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Apodidae series | 雨燕科 | liewwk Nature – 6 [update 20240809]

always flying (aerial birds) around and normally we refer to as swift.

雨燕是飞翔速度最快的鸟类，常在空中捕食昆虫，翼长而腿脚弱小.

1. Brown-backed Needletail, 褐背针尾雨燕, 褐喉針尾雨燕, Hirundapus giganteus, オオハリオアマツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG BESAR BIASA

2. Edible-nest Swiftlet, Aerodramus fuciphagus/germani, 爪哇金丝燕, 爪哇金絲燕, ジャワアナツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG GUA SARANG PUTIH

3. House Swift, 小白腰雨燕, 小白腰雨燕, Apus nipalensis, ヒメアマツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG SABIT BIASA

4. Silver-rumped spinetail, 银腰针尾雨燕, 白腰刺尾雨燕, Rhaphidura leucopygialis, チビハリオアマツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG EKOR-PENDEK MELAYU

5. Pacific Swift, 白腰雨燕, 叉尾雨燕, Apus pacificus, アマツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG SABIT ASIA TIMUR

6. Plume-toed Swiftlet, 毛趾金丝燕, 毛趾金絲燕, Collocalia affinis, ハネアシユビアナツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG KECIL BIASA

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1. Brown-backed Needletail, 褐背针尾雨燕, 褐喉針尾雨燕, Hirundapus giganteus, オオハリオアマツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG BESAR BIASA

– a fast-moving back “brown”, forehead normally consist of white spot sub-species indicus . Or without white giganteus

飞非常快的较大型的雨燕。头部带白（indicus）。

update 202408

– fantastic afternoon, we miss ours main target but so many good bird show up even at noon time. 4 of this big “flying fast” bird passing by few times and managed to have it .. and suddenly feel the R3 not fast enough 😀 even managed to have good few frames.

– 一个很慢的中午，目标鸟完全没声没影。可是很多很好的鸟却出来看看我们

202408, Fraser Hill 55, Pahang, Malaysia

 

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202103, Selangor, Malaysia
202103, Selangor, Malaysia

 

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2. Edible-nest Swiftlet, Aerodramus fuciphagus/germani, 爪哇金丝燕, 爪哇金絲燕, ジャワアナツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG GUA SARANG PUTIH

– a slightly complicated species to be ID among Edible-nest (which also either white-nest or Germain), Black-nest & Mossy-nest which best to id by their nest build

– for Penisular Malaysia, many believe the mix of White-nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus) and Germain’s Swiftlet (Aerodramus germani) or some study claims North – germani and South – fuciphagus

* https://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15927/1/The%20species%20of%20white-nest%20swiftlets%20(abstrak).pdf

– 几乎不能辨别马来西亚几种的金丝燕。爪哇金丝燕， 大金丝燕， 苔巢金丝燕， 通常都要已他们的巢分别。

update 202211

– the R7 simple awesome with such a price, AF capability, Image Quality. for the bird over the sky (blue or white) the AF just lock and track

– 佳能R7 是架价格好，对焦好，画质好的相机。通常没背景（天白，蓝）都追焦的非常好。

202210, Selangor, Malaysia

update 202112

– a quick test with CANON R6 on raining day.

– 下雨了一整天。测试佳能R6的对焦。

202112, Selangor, Malaysia

– a quick test with CANON R5 on raining day.

– 下雨了一整天。测试佳能R5的对焦。

202112, Selangor, Malaysia

 

update 202104

– shoot near the coastal west coast of Center Penisular Malaysia. just 50m away from the bird-nest farmhouse

– 摄于马来西亚西马海边燕屋附近。

Pantai Kelanang, Selangor, Malaysia
Pantai Kelanang, Selangor, Malaysia

3. House Swift, 小白腰雨燕, 小白腰雨燕, Apus nipalensis, ヒメアマツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG SABIT BIASA

Medium-sized dark swift with small white throat patch and rump patch

update 202105

– medium size swift that normally found moving in a group.
– small white throat, white-rumped, and short-square tail

– 中型雨燕，喉腰都有白。通常群體活動。

202105, Fraser Hill, Selangor, Malaysia

 

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4. Silver-rumped spinetail, 银腰针尾雨燕, 白腰刺尾雨燕, Rhaphidura leucopygialis, チビハリオアマツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG EKOR-PENDEK MELAYU

– a small and fast flying bird with obvious white-rumped when flying ..

