "awaken"

DeSwitch · 22nd December 2008

Originally Posted by Harlequin

Thanks Arthur ! Yes it's Pitta session now. Better go grab some shots before the "sleeping folks" get "awaken"

H style is swee. Too bad our Canon flash dont have this flash control function. Talking about the "sleeping folks", I'm scare to shoot alone there. Yesterday all of a sudden I was alone as all the rest left when the Pitta didnt show up.

Harlequin · 23rd December 2008

Originally Posted by DeSwitch

H style is swee. Too bad our Canon flash dont have this flash control function. Talking about the "sleeping folks", I'm scare to shoot alone there. Yesterday all of a sudden I was alone as all the rest left when the Pitta didnt show up.

Thanks mate !

Well you can always start start using Nikon gears

That place is spooky after 630pm. Sometimes the winds can get chilly too

21st December 2008	#3
elmerdeg New Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 22	Re: Christmas Greetings from Hooded Pitta wow!!!...amazing!! Very nice.. very sharp.

21st December 2008	#4
mphil Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 474	Re: Christmas Greetings from Hooded Pitta Nice shots. I have yet to see one of these myself.

22nd December 2008	#5
Harlequin Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: East of Singapore Posts: 1,662	Re: Christmas Greetings from Hooded Pitta Thanks folks for the kind compliments. tanhb : The choice of metering was chosen due to the lighting condition and I wanted to keep the blacks exposed properly.

22nd December 2008	#6
Newguy69 Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Third rock from the Sun Posts: 1,775	Re: Christmas Greetings from Hooded Pitta Pitta session is here! beautiful shots, Phil __________________ The place where I can spread my wings, and soar the sky at dawn - I belong

20th December 2008	#1
Harlequin Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: East of Singapore Posts: 1,662	Christmas Greetings from Hooded Pitta There was a sudden burst of late afternoon sun rays that help to create the much needed lighting under the dark forest canopies. And then the Hooded Pitta popped onto this much anticipated perch as part of its feeding routine which I have hoped for the usual smooth green background for a Pitta shot of the year ! Presenting 2 simple H-Style pictures of the Hooded Pitta. Nikon D300, 600mm F4, 1.4X TC , F8, ISO 200, 1/15s, +0.3 EV , SB800 @ GN=2.8M Slow Rear Curtain, Matrix Metering Nikon D300, 600mm F4, 1.4X TC , F8, ISO 400, 1/30s, -0.7 EV , SB800 @ GN=3.6M Slow Rear Curtain, Spot Metering Last edited by Harlequin; 20th December 2008 at 11:32 PM.

21st December 2008	#2
tanhb Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 657	Re: Christmas Greetings from Hooded Pitta Wow. Nice bird with nice clean background. Like the way this bird turned its head back to look at you. I am trying to learn, may I ask, is there any reason why you chose matrix metering in #1 and spot metering in #2 instead?