Joy of Birding (w/o a telephoto lens.)

ivanjoshualoh
I have never been interested in birding. One reason is  I don’t own 
a telephoto lens like the XF100-400mm. Add a 1.4 or 2.0 teleconverter
one is able to zoom in to anything. The best zoom I have is XF50-140mm. 

Which is nowhere close unless I am shooting Big Bird from Sesame 
Street.  In all honesty I think I don’t have that kind of patience to wait
for Tweety bird to pop out into my frame.
 
Recently I had a rare opportunity to follow a friend for a birding session 
in Singapore. I brought my X100V along. Yes. You read it right, X100V. 
It was an interesting session for me. The saying that goes; birds of the 
same features flock together. Same goes to the birding community. 
Once someone found the bird, they will all come to the place and find a
good spot and wait for that moment to capture their winning shot for 
the day. 
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X100V. The birding community. There is even a pair of lovebirds in the group.
Of course I didn’t get any shot from this session but I would like to share 
something else. If you don’t have a tele lens; its ok. One could still 
photograph birds in the open. It’s actually pretty fun too. How should I
call it? Street birding?
Below are some photos to share and hope this will inspire a new group of 
non-tele birding community. In this series, there are also some telephoto shot,
my amateur version of birding photography. Lastly do follow us @Fujifanboys. 
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X100F
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X100F
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X100F
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X100V
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X-Pro3 + XF56mm F1.2 APD
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X-T3 + Viltrox 85mm F1.8
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GFX50S + GF250mm + 1.4TC.
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X-T30 + XF100-400mm
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X100F
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X-A7+ XF18mm F2
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X100F + TCL
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X-Pro3 + XF10-24
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X-Pro3 + XF16-80mm F4
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X-Pro3 + XF56mm APD
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X-Pro3 + XF56mm APD
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X100F
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X-Pro3 + XF56mm APD
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X100V
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X100V. Hope you could see the owl!
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X100V
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X100F
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X100T
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X-T3 + XF16-80mm
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X100T
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X70
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GFX50S + GF250mm + 1.4 TC
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X100F. ( hope you could see the birds. )
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X-Pro3 + XC35mm F2
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X100V- Classic Neg
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X100T
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X-Pro3 + XF56mm APD
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X-T3 + Viltrox 85mm F1.8
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X-T3 + XF80mm
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X-T2 + XF200mm F2
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X100F
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X-T2 + XF200mm F2
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X100F
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X-Pro3 + XF27mm
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X-Pro3 + XF27mm
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X-Pro3 + XF27mm. ( yes I cheated) Do you like it?
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X100V
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X100F
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X100F
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X-T1 + XF55-200mm
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X-T1 + XF50-140mm
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X-A7 + XF18mm F2
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GFX50s + GF100-200mm
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X-T200 + XC35mm F2
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X100F
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X-A7 + XF18mm. Is this still consider part of birding? Shit Happens!
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GFX50S + GF250mm +1.4TC
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X-Pro1 + XF35mm F1.4. This is my only birding award. 1st Place at 2014 PX3 Photo Awards in Paris.

Published by ivanjoshualoh

Ivan Loh, A Fuji X-photographer is known for his quirky and different approach through his lens. He has received numerous accolades from the International Photography Award, New York and Photography Master Cup. Most Recently a Gold, 1st Place at the 2014 PX3 Prix De La Photographie in Paris . Ivan started shooting since his teenage years with his father’s Nikon SLR and he hasn’t stopped since. He has lensed campaigns for clients such as Singapore Airlines, MTV Asia, Nike, Bossini, Nanyang Technological University(NTU) Tuas Power, Allianz Insurance, Manulife Insurance, HSBC Insurance, DHL. TNT, UOB, CAAS, Hilton Group, Intercontinental Hotel Group, Raffles Hotel, Diegeo, Embraer, Carlson, TATA Communication, HDB, Clark Quay, HOT FM 91.3, Kiss 92FM, JIA 88.3, Power 98, and CHIMJES. His editorial works have appeared in magazines such as Conde Nast, Home+Living, TopGear Singapore, Her World, Cleo, Seventeen, FHM, Parents World and Home & Decor. His works have also glossed the pages of international magazines such as Asian Photography and Digital Photography(UK).

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