Arthur Morris
04-10-2013, 05:57 PM
This incoming Roseate Spoonbill image was created at Alafia Banks on the Fort Desoto/Hooptie Deux IPT on the rain-soaked Thursday morning Hooptie trip with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM lens (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/754508-REG/Canon_5125B002_EF_600mm_f_4L_IS.html/BI/6633/KBID/7226/kw/CA6004LIFEF2/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xCA6004LIFEF2), the Canon 2x EF Extender III (Teleconverter) (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/732111-USA/Canon_4410B002_2x_EF_Extender_III.html/BI/6633/KBID/7226/kw/CA2XEF3/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xCA2XEF3), and the Canon EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/827036-REG/Canon_5253B002_EOS_1D_X_Digital_SLR.html/BI/6633/KBID/7226/kw/CAE1DX/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xCAE1DX). ISO 1600: 1/800 sec. at f/8 in Manual Mode; exposure previously confirmed on resting spoonbills via histogram check.
Central sensor (by necessity) Expand/AI Servo/Rear Focus AF on the bird’s neck active at the moment of exposure. Click here (http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2011/09/13/rear-focus-tutorial/) if you missed the Rear Focus Tutorial.
If you want spoonbills you need to get yourself on the Hooptie Deux with James Shadle. Canon users cannot beat the 600II/2XIII TC combo for reach (with phase detection AF).
For tips on flight photography with f/4 super-telephotos, 2 additional images, and contact info for a Hooptie trip, click here (http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2013/04/09/1200mm-flight-photography-in-the-dark-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-485502).
As for the image, don't be shy; all comments are welcome.
Central sensor (by necessity) Expand/AI Servo/Rear Focus AF on the bird’s neck active at the moment of exposure. Click here (http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2011/09/13/rear-focus-tutorial/) if you missed the Rear Focus Tutorial.
If you want spoonbills you need to get yourself on the Hooptie Deux with James Shadle. Canon users cannot beat the 600II/2XIII TC combo for reach (with phase detection AF).
For tips on flight photography with f/4 super-telephotos, 2 additional images, and contact info for a Hooptie trip, click here (http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2013/04/09/1200mm-flight-photography-in-the-dark-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-485502).
As for the image, don't be shy; all comments are welcome.