Great Blue Point of View
On my last trip to Brazos Bend State Park, Doug and I didn’t have much luck with birds until we came across this Great Blue Heron that allowed us to get very close. Too close to get anything but head shots, which is not a bad situation to be in. When that’s the case with long necked birds, it’s time to go vertical. Got some photos as he was facing us but kind of liked these POV shots as he was looking away.
Somehow in the move to a vertical shot, ended up moving the dial by mistake and got -2/3 exposure compensation. I’m still not used to having the exposure compensation bar on the right side of the viewfinder compared to my 7D with the bar on the bottom.
Taken with Canon 1DX with Canon 500mm F4 IS II and 1.4X III teleconverter mounted on tripod with Wimberley II gimbal head
1/1000 sec @ F8, ISO 1600, evaluative metering, -2/3 exposure compensation (wrong setting)
1/1000 sec @ F8, ISO 1600, evaluative metering, -2/3 exposure compensation (wrong setting)
Swallow Tailed Kites – Part II
Here are some more shots of Swallow Tailed Kites from last weekend at Dayton, TX. They use their 4 ft wingspan to soar while catching bugs in mid-air and off of trees. Their forked tail is unique and very functional as they use it like a rudder to steer as they glide along, as shown in the first two photos. They didn’t come out until about 9:00 a.m. so the light was harsh on their white head. My ol’ arms got sore handholding the camera/lens but it was worth it to get some close-up’s of these majestic birds.
Taken with Canon 1DX and Canon 500mm F4 IS II with 1.4X III teleconverter, handheld
1/2000 sec @ F13, ISO 1600, evaluative metering, +2/3 exposure compensation
1/2000 sec @ F13, ISO 1600, evaluative metering, +2/3 exposure compensation
1/1600 sec @ F14, ISO 1250, evaluative metering, +2/3 exposure compensation
1/2500 sec @ F9, ISO 800, evaluative metering, +2/3 exposure compensation
Swallow Tailed Kites – Part 1
Spent the last two mornings taking photos of Swallow-tailed Kites in Dayton, TX. This was my first time seeing this bird so thanks David for the tip. Got lots of shots so more to come.
Taken with Canon 1DX and Canon 500mm F4 IS II lens with 1.4X III teleconverter
Rejection
No matter how hard you try, no matter what gifts that you bring, rejection can be a very hard thing…so just fly away, to try again, another day
Taken with Canon 1DX and Canon 500mm F4 IS II lens mounted on Skimmer ground pod with Wimberley II head
1/1600 sec @ F9, ISO 800, evaluative metering, +2/3 exposure compensation, 700mm
1/1600 sec @ F9, ISO 800, evaluative metering, +2/3 exposure compensation, 700mm
1/1600 sec @ F9, ISO 800, evaluative metering, +2/3 exposure compensation, 700mm
1/1600 sec @ F9, ISO 800, evaluative metering, +2/3 exposure compensation, 700mm
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