– 飞的非常的快，枕部是白。

update 202204

– keep meet up this bird last few days from various location. Finally today have time to go get some better pictures

– 这几天在几个地方都见到这鸟。今天休息，还好去最近的点拍了些照片。可惜，乌云密布的一天。

202204, Ulu Langat, Selangor, Malaysia

update 202110

202110, Fraser Hill, Selangor, Malaysia

5. Pacific Swift, 白腰雨燕, 叉尾雨燕, Apus pacificus, アマツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG SABIT ASIA TIMUR

– a large, long wing long fork-tailed and Black overall with a slightly paler throat and a bright white rump patch

– 两翼和尾大都黑褐色，头顶至上背具淡色羽缘、下背、两翅表面和尾上覆羽微具光泽，亦具近白色羽缘，腰白色，具细的暗褐色羽干纹，颏、喉白色，具细的黑褐色羽千纹。

update 20230309

– it is a surprise see this bird at resident area near town. and saw 3 birds flying quite low

– 在社区见到这鸟飞的蛮低的。也被吓到。

202303, Selangor, Malaysia

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202110, Pantai Remis, Selangor, Malaysia

 

6. Plume-toed Swiftlet, 毛趾金丝燕, 毛趾金絲燕, Collocalia affinis, ハネアシユビアナツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG KECIL BIASA

– previously under Glossy Swiftlet

– white belly and dark rump also serve to distinguish this species from Aerodramus swiftlets.

update 202204

– very common urban “white bellied” swiftlet

– most of the new camera nowadays make take swiftlet so easy

– 蛮普通的“白腹”的金丝燕。

– 新相机让我们容易的拍下”燕“

202204, Taman Melawati, Selangor, Malaysia
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Megapodiidae series | 冢雉科 | liewwk Nature – 1-2 [update 20240406]

Malaysia only has one species on this which found near Sabah Borneo

1. Philippine Megapode, 菲律宾塚雉, 菲律賓塚雉, Megapodius cumingii, パラワンツカツクリ, Gosong Pilipina

51. Philippine Megapode, 菲律宾塚雉, 菲律賓塚雉, Megapodius cumingii, パラワンツカツクリ, Gosong Pilipina

52. Maleo, 塚雉, 蘇拉威西塚雉, Macrocephalon maleo, セレベスツカツクリ

 

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1. Philippine Megapode, 菲律宾塚雉, 菲律賓塚雉, Megapodius cumingii, パラワンツカツクリ, Gosong Pilipina

It is same species as 51, from Sulawesi…

– shy and not difficult to be found at most the islands near Sabah

update 202404

– a casual relax short break with only camera and myself .. managed to have few good birds and enjoy my cold drink with beautiful beach view. Lucky to have few birds included this use to be shy bird and came out feeding without worry about me.

– 很久没休息了，终于有机会半工作+休闲。到了一个小岛，走走看看鸟。然后，到海边欣赏漂亮海边+冷饮。加这只平时蛮害羞的鸟，可能没人理他。一对自己出来看看我。

202404, Manukan Island, Sabah, Malaysia

 

51. Philippine Megapode, 菲律宾塚雉, 菲律賓塚雉, Megapodius cumingii, パラワンツカツクリ, Gosong Pilipina

– a very active and shy bird
– reddish eye-ring
– first saw at Sabah, also same very active and shy

非常活躍與害羞的鳥。與在沙巴見得都一樣。

 

 

 

update 202102

– from Tangkoko, Sulawesi, Indonesia

 

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52. Maleo, 塚雉, 蘇拉威西塚雉, Macrocephalon maleo, セレベスツカツクリ

– a special almost represent Sulawesi as almost any where you can see symbol

A massive black-and-white megapode with a rose-pink breast and a diagnostic prominent knob on the nape. Found in lowland and hill forest, in areas near beaches or areas with volcanic sands in which they lay their eggs. Immatures show a blacker head with a white throat and a tufted crest. Occurs in pairs that forage on the ground and roost in trees by night. Often best seen at known egg-laying sites, either during laying sessions, or roosting in trees nearby. Generally silent, but occasionally gives a loud, bubbling “waow.” [Ebird]

update 202310

– another main target for a short Photography tour, not really a difficult bird to be seen but it stay far from the hide and very alert with sounds. But there are few individual come to the ranger area which gave some close pictures.

