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Patrick Sookiasian
{K:1350} 2/17/2007
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Great job. unique composition.
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Jinggoy Montenejo
{K:7736} 6/28/2006
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The Indian reservation is actually near the entrance. You need to park by the red barn on Paseo Padre. Once you walk around that area and stay there, the hawks will surely come to check you out. This has always been the case when I'm there. Their nest is nearby, haven't seen it though.
I'll see you later!
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Marcus Armani
{K:36599} 6/28/2006
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Yes I was over a Coyote Hills last week and a older getleman told me he has seen some eggs on the ground below a tree which would be the far north area from the parking lot??? They probably are hawk eggs.
I spoke to yamil earlier today as he wanted to go to radio to shoot more tern photos, but had to bail at the last minute. he did ask me about RSA tomorrow, I did want to hit baylands to get more of the nesting egrets and bcnh's which I do know are there but not for much longer. so weather permitting I should be able to make it there by 5pm also.
hope to see you then..
Marcus..
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Jinggoy Montenejo
{K:7736} 6/28/2006
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Thanks Ken!
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Jinggoy Montenejo
{K:7736} 6/28/2006
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Lol! Thanks for the message. Yes, maybe let's have a brew and talk photography! I'll certainly learn a lot from you! Yamil and I are planning on meeting up a Ranch tomorrow (wed) at 5PM. If you don't have anything planned, why not join us?
Yes, I'm with you about handholding, I actually tried the Wimberley side kick on my 80-400, realized it was overkill and sent it back. You are right, working from a tripod set-up really is limiting. I bike to Coyote hills, chain my bike and usually just walk around. But what I've seen is that these raptors also tend to perch for a short time (5-10 minutes) in my experience.
Do you know where the Indain reservation is on Coyote hills? I saw some broken hawk eggs there over the weekend and I think that's the reason these hawks are a bit aggressive on the times I've seen them. I think those were hawk eggs because of the size. I think they were the size of two fists.
Thanks for the number, I will give you a call one of these days!
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Kenneth C. Long, Sr.
{K:4245} 6/28/2006
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Great job, Jing, I like it.
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Marcus Armani
{K:36599} 6/27/2006
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Well I think your learning rather fast and its showing in your captures, what you are speaking off is the worst nightmare a bird shooter can have happen, when a raptor is perched and we are shooting it, at times he looks like he may never fly, not wanting to get too close as that takes away many ops as the bird flys off. We have all found ourselfs at one time or another either looking around, pointing it in a different directions or the classic let me view my shots real quick to see what I have, these alway seem to be done at the wrong moment, I have missed litteraly hundreds of great Ops doing this, only the most patient photograher can sit there with the camera pointed at a subject for 30 mins straight.
I went though a monopod stage where I thought it would help in situations where after 15 mins or so the arms get a bit shakey, but being that I like birds in flight 10 times more then perched birds I always found myself shooting the flying bird with the monopod still attached, now thats a funny site LOL, even though i had a quick release i never felt good shooting anything but handheld.
Like Yamil who does not use a mono but should as he does take many perched bird shots along with his in flight shots I think it would pay off for people that shoot both should you be able to hit the quick release without taking your eye from the viewfinder, not easy! so like i mentioned most bird photographer like the perched shots almost as much as the flight shots, and the ones you see shooting off a heavy duty tripod with a 500 or 600mmm Canon prime F/4 typically shoot perched bird primararaly and the ocassional flight shot is a bonus as the can get a few clicks off when the bird leaves. slight correction, some do shoot birds in flight using a wemberly setup which allows them the freedom to swing the setup around at will, but still way too restricting for me as I never want to setup all that gear in one area that is supposed to be hot then end up chatting all day with the guy next to you as nothing is showing up, I like to hike around be able to turn in any direction at will, I can hit 5 spots a day without taking apart and lugging a 30 lb setup. But that is just me, as I said yamil loves the perched birds as much as the flight shots, and does really well at both, I have many perched bird shots but those are collateral gifts i get as i wait for the bird to fly.
wow this is getting to be a long post LOL. Why dont you just give me a call 650-444-4448
Marcus..
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Jinggoy Montenejo
{K:7736} 6/27/2006
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Hi Marcus,
Thanks! I'm slowly learning, I think one lesson I learned is never take your eye off the viewfinder. This hawk was on a tree branch, directly above me and I was looking at her when I heard another hawk (screeching sound) fly behind me and I looked behind and they just tagged each other and flew off - and I missed the whole thing! It pays to learn about their habits as well. I was wondering about your technique, I think a tripod or a monopod is needed.
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Marcus Armani
{K:36599} 6/27/2006
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Very nice closeup flight shot jinggoy, He almost past you directly overhead, these are the shots that can make you fall over backwards :) RSA humm, Not too much going on there right now maybe a bobcat and the scretch owl that has taken residence there. dont forget to hit PA baylands still alot of nesting herons and egrets flying around close..
Good luck...
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Mahdy Charafeddin
{K:1998} 6/27/2006
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very nice blue.
great shot.
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Jinggoy Montenejo
{K:7736} 6/27/2006
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Thanks Michelle! I think it also matches with Usefilm's blue border!
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Michele Carlsen
{K:146013} 6/27/2006
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This is an excellent shot Jinggoy ! I have been trying to get a shot like this one for a very long time but I panic and hit all the wrong buttons it seems ! So happy you're just having fun and not trying, altho your 'work' looks very goood to me.
Michele~
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