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Romy Ocon
03-13-2008, 12:02 AM
The Porphyrio porphyrio (pulverulentus, a sub-species endemic to the Philippines) has become quite shy in our islands, most probably because of hunting pressure.

I got lucky the other day to get close to an individual at Candaba wetlands (Philippines) by using my vehicle as a blind. Here's sharing a processed 100% crop of the head area taken with my favorite short lens.

1DM2 + 100-400 IS, 400 mm, f/5.6, ISO 320, 1/400 sec, manual exposure in available light, hand held, processed 100% crop:

Regards,

Romy

KK Hui
03-14-2008, 07:28 PM
Nice closeup and very intimate, Romy!
Looks like you have a sharp copy of the 100-400 ...

Sabyasachi Patra
03-15-2008, 08:09 AM
The colour looks different than the species we find in India. Nice close up.