Daniel Cadieux
01-07-2017, 08:35 PM
I was working a busy bird feeder when all the birds suddenly scattered. I looked to my right and saw this beautiful Northern Shrike perched and alert. About the size of a robin, this a predator that will chase down another bird until it is too tired to go on and then pounce for the kill. I've seen one chase a Blue Jay, which is bigger than a shrike, for well over five minutes around trees and through tangles until the action disappeared deep in the woods. That jay was doomed....
Canon 7DII + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC III, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/400s., f/5.6, ISO 1600, natural light, handheld, FF, usual eye work, extra contrast and deepened the blacks to add punch to an otherwise dull-looking raw file to start with.
Canon 7DII + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC III, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/400s., f/5.6, ISO 1600, natural light, handheld, FF, usual eye work, extra contrast and deepened the blacks to add punch to an otherwise dull-looking raw file to start with.