July 11 2010, My efforts of searching for the Blue-banded Kingfisher at Ulu Paip came into success. This morning, I managed to get my photo lifer of the Blue-banded Kingfisher. It was a male species that I successfully photographed. It was three and a half hours of waiting at the riverbank. During the wait, I saw the Blue-banded Kingfisher and the Chestnut-naped Forktail flew upstream and downstream. It was so frustrating to see the subjects flew past without stopping and perching at the rocks nearby.
I had some coffee and sweet potatoes to keep me awake and occupied. There were a lot of mosquitoes bugging me, that I had to put on my insect repellant.
A Lizard on a mossy rock
At 11.15 am, I saw the Blue-banded Kingfisher flew upstream. Out of sudden, it landed on a river rock in front of me. Bingo, I quickly pressed the shutter of mk IV and triggered a series of long burst.
1 D MK IV EF 800 IS
1/60 F5.6 ISO 2000
After a series of shots, I had a quick check on the images on the LCD. The subject looked small on the the LCD, I decided to put on the 1.4 TC in order to get more reach to the Blue-banded Kingfisher. Unfortunately, my sudden movement of mounting the TC must have alerted the Kingfisher. It flew away while I was trying to gain focus on it after mounting the TC.
It started to rain heavily 10 minutes after the Kingfisher left. I decided to pack and head home. It was a very satisfied outing. Thanks for viewing, your comments are welcome.
13 comments:
Brilliant shots, fantastic colours, worth the long wait. Congrats.
Hi madibirder,
Thanks for your compliment.
Great shots Kiah, patience certainly bring you the reward.
Hi Ari,
Thanks for your comments.
Although it was a long hours of waiting but looking at the photo lifer that I managed to get, I felt great.
Wow You're very lucky to get these shots!
I've seen the species several times in South Thailand, but they're all so shy.
Very nice shots Kiah!!!
fuiyoo ... congrats mate! simply beautiful!
Thanks nabghani for your comments.
How is the 600mm going ?
This is a nice bird, congrats!
Great bird and great photos... ISO 2000 ? must be dark in there
Hi John,
It was under the shade of low land forest, the sky was overcast, furthermore I shot without flash. I had to dialed up the ISO to 2000 to get normal shutter speed. Luckily the mk IV noise performance is reasonable good at this level.
The bird has proven to be a reliable resident. Much better than the pair in Ampang. Congrats to the long wait and the harvest.
Hi wondersf,
I have not seen the female blue-banded KF at Ulu Paip yet. So far only sighted the male.
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