Bombers in Flight Formation

chngpe01 · 3rd November 2003

Taken at Penguin Island. There is a colony of Pelican on this island and they would occassionaly take off and land in formation around the island. Penguin Island is south of Fremantle near the coastal town, Mandurah in Western Australia.

Bombers taking off in formation

Returning after a successful bombing misson

Wai · 3rd November 2003

wow...any close up?

btw, penguin island can find any penguin or not?

sehsuan · 3rd November 2003

initially, if it was another person shooting, i thought it was a joke, that birds were "bombing" in a formation, but after i saw the first pic.... I simply

it!

Mr Chng, you're simply getting better with each post!

erwinx · 3rd November 2003

Welcome back

1st and 3rd are the nicest. (1st pic I suppose you can add in a bit of blue sky in front of the lead bird, but it doesn't bother me)

As usual, Australia seems to have clear blue skies almost all the time... unlike Singapore (if you returned home on Sat/Sun, you would have been welcomed by the rain...)

sk_online · 3rd November 2003

gotta love that blue sky.. excellent capture!

plsoong · 3rd November 2003

reminds me of Finding Nemo

BTW, u went Fremantle, did u try their piping hot paper bag FISH AND CHIPPERIES?!?!?!??!?!?

oh and the marinated mussles or COld lobster?

did u go to Perth as well? Peter's PIEs

hee hee

damn, i'm hungry

oeyvind · 3rd November 2003

1st & Last is great! Welcome back... ^^

MaGixShOe · 3rd November 2003

the 1st and 3rd one is wonderful!

Avatar · 3rd November 2003

chngpe01, this is the "sneek preview" you told me last night aye?

Nice one! Especially, this one -->

Splendid!

chngpe01 · 3rd November 2003

Thanks guys. Yes glad to be back, miss the food here after more than a week of fish and chips and sandwiches. I spent a large portion of my time in Rottnest Island, moving out early at about 6.30am and cycle 5km with all my gears (more than 10kg) to catch the Osprey and cycle 5km back by 6pm. Had to walk on one of the days as my bike had a punctured tyre, (worst than going on field exercise)

. That's one of the fun thing about nature photography.

Thanks Wai, the penguins are out at the sea in the day and return only at night, no visitors to the island at night last ferry out is about 5pm. No real close up as I had no time to switch lens.

Erwinx, I was not so fortunate (blue sky) at Rottnest island as I had a day of rain, 2 days of cloudy condition, just my luck.

but overall had a great time and new learning experience. Also agree with you on giving more space to the lead Pelican in the first picture, guess I was greedy in trying to squeeze as many Pelicans into the frame.

Once again thanks, Avatar, MaGixShOe, Oevyind, plsoong, sk_online and Seh Suan for your comments.

Cheers

Lion king · 3rd November 2003

Beautiful flight shots.

You can tell that some of the pelicans are successful in their forays. Four of them are coming back with their pouches full.

MotherNature · 3rd November 2003

Beautiful shots. I like the blue sky as a background.

stor · 3rd November 2003

I like your first shot even though composition could be better in giving the lead bird more space. I guess if you have more days there, you might get that shot after all as they have a big colony there. Did you see a big colony of terns on that island?

Cheers

Steven Tor

Newman · 3rd November 2003

Love the 1st shot!

Actually first thing I notice is WAH! Your CMOS/CCD so clean huh?!!!!

Garion · 3rd November 2003

Welcome back, chngpe01, seems like you had a very fruitful trip DownUnder.

Luv the first 2 shots of the pelicans formation, clean and detailed, really look like aerial bombers on a mission (for fish?)

Nice work, look forward to more shots from u.

sehsuan · 3rd November 2003

Mr Chng, what were the settings used to shoot for the 1st shot?

chngpe01 · 3rd November 2003

Originally Posted by stor

Did you see a big colony of terns on that island?
Cheers
Steven Tor

Hi Steven, Can't see any tern colony at all, spotted a few Caspian and Crested terns only. If not for the Pelicans, I think it would have been a disappointed trip to the island.

Originally Posted by sehsuan

Mr Chng, what were the settings used to shoot for the 1st shot?

Hi Sehsuan the setting are: 1/1600, f9 ISO 250, centre wtg metering, manual program

deegos · 3rd November 2003

great shots

i like the captions too

azone · 3rd November 2003

I'm amazed! Great series. I esp like how you managed to obtain the kind of sharpness. Wonderful blue sky too!