– 这次摄鸟行的其中目标之一。虽然不很难，可是在的鸟的“小屋”里鸟在蛮远还很怕人。因为是喂食的，有什么声音活动就会跑掉。可是在门口处竟然有4只很乖在哪活动可是还是不可以太大动作。

202310, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Fregatidae series: Frigatebird | 军舰鸟科 | liewwk Nature – 1

a big seabird that always sees them flying near coasts or outside the sea

1. Lesser Frigatebird, 白斑军舰鸟, 白班軍艦鳥, Fregata ariel, コグンカンドリ, Cikalang Kecil

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1. Lesser Frigatebird, 白斑军舰鸟, 白班軍艦鳥, Fregata ariel, コグンカンドリ, Cikalang Kecil

– one of the least common in this region with the Greater

– male is easier to distinct but females sometimes confuse.

– LF which refers has obviously the extended spurs which absent from Greater Frigatebird. some angles may confuse with Chrismats Island Frigatebird.

update 202101

– captured this at our hotel near the beach while our stay at Raja Ampat, Indonesia

– the spurs extend from center white breast

– blackhead, the white breast should be an adult female?

Raja Ampat, Indonesia 201911

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8k video from CANON EOS R5 | liewwk Nature

One of the reasons to own 8k video most probably is to crop the video like this one to get more clarity (but I didn’t reduce it to 4k just want to show 8k video and zoom in)

let’s have a look at 4k and tell me how’s this video looks like? very good? good? normal?

update 202101

Dusky eagle-owl, 乌雕鸮, 烏雕鴞, Bubo coromandus, ウスグロワシミミズク, BURUNG-HANTU BERTANDUK KELABU ASIA

– one of the 8k 25p video by CANON EOS R5

– trying to zoom in ~100% crop (picture mode), no sharpening

– my 2016 Mac Book Pro 13″ not able to play the video file. I just put into Premiere Pro and export it to MP4 with Zoom in effect

佳能 EOS R5 的 8k 視頻。 我的蘋果 MBP 13″ 2016沒辦法做太多的後期。就切到～100% （照片）

 

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CANON EOS R5 – Auto Focus : Animal Eye tracking

 

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600mm setup… only ~1.4KG ! Fujifilm XF70-300 | liewwk Nature

I am glad to be given a chance to be tried on the Fujifilm XF70-300mmF4-5.6 R LM OIS WR. Even though we don’t have that many opportunities to do more tests on this setup because of the Covid-19 lockdown.

for quick sharing from Fujifilm XF70-300mmF4-5.6 R LM OIS WR Liew WK – Lens Stories

For birding Photography, we always concern about on few camera and lens specifications

1. Image Quality

– how sharp and how’s the ISO performance

– with Teleconverter Image quality

2. Autofocus performance

– how fast the autofocus, how accurate autofocus, and how good is the tracking capability

3. Weather-resistant, Weight and Size

– no one can deny bigger lens (longer and bigger aperture) will give you better image quality but we need to know how much we can tolerate with Image quality drop with the size and weight reduce.

– most of the bird photography here (Tropical rainforest – Malaysia) involves a lot of tracking, walking, hiking so it is not really a good choice to carry heavy equipment to long hours to do bird photography here.

Some Extra Features

4. Minimum Focus Distance

– most of the Bird photographers also a nature lover who may also capture many other creatures (butterfly, snake, etc

– minimum focus distance of 0.83 which give magnification 0.33

5. Image stabilization

– I can’t comment much as not really do a lot of testing on this but some of the dark conditions where I shoot ~600mm at 1/10-1/30s also give a very good success rate but for my comfort. 1/100 is a base shutter speed to get a very high success rate for myself.

