Henry Domke
12-06-2013, 11:57 AM
Watching a Tern bathing in the waves along the beach on Sanibel Island this morning reminded me of the way my parakeet used to take baths. It would dunk it's body into the water and then fluff all it's feathers.
Then suddenly the bird took flight and I got this picture.
Do you think that f/10 helped this shot? I know that many people would have used the lens wide open.
I'm impressed with the 1DX camera that I am borrowing from CPS. The key difference compared to my 5D3 is that it captures focus more quickly; even with the teleconverter it feels instantaneous. I'm getting shots like this that I'm sure I would have missed with other camera bodies. Plus, I never really appreciated the value of a high frame rate before. Without 12 fps I'm not sure I would have gotten this picture.
Looks like I'll be adding the 1DX to my Christmas wish list...
1DX 600II + 1.4X III f/10 1/3200sec ISO 2500. handheld
Processed with Lightrooom 5 and Photoshop CC
Then suddenly the bird took flight and I got this picture.
Do you think that f/10 helped this shot? I know that many people would have used the lens wide open.
I'm impressed with the 1DX camera that I am borrowing from CPS. The key difference compared to my 5D3 is that it captures focus more quickly; even with the teleconverter it feels instantaneous. I'm getting shots like this that I'm sure I would have missed with other camera bodies. Plus, I never really appreciated the value of a high frame rate before. Without 12 fps I'm not sure I would have gotten this picture.
Looks like I'll be adding the 1DX to my Christmas wish list...
1DX 600II + 1.4X III f/10 1/3200sec ISO 2500. handheld
Processed with Lightrooom 5 and Photoshop CC