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'Amakihi getting a meal
flanken

'Amakihi getting a meal (Hemignathus virens)

Yet another lovely honeycreeper in Hosmer Grove, the 'amakihi.

Technical note: didn't realize until after I processed the RAW file that this was at ISO 3600. I'm amazed it turned out so clean.
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Habitat
Tropical forest
Location
Haleakala National Park, Hawaii, USA
Date taken
April 2, 2011
Scientific name
Hemignathus virens
Equipment used
Nikon D7000 + Nikon 300mm f/4 AF-S + Kenko 1.4X TC, 420mm, f/9, 1/800s, ISO 3600, handheld
delia todd
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Two lovely uploads of this gallery rare flanken. I do like this one, showing how it feeds.

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KC Foggin
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Reading your description, that must be a pretty darn good camera and you must have steady arms. A lovely capture of this species.
 
flanken
Thanks everyone! The 'amakihi was nice enough to show up within 3 meters of me and feed for a while, so I was able to get some very good shots; this one wasn't cropped at all!

Regarding the camera settings, I've found that in good light, the D7000 makes very good, largely noise-free images all the way up to ISO 6400 (that is, after RAW processing and noise reduction in DxO Optics Pro). Definitely glad I picked one up before heading out to Hawaii!p
 

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