More from the Asian aviary

alexf

Miami Metrozoo's aviary

1. Green-naped pheasant pigeon

D700 - 80-400VR @260mm - 1/250 - f5.6 - ISO 280 - SB-800

2. Shama thrush

D700 - 80-400VR @240mm - 1/250 - f5.6 - ISO 200 - SB-800

3. Thick-billed ground pigeon

D700 - 80-400VR @230mm - 1/250 - f5.6 - ISO 200 - SB-800

4. Tawny frogmouth*

D700 - 80-400VR @400mm - 1/250 - f7.1 - ISO 250 - SB-800
(*) cheated a little on this one. It was farther away than usual, at 400mm plus a small crop. I took the diffuser off and the flash reached, but I got red eye! Had to fix it in PP. Normally I wouldn't post red-eye retouched images but this bird is tough to find in the open and with his eyes open at all. When I see him is generally asleep.

5. Mandarin duck

D700 - 80-400VR @300mm - 1/6400 - f4 - ISO 1000

6. Taking a bath

D700 - 80-400VR @300mm - 1/6400 - f4 - ISO 1600

7. Fawn-breasted bowerbird

D700 - 80-400VR @280mm - 1/250 - f5.6 - ISO 320 - SB-800

8. Magpie robin

D700 - 80-400VR @400mm - 1/250 - f8 - ISO 320 - SB-800

Harryb

Excellent set of Images Alex. Looks like you're enjoying the D700.

alexf

Thanks Harry, I am enjoying it and re-discovering all my lenses.

You seem to be the only one (almost) to comment on my shots here. I never get more than one or two comments and often zip for some reason. Oh well.

Harryb

alexf wrote:

Thanks Harry, I am enjoying it and re-discovering all my lenses.

You seem to be the only one (almost) to comment on my shots here. I never get more than one or two comments and often zip for some reason. Oh well.

Except for a few "regulars" that seems to be the trend around here lately.

I see a good number of folks posting images but I don't see them commenting on the images others post. :bash

My only suggestion is to keep on posting and commenting on the images others post.