Some Langkawi Raptors

[benetay]

The last picture is simply heart stirring! Enjoy every moment viewing the pictures. Thanks for sharing! So do i get to shoot those birds if i go Langkawi for a holiday?

Cheers!

[trident]

the photos are very well taken, love the back profile shot (2nd set)

benetay,
get the tour agent name from quix, I am sure you don't like to miss sure
an opportunity
oh yah don't forget the 300mm............................

[quix]

benetay....you got to book the mangrove tour separately usually. Hotel may be able to help you book it. The usual tours will include visit to other areas like island hopping etc. For my photography purpose, we just drove straight to the jetty, negotiate with boatman and took the boat out purely for shooting raptors. Each hour costs 150RM inclusive of one feeding. You can request for more feedings but they will charge you extra for the chicken. Two main areas: Tanjong Rhu Jetty (mainly Brahminy Kites) and Kilim Mangrove Tour area (mixture of Brahminy Kites and White-bellied Sea Eagles).

[jacian]

Really drooling at the photos.
If I ever go Langkawi for a holiday, I will definitely go bird watching.

[luenny]

Hmmm ... quix, you bad. Now I'm thinking of going there to shoot birds too. Darn! And I don't have 300mm lens. Anybody wants to organize a trip to Langkawi?

By the way, do you know what time does the tour start and what time it ends? Just curious.

[quix]

hahaha go go! It's quite an experience I tell you, having these raptors coming so close to you. They typically operate from around 830 to 6pm. Depending on how long you want to stay out in the mangroves. For the pre-planned tours, I am not so sure. I've heard of half day trips going to different locations and even a day-trip going out to some offshore islands.

[hwchoy]

you can always rent a lens for the weekend

[Merviso]

Wow! majestic photos! I have been a great fan of Eagles since childhood, especially the Golden Eagle. These photos would look great as a wallpaper on my notebook...

[aquaSynthesis]

Canon 1D Mark II !!!

Urgh!!.... power bro!! When you take those shots, do you use mutiple frames or single frame? burst shooting?

You can sell these photos to Nat Geo lah bro... heheheheh..

i wld advice you to watermark your lovely prized photos bro....you'll never know

[CK Yeo]

See if you can get them to feed fish instead. It will look more natural than feeding chicken wings/chunks.

ck

[quix]

See if you can get them to feed fish instead. It will look more natural than feeding chicken wings/chunks.

ck

We bought our own fish and tried. But most of the time the raptors outsmart us by taking one big round to dive with butt facing us. Got alot of ugly butt shots.

[celticfish]

OMG, ROTFLMAO....

[hwchoy]

Canon 1D Mark II !!!

actually its a 1D MkII N.

[aquaSynthesis]

actually its a 1D MkII N.

hehe....can't imagine holding the weapon in my hands...

[CK Yeo]

huh? Meaning you feed chicken they face you. You feed fish, they face away? Still, must be quite a sight with so many birds of prey hovering around.

ck

[Cpark188]

Very amazing shots. sharp and accurate, it looks like the bird posting for you to shoot. Like to see more of this pictures, thanks for sharing with us.

[quix]

huh? Meaning you feed chicken they face you. You feed fish, they face away? Still, must be quite a sight with so many birds of prey hovering around.

ck

hahaha no no...because during chicken feeding, there are many many pieces in the water and many of the raptors will come down at the same time. As such, there will bound to be some that face the correct direction. However, as we only had a few fishes, we threw it once at a time. So the eagle will see first and decide the best route and do their butt-facing stunt to grab it.

And about shooting in bursts...although the camera can do 8fps, most of the time i rattle off around 4 to 5 frames max. No point shooting once the bird is past me as it won't look nice.