Ian McHenry
05-13-2008, 07:30 PM
There are two NZ Endemic bird species in this picture taken yesterday.
White-fronted Terns which have annual migrations from New Zealand to Australia and Grey Teal which have had a massive increase in numbers in recent years.
The terns were perched on rocks which were getting submerged due to incoming tide and shorly later nealy all had left.
Birds taking off when others are on the ground or water are tricky as best not to pan but fortunately I was focussed on the birds as they took off so did not require a panning pix.
Details Pentax K10D Tamron zoom @ 300mm plus Tamron 1.4 Tele Converter.
400 ISO 1/2000 @ F5.6 minus 0.5 EV. mid-day.
Comments Welcome
Ian McHenry
White-fronted Terns which have annual migrations from New Zealand to Australia and Grey Teal which have had a massive increase in numbers in recent years.
The terns were perched on rocks which were getting submerged due to incoming tide and shorly later nealy all had left.
Birds taking off when others are on the ground or water are tricky as best not to pan but fortunately I was focussed on the birds as they took off so did not require a panning pix.
Details Pentax K10D Tamron zoom @ 300mm plus Tamron 1.4 Tele Converter.
400 ISO 1/2000 @ F5.6 minus 0.5 EV. mid-day.
Comments Welcome
Ian McHenry