TangShooters @ Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

[Junye]

noted.
got the mosquito patch but i think we better bring repellent too.


me and my buddy heading over there after the NOISE workshop.
ha but we don't have any tele... so we'll just walk ard snap anything interesting. :bsmilie:

 

[falconite]

Last question before my quest. What focal range is suitable? I've got up to 300mm. If those fantastic pictures above needed more, I might consider renting.

a good few of the pics here are at 300mm.. so u have something to start with. Do rent if you want more reach .. cos it surely helps.

noted.
got the mosquito patch but i think we better bring repellent too.


me and my buddy heading over there after the NOISE workshop.
ha but we don't have any tele... so we'll just walk ard snap anything interesting. :bsmilie:

If u are shooting macro... do note that insect repellent may not work so well for you. Have fun!

 

[falconite]

finally got time to post *phew

some to share

Wah thanks buddy for sharing. Geesh... your egret got a lobster meal... dead cool!!

 

[jiaolang]

That is a Common Greenshank!!!

It's a Marsh Sandpiper, not a Common Greenshank. See long black straight needle-like bill.

 

[SolBadGuy]

Last question before my quest. What focal range is suitable? I've got up to 300mm. If those fantastic pictures above needed more, I might consider renting.

A well known quote from many photography enthusiasts who shoot primarily birds/wildlife, "There is never enough reach." You always want the most you can get, and have your shots look like you're in the thick of the action, and close to the birds. Especially for birds that are skittish, and small. You have to stay a far way back to shoot them, thus the longer your reach, the better.

 

[two200]

A well known quote from many photography enthusiasts who shoot primarily birds/wildlife, "There is never enough reach." You always want the most you can get, and have your shots look like you're in the thick of the action, and close to the birds. Especially for birds that are skittish, and small. You have to stay a far way back to shoot them, thus the longer your reach, the better.

Since reach is never enough, I just wonder whether cropping is a 'norm' when it comes to birding because most of birds photo seemed to fill the whole photo.:think:

The photo I put up in APAD is cropped because my 250mm is just not long enough. More a purist, I felt that it is probably better to have original than cropped photo

 

[daanis]

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this is very very nice. can frame up and hang on the wall.

 

[juste_millieu]

Since reach is never enough, I just wonder whether cropping is a 'norm' when it comes to birding because most of birds photo seemed to fill the whole photo.:think:

The photo I put up in APAD is cropped because my 250mm is just not long enough. More a purist, I felt that it is probably better to have original than cropped photo

they shoot using 400mm.... + aps-c size camera

 

[lkkang]

Since reach is never enough, I just wonder whether cropping is a 'norm' when it comes to birding because most of birds photo seemed to fill the whole photo.:think:

The photo I put up in APAD is cropped because my 250mm is just not long enough. More a purist, I felt that it is probably better to have original than cropped photo

hi two200,

if you crop your shots, you will loose sharpness ( its the most fundamental principle of digital photography ). I guess we need not go into details on this.

If you are only thinking of posting the pictures in the web , then cropping the image might still be acceptable. However, if you intend to print them on 8R or A3 size, then good luck...

And I can tell you that most of the bird shots you have seen in the web ( bird that fill the whole image ), are NOT CROPPED at all. And that is precisely the reason why bird / nature photography is using the long lens ( 600mm ~ 800mm telephoto lens ).

enjoy,
Kang Liat Keng

 

[Febrita]

this is very very nice. can frame up and hang on the wall.

Thanks, daanis!

 

[two200]

hi two200,

........
And I can tell you that most of the bird shots you have seen in the web ( bird that fill the whole image ), are NOT CROPPED at all. And that is precisely the reason why bird / nature photography is using the long lens ( 600mm ~ 800mm telephoto lens ).

enjoy,
Kang Liat Keng

Sigh.... looks like I am destined to shoot birds found in carpark and treetops from my balcony And I was thinking of going to Sg Buloh to photograph birds.........

400mm and more are too specialised for me not to mention $$$:cry:

 

[Febrita]

Sigh.... looks like I am destined to shoot birds found in carpark and treetops from my balcony And I was thinking of going to Sg Buloh to photograph birds.........

400mm and more are too specialised for me not to mention $$$:cry:

You can get excellent bird shots at 200mm or 300mm @ Jurong Bird Park.
Just watch out for the background and surrounding.

 

[woofmy]

Sigh.... looks like I am destined to shoot birds found in carpark and treetops from my balcony And I was thinking of going to Sg Buloh to photograph birds.........

400mm and more are too specialised for me not to mention $$$:cry:

patience do help. stay in the hide and wait patiently.... wait for larger birds... my milky stock pic was 300mm + DX... no crop.

 

[two200]

patience do help. stay in the hide and wait patiently.... wait for larger birds... my milky stock pic was 300mm + DX... no crop.

That's the problem - patience, a rare commodity I tried to photograph heron near Defu lane but before I could get near enough, all flew off; ending just with the kingfisher instead. Already using 250mm with 1.6 factor:dunno:

Sorry TS, too much OT already, will strictly adhere to your thread:embrass:

 

[kenkht]

BIRDING is addictive! Sorry... just came back from Sg Buloh this morning with my 300mm.
Right, 300mm may not be enough but if that's all I got, that's all I got. So, far, the pictures look alright to me. Got a few interesting shots, such as a Heron fishing. The thing is, if don't have enough reach, go for more nature landscape instead. I got a few flock of birds against the Wetland background, it's great.

Oh, do lug the tripod along. A real bugger but worth it.:thumbsup:

 

[knpan]

hi two200,




And I can tell you that most of the bird shots you have seen in the web ( bird that fill the whole image ), are NOT CROPPED at all. And that is precisely the reason why bird / nature photography is using the long lens ( 600mm ~ 800mm telephoto lens ).

enjoy,
Kang Liat Keng

You are totally wrong on this. 90 percent of the time the images still get cropped for bird photography, no matter how long your lens is.

kennie

 

[lkkang]

You are totally wrong on this. 90 percent of the time the images still get cropped for bird photography, no matter how long your lens is.

kennie

:embrass: , thanks for the clarification.

 

[jiaolang]

It's a Marsh Sandpiper. Note the thin needle-like bill. Common Greenshanks have a thicker, slightly upturned bill.

 

[falconite]

Yup... even a common Redshank looks more like it then Common Greenshank. Note its a Marsh Sandpiper, with thanks.

Cheerios!