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IMG_4529_1000x750.jpg
22-AUG-2005

IMG_4529_1000x750.jpg

Red-Crested Malkoha
(a Philippine endemic)

Scientific name - Phaenicophaeus superciliosus

Habitat - Lowland forest, edge and second growth.

[20D + Sigmonster (Sigma 300-800 DG)]

Canon EOS 20D
1/60s f/5.6 at 648.0mm iso400 full exif

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romy ocon 06-Dec-2006 01:43
My wild bird photography doesn't get any better than this - perfect pose, narrow DOF courtesy of the wide open Sigmonster, good sharpness, exposure, background/foreground, and a nice eye catchlight.

All these were executed under grueling conditions in the rainforest undergrowth, at a bird found only in the Philippines and whose skulking habit makes it very difficult to see, much less photograph well.