I also captured some videos handheld

 

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Very low light condition

ISO1600, F8.0, 1/30

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1. Image Quality

– with previous testing on the Fujifilm equipments

Fujifilm X-T4 | Shadow & Highlight recovery Test | liewwk Nature

Birding Photography with Fujifilm X-T4 | liewwk Nature

– both

 

A. FUJINON XF200mmF2 R LM OIS WR

B. FUJINON XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR

do provide good quality of image quality with good Autofocus performance (for both still together with Fujifilm X-T4

For this small lens that provides 107mm to 457mm (35mm equivalent), it is just
580gram 
&
Ø75mm x 132.5mm（Wide）
Ø75mm x 205.5mm（Telephoto）
and this lens compatible with both 1.4x and 2.0x Teleconverter (TC) which may give you
149.8mm to 639.8mm
214mm to 914mm
(35mm equivalent)
but for everyone know the use of TC most probably lower the Image quality and autofocus performance.
here is some pictures sample I captured 3-4 days before Covid=19 MCO 2.0 lockdown..
[click the pictures for the original size]
NORMAL condition

update 202103

– another good moment with this active bird

– 非常活躍的鳥。他在看我在做什麼。

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update 202102
– very active bird that keeps moving nonstop
– same location last month where I meet the handsome male but I met only 2 beautiful female now

– 非常活躍的鳥，總是動不停。

– 上個月，同個地方遇上雄鳥。今天遇上了2只母鳥。

202102, Selangor, Malaysia

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– lucky to have this while we looking for our target bird close

– another close encounter

202102, Selangor, Malaysia
#- a good moment to see this owl making some call
– shooting this with car body as support
幸運的見到這鴞在叫。 這攝頻沒用腳架，只是靠在車拍的。

 

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Long-tailed Parakeet, 长尾鹦鹉, 長尾鸚鵡, Psittacula longicauda, オナガダルマインコ, BAYAN MELAYU
Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 1.4x: 630.0 mm, ISO500 F.9.0 1/250]
Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 1.4x: 434.0 mm, ISO500 F.9.0 1/90]
Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 1.4x [600mm, ISO500 F.9.0 1/40]
Lowlight Condition
update 202102

- very lowlight condition,

- misty
Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300 [267mm ISO2000 F.7.1 1/7]

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Blue-winged pitta, 马来八色鸫, 馬來八色鶇, Pitta moluccensis, ミナミヤイロチョウ, BURUNG-PACAT SAYAP BIRU
Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300 [300mm ISO1250 F.5.6 1/10]
Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300 [300mm ISO1250 F.5.6 1/30]
Cloudy, Raining Condition
Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 1.4x [600mm, ISO500, F9.0, 1/40]
Quality with 2x TC
Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 2.0x [900mm, ISO800 F.13.0 1/30]
Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 2.0x [900mm, ISO1600 F.11.0 1/1600]
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2. Autofocus performance
– as previous testing share, the X-T4 AF performance FAST, accurate and tracking is good too. 
– I won’t share any single point AF here as all others above are using AFS or single focus but here I am sharing what I am concern about continuous focus for both lock focus & tracking capability
– Both above Loglight Condition sharing pictures were captured in very low light condition and AF is still fast and accurate for AFS
All pictures below captured with AFC – continuous focus and Zone (almost full screen). [I let the camera and lens decide to lock the object and track without any additional setting change]
i. Terns
– many of them flying far and near with moderate speed but in any direction under the hot sun
– most of the focus can lock fast and continuous tracking the bird by the next 1-2 s as the tern fly out from the frame
– it is almost no fail to lock focus when the birds flying with blue/white sky and sea background which has enough contrast
– it is getting difficult to lock focus when a bird flies into the frame where the background is green
Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 1.4x [607mm, ISO800 F.8.0 1/1600]
ii. Owl
– this owl all of a sudden fly out from the small palm oil plantation- the focus lock fast but the tracking miss 50% intermittent as it is flying toward me fast and close (some of the focus frame lock on the wing but not the head).*** the tracking may able to improve by some AF setting. as the focus locking is fast enough to focus again after miss out of focus within 1-2s flying toward me series
Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 1.4x [434mm, ISO800 F.8.0 1/1250]

 

Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 1.4x [434mm, ISO800 F.8.0 1/2220]

 

