Birds of Bidadari Cemetery

overdodo · 28th December 2008

Here are some birds taken from Bidadari Cemetery this December for sharing.

1.

Hooded Pitta

2.

Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo

3.

Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo with catch

4.

Narcondam Hornbill

All shots taken with Nikon 600mm f4 AIS lens with Pentax K10D. The first was taken using an adapter bought off ebay, the rest were taken with a diy optic-less nikonlens-to-pentaxbody adapter

cheers and happy new year to all !

Newguy69 · 28th December 2008

Very good catch

I only managed to nail the Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo.

strobby · 29th December 2008

great pic

...hope to go there soon for the Hooded Pitta

Reno · 29th December 2008

Great catch....!! I only got indian cuckoo....

trident · 29th December 2008

congrats on catching the Pitta and the very rare hornbill.

tanhb · 29th December 2008

Nice series.

2ichigo2 · 29th December 2008

Nice clear sharp pics~

overdodo · 29th December 2008

Thanks for your kind words guys!

I had to visit the cemetery a few times to get all these shots. Would be very lucky if you are able to "collect'em all' on one day!

To share some of the settings: shots taken in aperture priority (f4 or f5.6) with iso ranging from 100-400 on tripod with mirror lock-up without any flash.

Galdor · 30th December 2008

Very beautiful series.

28th December 2008	#1
overdodo Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 320	Birds of Bidadari Cemetery Here are some birds taken from Bidadari Cemetery this December for sharing. 1. Hooded Pitta 2. Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo 3. Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo with catch 4. Narcondam Hornbill All shots taken with Nikon 600mm f4 AIS lens with Pentax K10D. The first was taken using an adapter bought off ebay, the rest were taken with a diy optic-less nikonlens-to-pentaxbody adapter cheers and happy new year to all !

28th December 2008	#2
Newguy69 Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Third rock from the Sun Posts: 1,773	Re: Birds of Bidadari Cemetery Very good catch I only managed to nail the Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo. __________________ The place where I can spread my wings, and soar the sky at dawn - I belong

29th December 2008	#3
strobby Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 627	Re: Birds of Bidadari Cemetery great pic...hope to go there soon for the Hooded Pitta __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/playoflight74

29th December 2008	#4
Reno Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Land of the Teddy Bear Posts: 1,440	Re: Birds of Bidadari Cemetery Great catch....!! I only got indian cuckoo....

29th December 2008	#5
trident Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 200	Re: Birds of Bidadari Cemetery congrats on catching the Pitta and the very rare hornbill.

29th December 2008	#6
tanhb Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 656	Re: Birds of Bidadari Cemetery Nice series.

29th December 2008	#7
2ichigo2 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: In the East Posts: 427	Re: Birds of Bidadari Cemetery Nice clear sharp pics~ __________________ http://2ichigo2.multiply.com - Canon 400D User - Everyone was once a Noob

29th December 2008	#8
overdodo Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 320	Re: Birds of Bidadari Cemetery Thanks for your kind words guys! I had to visit the cemetery a few times to get all these shots. Would be very lucky if you are able to "collect'em all' on one day! To share some of the settings: shots taken in aperture priority (f4 or f5.6) with iso ranging from 100-400 on tripod with mirror lock-up without any flash.

30th December 2008	#9
Galdor Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Planet Gaia Posts: 8,314	Re: Birds of Bidadari Cemetery Very beautiful series. __________________ Good lens or Lousy lens also can't beat @ great photographer with kit lens - Galdor@Alphadslr