LUTFIALI BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY: May 2014

5 May 2014

BLUE-THROATED BEE EATER(Merops viridis/Burung Berek-berek Pirus)

Date: 3 May 2014
Place: Sepang Goldcoast, Selangor

WHITE-BREASTED WATERHEN(Amaurornis phoenicurus/Burung Ruak-ruak)

Date: 3 May 2014
Place: Sepang Goldcoast, Selangor

WHITE-THROATED KINGFISHER(Halcyon smyrnensis/Burung Pekaka Dusun)

Date: 3 May 2104
Place: Sepang Goldcoast, Selangor

BLACK-NAPED ORIOLE(Oriolos chinensis/Burung Kunyit Besar)

Date: 1 May 2014
Place: Berjaya Hill, Pahang

For me this species is one of the most difficult to photograph as they are very intelligent and shy. They can spot you approaching their hideout from a hundred feet away and fly away to another spot as you get close. I have not had much luck to get good tack sharp photos of this species because i could not get close enough.

Maybe i need a longer lens than the Canon EF400mm f5.6 L lens like the Canon EF600mm f4.0 IS L lens but still i think is not long enough because i used the Canon 5DMk3 full frame body. Using the crop body like the Canon 7D would add 60% reach but noise level during low light would make the photo unusable. Unless i can get my hand on a Canon1DMk4 body (1.3x) which is popular due to its fast AF and low light image quality i will get a better image quality of these Orioles. Unfortunately Canon has stopped producing them because they are replacing them with a full frame 1DX bodies as their flagship model. The only ones available are the old stock and pre-used bodies which are still expensive.

These photos are noisy by my standards but i will post them anyway until i can get better photos the next time.

Enjoy viewing.