– This is a special case where this hornbill standing on a building wall. So make use of the continuous focus & tracking mode. Even the bird is near the tracking work since the bird begins flying until it missing into a tree.
– the moment happens just ~2s, while I am shooting 7fps. and the focus just miss 2 frame

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Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 1.4x [322mm, ISO800 F.7.1 1/640]
iv. Swift
– it is very difficult to capture swift picture due to normally they are flying fast, all different direction
– success rate is not very high due to the flying speed very fast and accelerates in any direction for feeding. But the camera and lens still able to lock the focus as long as my position is at the right position.
Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, [450mm, ISO1600 F.5.6 1/1600]
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3. Weather-resistant, Weight and Size
– due to the APS-C sensor size the lens design in a smaller size compared to an equivalent 35mm equivalent lens (100-400mm)
– the lens with X-T4 which is 607g (including battery and SD memory card)
– 1.4x TC
with such focal length 107mm to 457mm or (107mm to 457mm)x1.4 or x2)
look at the size
4. Minimum Focus Distance

– this lens can take a photo at a minimum focus distance of 0.83 which give magnification 0.33 think this is also good for some butterfly, big object macro

Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 1.4x [213mm, ISO1000 F.8.0 1/30]
Fujifilm X-T4, Fujifilm XF70300, TC 1.4x [563mm, ISO500 F.8.0 1/18]

 

5. Image stabilization

– testing mostly dark environment for either still or video (all handheld)

update 202103

– another beautiful winter visitor flycatcher of Malaysia

– another Fujifilm new XF70-300 test and this also another #handheldvideo​

– I am shooting this video handheld

– 馬來西亞漂亮的過冬姬鶲 – 另一富士 XF70-300 的測試。 – 手持拍的視頻。

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update 202102

– another handheld video captured with X-T4 and XF70300

– very low light situation ~ISO1600, 1/24 & F6.4

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More pictures captured with Fujifilm X-T4

Fujifilm Xt4, 100400mm, 1.4 tc Test

More videos captured with Fujifilm X-T4

 

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Fujifilm X-T4 | Shadow & Highlight recovery Test | liewwk Nature

In with conjunction previous other Fujifilm X system testing

Birding Photography with Fujifilm X-T4 | liewwk Nature

Birding Photography with Fujifilm X-T4 | liewwk Nature

One of the basic requirements of the camera, how much do we able to from Shadow & Highlight (under & overexpose).

Here are some basic tests

– Fujifilm X-T4, FUJINON XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR

– Handheld

– Same ISO, F-number, Shutter Speed, Auto WB

– Adobe Camera RAW 12.4, same recovery and other parameters for the same test

*** I found the Dynamic Range setting not just affect JPEG output, but also affects the data inside the RAW files. So testing also included DR100 (off), DR200 (suppose reserve highlight exposure 1 stop) & DR400 (suppose reserve highlight exposure 2 stop)

But check out the RAW files recovery result below !!! it is some magic that happens !!!  

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1. Highlight Recovery Test

1A. Highlight Recovery Test: Dynamic Range setting

– make sure of in Camera setting to protect Highlight details

– Dynamic Range 100 (off), 200 (protect 1 stop highlight information) & 400 (protect 2 stops highlight information)

CAMERA JPEG output

Even with the direct JPEG output, the highlight details have been protected (DR200 1 stop and DR400 2 stops). But let’s have a look at the RAW file recovery

LEFT: DR100

CENTER: DR200

RIGHT: DR400

 

 

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1B. Highlight Recovery Test: RAW files recovery

Test1: Highlight recovery from RAW files

– ISO1000, F5.6, 1/15 – this makes the picture +4 (4 stops overexpose)

– Adobe Camera Raw recovery. [Highlight -100%, Exposure -3.00]

 

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Test1Bi. Highlight recovery, DR100 (DR off)

– All setting same as mentioned above

– DR100

– LEFT: Direct JPEG from Camera

CENTER: RAW

RIGHT: recovery setting as above and save as JPEG

 

 

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Test1Bii. Highlight recovery, DR200

– All setting same as mentioned above

– DR200

– LEFT: Direct JPEG from Camera

CENTER: RAW

RIGHT: recovery setting as above and save as JPEG

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Test1Bii. Highlight recovery, DR400

– All setting same as mentioned above

– DR400

– LEFT: Direct JPEG from Camera

CENTER: RAW

RIGHT: recovery setting as above and save as JPEG

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Here’s come the magic of the RAW file and the Dynamic Range settings !!!!