Kei · 3rd November 2003

always refreshing to see your photos

3rd November 2003	#1
chngpe01 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 7,466	Bombers in Flight Formation Taken at Penguin Island. There is a colony of Pelican on this island and they would occassionaly take off and land in formation around the island. Penguin Island is south of Fremantle near the coastal town, Mandurah in Western Australia. Bombers taking off in formation Returning after a successful bombing misson __________________ my work I am featured here, in Vol 4 Last edited by chngpe01; 3rd November 2003 at 07:00 AM.

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oeyvind Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 3,556	1st & Last is great! Welcome back... ^^ __________________ flickr

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MaGixShOe Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,638	the 1st and 3rd one is wonderful! __________________ Photo Gallery http://magixshoe.clubsnap.org/gallery

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chngpe01 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 7,466	Thanks guys. Yes glad to be back, miss the food here after more than a week of fish and chips and sandwiches. I spent a large portion of my time in Rottnest Island, moving out early at about 6.30am and cycle 5km with all my gears (more than 10kg) to catch the Osprey and cycle 5km back by 6pm. Had to walk on one of the days as my bike had a punctured tyre, (worst than going on field exercise) . That's one of the fun thing about nature photography. Thanks Wai, the penguins are out at the sea in the day and return only at night, no visitors to the island at night last ferry out is about 5pm. No real close up as I had no time to switch lens. Erwinx, I was not so fortunate (blue sky) at Rottnest island as I had a day of rain, 2 days of cloudy condition, just my luck. but overall had a great time and new learning experience. Also agree with you on giving more space to the lead Pelican in the first picture, guess I was greedy in trying to squeeze as many Pelicans into the frame. Once again thanks, Avatar, MaGixShOe, Oevyind, plsoong, sk_online and Seh Suan for your comments. Cheers __________________ my work I am featured here, in Vol 4 Last edited by chngpe01; 3rd November 2003 at 12:38 PM.

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Garion Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: West side of S'pore Posts: 5,512	Welcome back, chngpe01, seems like you had a very fruitful trip DownUnder. Luv the first 2 shots of the pelicans formation, clean and detailed, really look like aerial bombers on a mission (for fish?) Nice work, look forward to more shots from u. __________________ [ deviantart selections \| Photoblog ]

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Wai Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South Pole with Penguins Posts: 5,129	wow...any close up? btw, penguin island can find any penguin or not?

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sehsuan Deregistered Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 6,674	initially, if it was another person shooting, i thought it was a joke, that birds were "bombing" in a formation, but after i saw the first pic.... I simply it! Mr Chng, you're simply getting better with each post!

3rd November 2003	#4
erwinx Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,492	Welcome back 1st and 3rd are the nicest. (1st pic I suppose you can add in a bit of blue sky in front of the lead bird, but it doesn't bother me) As usual, Australia seems to have clear blue skies almost all the time... unlike Singapore (if you returned home on Sat/Sun, you would have been welcomed by the rain...)

3rd November 2003	#5
sk_online Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 270	gotta love that blue sky.. excellent capture!

3rd November 2003	#6
plsoong Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,658	reminds me of Finding Nemo BTW, u went Fremantle, did u try their piping hot paper bag FISH AND CHIPPERIES?!?!?!??!?!? oh and the marinated mussles or COld lobster? did u go to Perth as well? Peter's PIEs hee hee damn, i'm hungry

3rd November 2003	#9
Avatar Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Singapore / Taiwan Posts: 1,244	chngpe01, this is the "sneek preview" you told me last night aye? Nice one! Especially, this one --> Splendid!

3rd November 2003	#11
Lion king Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 518	Beautiful flight shots. You can tell that some of the pelicans are successful in their forays. Four of them are coming back with their pouches full.

3rd November 2003	#12
MotherNature Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 152	Beautiful shots. I like the blue sky as a background.

3rd November 2003	#13
stor Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 230	I like your first shot even though composition could be better in giving the lead bird more space. I guess if you have more days there, you might get that shot after all as they have a big colony there. Did you see a big colony of terns on that island? Cheers Steven Tor

3rd November 2003	#14
Newman Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: TBC Posts: 948	Love the 1st shot! Actually first thing I notice is WAH! Your CMOS/CCD so clean huh?!!!!

3rd November 2003	#18
deegos Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 580	great shots i like the captions too

3rd November 2003	#19
azone Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,433	I'm amazed! Great series. I esp like how you managed to obtain the kind of sharpness. Wonderful blue sky too!

3rd November 2003	#20
Kei Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,090	always refreshing to see your photos