Kelong view Part 2

[Harlequin]

Was at the kelong again but the sky was very grey. Had a good field day with Garion and the kelong owner for company.

Caught this collared kingfisher on the same tree shared with the StorkBill.


Only gripe was the twig infront of the storkbill. Never had the opportunity for a clean shot of a storkbill. Will try again for a cleaner shot next time round.




Terns !! Saw about 50 plus of them suddenly appeared from nowhere and diving for fishes despite the bad weather and rain. Man they are fast fellows....this one was caught just after diving into the water.




Lastly, the ever popular Grey Heron doing a BRAIN DUMP....

[Harlequin]

Garion : Post leh...want to see how the big white mama lens of yours perform.

[chngpe01]

Wow, you and Garion are really hardworking, good action shots of the heron and terns. keep it up.

Cheers

[Harlequin]

Originally Posted by chngpe01 Wow, you and Garion are really hardworking, good action shots of the heron and terns. keep it up. Cheers

Thanks Chng.

the terns came as a surprise. Probably must have come over from Changi side to this kelong side to feed.

[Zplus]

Wow! Great shots! I really like the colors of the storkbill kingfisher.
Must go there one day; after I recover from birding overdose....

[Harlequin]

Originally Posted by Zplus Wow! Great shots! I really like the colors of the storkbill kingfisher. Must go there one day; after I recover from birding overdose....

Thanks for the comment. I was quite lucky to even hear the Storkbill sings !! Quite nice sound as compared to the normal kingfishers.
Well we can go there from X'mas Eve onwards till 29th Dec.

[Garion]

Originally Posted by Harlequin Garion : Post leh...want to see how the big white mama lens of yours perform.

Coming soon ... Have a huge backlog of shots to process...

Yup, was a fairly fruitful day today, but Harlequin really got the fruits of his labours....great shots of the kingfishers and terns mate....my picks is no. 1 and no.3...pity of the twig partially blocking Mr. Storkie's big red bill in no. 3., else would have been a killer shot. Well done, you've improved lots.

And yes that 'big mama lens' of yours is indeed incredibly sharp....wah lau u tempting me man...

[Harlequin]

Originally Posted by Garion Coming soon ... Have a huge backlog of shots to process... Yup, was a fairly fruitful day today, but Harlequin really got the fruits of his labours....great shots of the kingfishers and terns mate....my picks is no. 1 and no.3...pity of the twig partially blocking Mr. Storkie's big red bill in no. 3., else would have been a killer shot. Well done, you've improved lots. And yes that 'big mama lens' of yours is indeed incredibly sharp....wah lau u tempting me man...

Mai tu liao...just process lah !

Nature shots in the wild is very hard to shoot man. This coming X'mas must go back to Mr Storkie's tree and chop off that distracting branch ! . just kidding...probably i'll go into the mud and wait for him to return.

Buy that same big mama lens as mine and you will be one happy mate for X'mas....I can hear AP calling you now...

[Madcat II]

Hi Harlequin,

nice pics, I went there one day and caught some kite & eagles too, but not some nice so not posting... I guess IS lens will work perfectly with all that waves...

[erwinx]

you guys are very dedicated

i'm now confused... i thot Garion bought a big white lens at SEED?

[Madcat II]

Hi Erwinx,

yes, Garion is the one with the big white "mama".

Originally Posted by erwinx you guys are very dedicated i'm now confused... i thot Garion bought a big white lens at SEED?

[Harlequin]

Me no IS lah...i generate my own IS with my black Sigma at the Kelong...

Garion was the one with the big white mama...

[Harlequin]

Originally Posted by erwinx you guys are very dedicated i'm now confused... i thot Garion bought a big white lens at SEED?

I think more like serious bird flu with no cure...

No shoot on weekends , hand will shake...

Anybody interested to shoot this super long weekend ?