– Look at the right face of the toy & background paper beg

– the DR400 not just protect highlight data in JPEG but in the RAW file, preserve more than what we expect (3 stops + 100% hight recovery)

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2. Shadow Recovery Test

– 5 stops underexpose

– ISO800, F5.6, 1/8000

– DR100, 200, 400

– below are JPEG direct output from Camera

 

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Test2A. Shadow recovery

Test1: Highlight recovery from RAW files

– ISO800, F5.6, 1/8000

– this makes the picture -5 (5 stops underexpose)

– Adobe Camera Raw recovery. [Exposure +5.00]

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As the discussion of Dynamic Range is to protect Highlight data of the pictures. But I still go ahead with my test with DR100, 200 & 400

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Test2Ai. Shadow recovery, DR100

Test2Ai. Shadow recovery, DR200

Test2Ai. Shadow recovery, DR400

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For the 5 stops Shadow recovery, most of the details of the focused object still intact.

But when we turn on the Dynamic Range (DR200 & 400) gives an impact on the RAW files.  Something really weird where DR400 actually give negative impact which produces more color noise and purple tint when exposure recovery

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So we need 2 settings for Highlight & Shadow recovery

1. Highlight recovery: Highly recommend Turn on DR400

2. Shadow recovery: Highly recommended Turn of DR which is DR100

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Rostratulidae series: Painted-Snipe | 彩鹬科 | liewwk Nature – 1

Malaysia only has one Rostratulidae

1. Greater Painted-Snipe, 彩鹬, 彩鷸, Rostratula benghalensis, タマシギ, MERAGI BIASA

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1. Greater Painted-Snipe, 彩鹬, 彩鷸, Rostratula benghalensis, タマシギ, MERAGI BIASA

– very beautiful bird

– abnormal breeding behavior where the male will taking care after lay egg

– very shy bird

update 202105

– casual lazy birding, driving around. but not a bad morning at all, found this pair of the lovely couple.
– male and female are also beautiful. the one focus is female

– 幸运的遇上这漂亮的一对。母鸟在前方。

202107, Sekinchan, Selangor, Malaysia

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Scotocercidae series: Warbler | 树莺科 | liewwk Nature – 3 [update 20240612]

another missing

1. Sunda Bush Warbler, 马氏树莺, 馬氏樹鶯, Horornis vulcanius, スンダウグイス, CEKUP-SEMAK BIASA

2. Bornean Stubtail, 印尼短尾莺, 短尾樹鶯, Urosphena whiteheadi, ボルネオヤブサメ, CEKUP EKOR-PENDEK BORNEO

3. Mountain Tailorbird, 金头缝叶莺, 山縫葉鶯, Phyllergates cucullatus, PERENJAK-GUNUNG BIASA

 

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1. Sunda Bush Warbler, 马氏树莺, 馬氏樹鶯, Horornis vulcanius, スンダウグイス, CEKUP-SEMAK BIASA

– pale brown, active bird

– Montane Borneo only

update 202101

 

2. Bornean Stubtail, 印尼短尾莺, 短尾樹鶯, Urosphena whiteheadi, ボルネオヤブサメ, CEKUP EKOR-PENDEK BORNEO

 

update 202403

– a tiny bird that make amazing high pitch call

– 很小，活跃的鸟。可是叫声很高音

3. Mountain Tailorbird, 金头缝叶莺, 山縫葉鶯, Phyllergates cucullatus, PERENJAK-GUNUNG BIASA

– a named to be Tailorbird but not a truth Tailodbird. very active bird to be photograph

– 名为缝叶莺可是属

3. Mountain Tailorbird, 金头缝叶莺, 山縫葉鶯, Phyllergates cucullatus, PERENJAK-GUNUNG BIASA

– very active bird that named after Tailorbird but not actually a Scotocercidae

– bright yellow overall and rufous crown

– 非常活跃的鸟，被名为缝叶莺。可是属于树莺科。

update 202406

– very lucky day to have this bird come so close and long keep singing in-front of us.

