Born free - Flight series

ccplim · 31st October 2004

Sharing some of my birds in flight pictures (all taken handheld). Results are way below average but I am very happy that I get the chance to shoot with a great team.

Pic #1

Pic #2

Pic #3

Pic #4

ccplim · 31st October 2004

Pic #5

Pic #6

Pic #7

Pic #8

Digiman · 31st October 2004

Bro, handholding the 50-500 is no joke!

Well done! I like #3 the most.

ccplim · 31st October 2004

Originally Posted by Digiman

Bro, handholding the 50-500 is no joke! Well done! I like #3 the most.

Thank you bro digiman. It's tough but no choice. I hardly have chance to setup my equipment on the tripod as we were travelling in vehicle and the moment you step out of the car, the will fly further away.

Btw, weather was so so that day and I am pretty lucky to get a few with blue sky

harlequin2902 · 31st October 2004

Wow

, nice. I like those shots of the Black Kite you got there

.

ccplim · 31st October 2004

Originally Posted by harlequin2902

Wow , nice. I like those shots of the Black Kite you got there .

Thanks bro! Someday, you will get the chance to do it too

sonix · 31st October 2004

What's the name for #5?

2100 · 31st October 2004

Quality is still ok for record shots what.

At least you have done it before. Next time sure will have better luck, step by step.

ccplim · 31st October 2004

Originally Posted by sonix

What's the name for #5?

Paisei bro, can't really advise as I am not very good in ID too

ccplim · 31st October 2004

Originally Posted by 2100

Quality is still ok for record shots what. At least you have done it before. Next time sure will have better luck, step by step.

Thanks for the encouragement bro! The hardest part is to get bigma to focus correctly

Newguy69 · 31st October 2004

That is what I called "The sky is the limit" shots. Nice catch man

Cheers

Jeff · 31st October 2004

All kites family. #1-5 = Black Kite

#6 = Brahminy Kite

#8 is a Black-shouldered Kite.

As for #7, it appears to be a Ciconiidae. An Adjutant perhaps?!.

Hope I got the ID right.

ccplim · 31st October 2004

Originally Posted by Jeff

All kites family. #1-5 = Black Kite

#6 = Brahminy Kite

#8 is a Black-shouldered Kite.

As for #7, it appears to be a Ciconiidae. An Adjutant perhaps?!.

Hope I got the ID right.

Thanks for the ID Jeff. Really appreciate that

ccplim · 31st October 2004

Originally Posted by Newguy69

That is what I called "The sky is the limit" shots. Nice catch man

Cheers

Kam sia bro. Still got a long way to go

Hope to get more chance to practice.

jbma · 1st November 2004

Wah bro so our effort is well worth it.

Garion · 1st November 2004

Nice flight shots there, got potential and with practice u should get even better results.

Getting good flight shots is a tricky affair with the Bigma. My picks are #1 and #5. Jeff is spot on with the IDs, #7 is an LA Stork.

ccplim · 1st November 2004

Originally Posted by jbma

Wah bro so our effort is well worth it.

Consider pretty worth it. Let's do it again some other time

ccplim · 1st November 2004

Originally Posted by Garion

Nice flight shots there, got potential and with practice u should get even better results. Getting good flight shots is a tricky affair with the Bigma. My picks are #1 and #5. Jeff is spot on with the IDs, #7 is an LA Stork.

Thanks for the encouragement bro. It is really not easy with bigma. Especially, your heart will start to sink will you hear the lens starting to hunt and cannot get a lock on.

ccplim · 2nd November 2004

Originally Posted by Digiman

Bro, handholding the 50-500 is no joke! Well done! I like #3 the most.

Btw, I just remembered that my setup that day was bigma + flash + extender + bracket + external batt pack for flash. Imagine how heavy the setup was

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ccplim Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: BN Posts: 1,228	Born free - Flight series Sharing some of my birds in flight pictures (all taken handheld). Results are way below average but I am very happy that I get the chance to shoot with a great team. Pic #1 Pic #2 Pic #3 Pic #4 Last edited by ccplim; 31st October 2004 at 07:59 PM.

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ccplim Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: BN Posts: 1,228	Pic #5 Pic #6 Pic #7 Pic #8

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Digiman Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,235	Bro, handholding the 50-500 is no joke! Well done! I like #3 the most.

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harlequin2902 Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 278	Wow , nice. I like those shots of the Black Kite you got there .

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sonix Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sengkang Posts: 1,314	What's the name for #5? __________________ My humble gallery

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2100 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,116	Quality is still ok for record shots what. At least you have done it before. Next time sure will have better luck, step by step.

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Jeff Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,513	All kites family. #1-5 = Black Kite #6 = Brahminy Kite #8 is a Black-shouldered Kite. As for #7, it appears to be a Ciconiidae. An Adjutant perhaps?!. Hope I got the ID right.

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jbma Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Tampines Posts: 3,315	Wah bro so our effort is well worth it.