In the Skimmer Lane

Calm winds and low tide equaled some good low-level photo op’s at Bolivar Flats yesterday.  Met up with a couple of other photographers, Matt & Susan, and hit the sand bars.  Started out getting some Avocet silhouette shots and then moved west.  Picked a good spot and ended up directly in the flight path of more Black Skimmers than I’ve seen for a long time.  They kept coming flying right towards us in waves.  My camera did a good job of keeping the birds in focus for the head-on shots.

Taken with Canon 1DX and Canon 500mm F4 IS II with 1.4X III teleconverter mounted on Skimmer ground pod with Wimberley II gimbal head

1/500 sec @ F8, ISO 1600, evaluative metering, +1 exposure compensation

1/500 sec @ F8, ISO 1600, evaluative metering, +1 exposure compensation

1/400 sec @ F5.6, ISO 4000, evaluative metering, +1 exposure compensation

January 18, 2015 | Categories: Birds | Tags: Black Skimmers, Bolivar Flats, Canon 1.4x III, Canon 1DX, Canon 500mm F4 IS II, Flying Birds, Skimmer ground pod, Wimberley II | 23 Comments