– 没遇过这么乖的，这鸟在我们面前叫了好几分钟+很近。

202406, KNP, Sabah, Malaysia

 

 

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update 202402

– another bird that we seldom missed since pandemic “covid” (previously seem more shy). This bird just pop up when we trying to locate the partridge. Cute, small and fast

– “side effect” of the CANON RF200800, this bird small, fast and always in lowlight .. end up ISO20000 needed

– 自从疫情后，我们几乎没错过这鸟。在哪都见到，可是疫情前可是每次就见它在地上跑来跑去的。

– 佳能的200800，就有这个弱点。当拍这种小，快，在暗的鸟。。ISO 就简简单单的用上20000

202402, KNP, Sabah, Malaysia

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update 202208

– as usual very fast moving and tiny bird.but now with the AI camera CANON R7. so much easier with the animal eye detect. almost like point the lens to the bird and press shutter

– 依然一样。小，快。可是时代不一样了。佳能R7 ， 动物眼对焦，要拍到已非常容易。就对准方向，按快门。

202208, KNP, Sabah, Malaysia
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Acrocephalidae series: Warbler | 苇莺科 | liewwk Nature -3 [update 20240114]

another “Warbler” family

1. Oriental Reed Warbler, 东方大苇莺, 東方大葦鶯, Acrocephalus orientalis, オオヨシキリ

2. Black-browed Reed Warbler, 黑眉苇莺, 黑眉葦鶯, Acrocephalus bistrigiceps, コヨシキリ, CEKUP-PAYA KECIL BIASA

3. Manchurian Reed Warbler, 远东苇莺, 遠東葦鶯, Acrocephalus tangorum, コクリュウコウイナダヨシキリ, CEKUP-PAYA KECIL MANCHURIA

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1. Oriental Reed Warbler, 东方大苇莺, 東方大葦鶯, Acrocephalus orientalis, オオヨシキリ

– very common glass-land, paddy field winter visitor (North)

– mostly brown, long billed, gray leg

update 20240114

– long tie never go paddy field for birding, take a short visit with friend. Very quiet instead but this bird make us spend some time to have good view than follow with good meal

– 蛮久都没去稻田看鸟了，呈休息与朋友看看。非常安静，就这一只鸟要我们用一点时间看到。再等一会，竟然带着这食物出来。

20240109, Sekinchan, Selangor, Malaysia

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update 202012

2. Black-browed Reed Warbler, 黑眉苇莺, 黑眉葦鶯, Acrocephalus bistrigiceps, コヨシキリ, CEKUP-PAYA KECIL BIASA

– another common winter visitor

– smaller size with obvious black-browed

– shorter and sharper bill compare Manchurian Reed Warbler

– pink leg

update 202101

update 202012

202012, Langkap, Perak, Malaysia
3. Manchurian Reed Warbler, 远东苇莺, 遠東葦鶯, Acrocephalus tangorum, コクリュウコウイナダヨシキリ, CEKUP-PAYA KECIL MANCHURIA

– very look-alike Black-browed Reed Warbler except for eye iris i is a lighter, thicker and longer bill, more pinky leg

– a bird sometimes confuse with Black-browed Reed Warbler
– Manchurian with thicker, longer, and not so sharp bill
– Manchurian with pinky leg compare to light brown
– Manchurian with paler/lighter iris

update 202101

202101, Sg Besar, Selangor, Malaysia

 

 

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Oriental Reed Warbler, 东方大苇莺, 東方大葦鶯, Acrocephalus orientalis, オオヨシキリ, CEKUP-PAYA BESAR BIASA

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Alaudidae series: Skylark | 云雀科 | liewwk Nature

both Malaysia Skylark are non-common winter visitors

1. Oriental Skylark, 小云雀, 小雲雀, Alauda gulgula, タイワンヒバリ, SERIAYU ASIA

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1. Oriental Skylark, 小云雀, 小雲雀, Alauda gulgula, タイワンヒバリ, SERIAYU ASIA

– an overlook winter visitor, on open grassland, paddy fields and etc

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201701, Perak, Malaysia

 

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Oriental Skylark, 小云雀, 小雲雀, Alauda gulgula, タイワンヒバリ, SERIAYU ASIA

 

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