Joined the members of the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines to do a Bridwalk at the American War Memorial in Fort Bonifacio. Excuse the image quality. It was extremely overcast and these pics are majorly cropped. I was using a 70-200VR with a 2X tele-converter at ISO 1600 at f5.6 and it was still challenging. But it's amzing what we can find in our own "backyard". All images property of TJ Parpan. No images can be reproduced without the photographer's explicit permission.

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This was a truly enjoyable event. I was able to go to 3 out of the 5 nights. Used my Trusty Nikon D70 and 12-24mm DX and 17-55mm DX lenses. Settings were: Aperture f11-f14 / Shutter Speed: Bulb / ISO:200 / Manual Focus to Infinity / Remote Shutter Release / Tripod Mounted All images property of TJ Parpan. No images can be reproduced without the photographer's explicit permission.

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Taken November 26, 2005 at the Tiendesitas at the corner of Ortigas Avenue and Libis. Used a Nikon D70, 70-200mm 2.8 VR, and 90mm Tamron 2.8 Macro.
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Pictures taken last February 4, 2006 at Taal Lake. All the action shots were taken on a speed boat, so we could follow the Hobies. The wind was strong. It was gusting 30 knots for a class rated at 25 knots only! The boat I was in was pitching and rolling like anything. Thank goodness for Active VR! Used a Nikon D70 with a 12-24 DX and 17-55DX and aD200 with a 70-200 VR lens.
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Just made a few mosaics of the photo trips I did in 2005.
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Hopefully, I'll be able to add more images to this gallery. Birding is such an interesting activity and photography is just one aspect of it. I'm still trying to faimiliarize myslef with all the species, so if any of these look familiar, please feel free to add the name of the species in the comments area of each pic. Thanks!All images property of TJ Parpan. No images can be reproduced without the photographer's explicit permission.

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Armed with a D200 + Tamron 200-500 and D70 + 70-200VR, I joined the WBCP on a birding trip to the grasslands along Macapagal Avenue. Taking the tips from the master, Romy Ocon, I tried shooting fully manual. It was challenging, but I think I prefer it now! Not all of these shots are great, but practice makes perfect. Thr highlight of the trip was the Grass Owl!
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Propjerry De Villa lead us to the various spots in UP where one could find these wonderful birds. Used a Nikon D200 and Tamron 200-500mm f5-6.3 lens; tripod-mounted. All images property of TJ Parpan. No images can be reproduced without the photographer's explicit permission.

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The Foleys kindly took me to the Singapore Botanic Garden for some afternoon birding. Although not the best time to go, I still was able to see and capture quite a number of species for the first time. I'll be the first to say that not all of the images are worth posting, but at this point, I'm just happy to be able to capture some of these guys for the first time.
I used a D200, Tamron 200-500mm lens, 1.4X Teleplus TC and a monopod. This TC still allowed AF to work, but due to the slow lens, I also had to use MF. I shoulda brought the tripod and cable-release.
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Shots taken during the DPP-Nikon EB/Shoot.
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Infra red images taken with a D70 and a Hoya R72 filter.
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