garyk Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Been here for 2 years now and am into wildlife photography. Mainly birds. Just wondering if anyone here is into wildlife photography,,,, not the two legged kind. well maybe.LOL If so let me know if you have any shots and where. I am a farang here traveling and birding. Web page: www.flickr.com/photos/avianphotos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricku Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Hello Garyk. Nice photo! I am a photographer, but I'm not into bird or wildlife photography. However, I'd like to ask you a quick question. Have you seen any humming birds here in Thailand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangkokImages Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 There's a lot here in the way of birds to photograph. Beung Boraphet is a great outing if you haven't been there yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angiud Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 (edited) Hy Gary, as you know, I'm mostly a macro enthusiast, although owner of a Sigma 150-500 mm. But my first love are the butterflies, as you can see here Koh Phangan Butterflies - Poster 2012 Edited December 23, 2011 by angiud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_brownstone Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Hello Garyk. Nice photo! I am a photographer, but I'm not into bird or wildlife photography. However, I'd like to ask you a quick question. Have you seen any humming birds here in Thailand? There are no Hummingbirds in Thailand. Many people confuse the various local species of Sunbirds with Hummingbrds however. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angiud Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Sunbird: Sunbird on a mangrove tree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRToMRT Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 For info on birding I would suggest Nick Uption's Thaibriding.com and for Wildlife, Paul Whitehead's Wildlifethailand.com. there's a whole bunch of links on Paul's site for other Thai wildlife related sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRToMRT Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 (edited) For info on birding I would suggest Nick Uption's Thaibriding.com and for Wildlife, Paul Whitehead's Wildlifethailand.com. there's a whole bunch of links on Paul's site for other Thai wildlife related sites. Sorry a typo - Thaibirding.com Edited December 23, 2011 by MRToMRT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprq Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 Ah, so that was a sunbird that used to come onto my balcony and to hover pecking at the sitting-room window for some unknown reason... In the middle of Bangkok... Happened many times for a few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geekfreaklover Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 A flower-pecker perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_brownstone Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 A flower-pecker perhaps. It would almost certainly be a Sunbird; these birds bills are specifically designed (long and curved) to push deep into the flowers nectary as they hover at the entrance to the bloom to feed on the nectar or insects. Flowerpeckers have shorter, stubbier bills, again designed for their own species' particular feeding method which is to break through the Sepal at the base of the flower - from the outside - and access the nectary that way. Hence of course the name Flowerpecker. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterquixote Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 fabulous photos, thank you so much. I was impressed by the difficulty of dynamic range. This little Sony Nex 5 I have has a dynamic range corrector, and it works quite well. But no telephoto lens though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Since there is a topic on birds thought I would throw one in. This is just a test of my new GH2 and 100-300 mm (200-600 35mm equivalent) Lumix lens and just a regular bird. About 25-30 meters away. I cropped out about 60% just to get an idea of sharpness with the lens and 16Mpixels sensor. Rather basic shot compared to the others posted here. Enough though that I now want to pursue this more. This is the uncropped version, just scaled down: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangkokImages Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Enough though that I now want to pursue this more. I shot professionally for years before going on my first bird outing.. I quickly learned I wasn't appreciating the level of difficulty these guys must elevate their shooting to, to get great bird images. Birding brings everything together, equipment selection, exposure, composition, AF, and more.. and it makes you respond quickly. An outing with die hard birders can also leave you feeling a bit inadequate with your tiny 300mm F2.8L IS.. Very challenging to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kan Win Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 (edited) Anyone know the name fo this one? Edited January 3, 2012 by Kan Win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angiud Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Upupa (Upupa epops) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katana Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Anyone know the name fo this one? Road Runner's cousin lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VerbalKint Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Hoopoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabianfred Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 anyone know what? .....fromDoi intanon district Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_brownstone Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 That's a Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I can't match you guys and don't know how you can get such closeup shots. Below I took today with my 100-300 (200-600 35mm equiv) set at 300 (600mm) and this guy is out my backdoor but a couple of hundred meters away. The nice feature is the mirror reflection in the water. There is a 2nd smaller bird in the front left and also mirror reflection in the water. The image is cropped about 50% and scaled down to fit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kan Win Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Hi Tywais, I used me 100-300mm to get the photo that I posted, however was much closer than "few hundred meters away", more like 10 to 20 meters away. Win I can't match you guys and don't know how you can get such closeup shots. Below I took today with my 100-300 (200-600 35mm equiv) set at 300 (600mm) and this guy is out my backdoor but a couple of hundred meters away. The nice feature is the mirror reflection in the water. There is a 2nd smaller bird in the front left and also mirror reflection in the water. The image is cropped about 50% and scaled down to fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kan Win Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Hoopoe Thank you. Correct. Win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kan Win Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 (edited) Hi Tywais, I used me 100-300mm to get the photo that I posted, however was much closer than "few hundred meters away", more like 10 to 20 meters away. Win At the same time I got this one also both where in a battle for this ones nest. Win Edited January 9, 2012 by Kan Win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VerbalKint Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Khao Yai Jan 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 This photo is not impressive in itself, however it was a frame capture of an HD video I made with my Panasonic GH2 testing my zoom lens. Link to the video I posted in the Best Of Thailand forum is below. HD Video here > 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootly66 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Any one know any good areas around nontaburi or pathumtani?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenside Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I saw this Green Bee Eater a couple of weeks ago in our garden. Very pretty and brave enough to sit within range while I went to fetch the camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Very nice photo. The DOF (bokeh) is remarkable. I was curious as to the specifics for getting that closeup of a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenside Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 (edited) What it doesn't mention is the x1.4 extender. It was a 70-200mm f/2.8L lens with IS and although the bird was obligingly close to our sala hide, it is still quite a tight crop. I've hardly done any bird pictures but when I get our garden in order (about 10 years at the present rate) I'll try to put a convenient bird perch within range. This one was about 3 or 4m away at the most, by the way. Edited February 9, 2012 by Greenside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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