mguy

Immature Black-capped Night Heron got a bit of a surprise as it made for the large rock in front of the Man Fung Restaraunt, when it suddenly noticed me in waiting........











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05/11/2006
Yung Shu Wan, Lamma Island 南丫島榕樹灣

Nikon D200 w/Nikkor VR 70-200mm F/2.8 G
2006/11/05 07:56
Lens: VR 70-200mm F/2.8 G
Focal Length: 190mm
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering Mode: Spot
1/1000 - 2000 sec - F/2.8
Exposure Comp.: -0.3 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Optimize Image: Custom
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-C

Web AFalcon

Hi mguy,

It is a stunning series capturing of a flying Black-crowned Night Heron with background of sea surface!

Grateful if you can avoid using short form to show the bird name.

Forrest

mguy

Apologies........... thanks for correcting it ops:

mguy

Juvenile yawning & with the eye membrane just starting to close........

Nikon D200 w/Nikkor VR 70-200mm F/2.8 G w/1.7 converter
2007/06/23 07:27:25.0
Focal Length: 340mm
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering Mode: Spot
1/1250 sec - F/6.3
Exposure Comp.: -0.3 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Optimize Image: Custom
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-C
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached

tbob

Yung Shu Wan, Lamma Island
24th June 2007
Digiscoped with Swarovski 80HD scope, 30x eyepiece & Nikon 8400 camera

mguy

Excellent shots Bob........ my weren't nearly as good from the same day.
One from yesterday.......


Nikon D200 w/Nikkor VR 70-200mm F/2.8 G
2007/07/08 08:38:23.4
Focal Length: 200mm
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering Mode: Spot
1/640 sec - F/5
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Optimize Image: Custom
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-C
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached

tbob

"Ouch, I just stepped on a Fire Ant"
Lamma Island
9th July 2007
Digiscoped using a Swarovski 80HD scope, 30x eyepiece & Nikon 8400 camera

Bob

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hkwongkit

My all time favourite of yours, Bob! :shock:
Superb timing too ...

tbob

Thanks a lot for the compliment KK. Looking on a big monitor at work I realize that it needs to go through some noise software

I am sorry this is another Black-crowned Night Heron

Lamma Island
10th July 2007

Digiscoped using a Swarovski ATS 80HD scope, 30x eyepiece & Nikon 8400, shot in RAW

Bob


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tbob

Thanks to Wing for his use in Neat Image to remove the noise in this shot

Thanks

Bob

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tbob

Lamma Island
10th July 2007

Digiscoped using Swarovski ATS 80HD scope, 30x eyepiece, fixed DCA & Nikon 8400 camera.

Shot in RAW, aprox distance 50 metres

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hkwongkit

I like the pose of this one even better, Bob!
Appears just a touch soft. Perhaps it's the critical focusing that you missed ...  

tbob

KK,

Yes the focus maybe slightly off, the Heron was bobbing up and down on the floating cable. This is almost full frame at 45 metres (according to Google Earth) and is manual focus. Still I shouldn't be making excuses.

Bob

tbob

By Request, except from N.F. another Black-crowned Night Heron

Lamma Island
24th June 2007

All the regular gear including 30x eyepiece
Bob


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cwchan

Bob,
I visited this hot spot today. I share your view it is very difficult to get a tack sharp focus as the Black-Crowned Night Heron stood on the floating object.

Wing

14/7/2007

Nikon 8400+ 30X scope shot in raw

mguy

Seems YSW is the place to go for BCNH.....

mguy

21/07/2007

mguy

29/07/2007

puppymic

May I share one photo taken at Tseung Kwan O on 28/7/07?

Digiscoping: STS80HD + Olympus C7070WZ



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mguy

Nice one Mandy.
This one today from the harbour.
Sun was already a little high.....

tbob

Nice shot Guy, the new lens is starting to work

Bob

puppymic

Guy

Your photos are very sharp and detailed. Great shots   

mguy

Thanks Mandy.
Another shot from Sunday.

mguy

mguy

A shot from Yung Shu Long Valley yesterday around about the time the big plane flew around Lamma......


Nikon D200 w/Nikkor 500mm F/4 D w/1:4 convertor
2007/09/03 07:43:54.4
Focal Length: 700mm
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/500 sec - F/5.6
Exposure Comp.: -0.7 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Optimize Image: Custom
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-C
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached