1200mm Flight Photography...

[Arthur Morris]

This image was created on the next-to-last afternoon of the Fort DeSoto IPT with the Induro GIT 304L/Mongoose M3.6-mounted Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM lens, the Canon Extender EF 2X III, and the Canon EOS-1D X Mark II and Premium Kit with 64GB Card and Reader. ISO 1600. Evaluative metering +1/3 stop as framed: 1/2500 sec. at f/9 in Manual mode. Daylight WB.

One AF point below the center AF point/AI Servo Expand/Shutter Button AF as originally framed was active at the moment of exposure. The selected point just caught the back of the gull’s hood. Click on the image to see a larger version.

AF Micro-adjustment via LensAlign/Focus Tune: +4. Tutorial coming soon.

Learn more about flight photography at 1200mm http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2016/...e-1dx-mark-ii/http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2016/...e-1dx-mark-ii/.

As for the image, don't be shy; all honest comments welcome and appreciated. a

[David Cowling]

Lovely intense look pose. I like the fanned out tail. Beautiful BG which helps the bird to stand out well. Great IQ for 1200mm. Not too sure that I like the effect of the water drops (?) speckles on the birds head.

[Arthur Morris]

Lovely intense look pose. I like the fanned out tail. Beautiful BG which helps the bird to stand out well. Great IQ for 1200mm. Not too sure that I like the effect of the water drops (?) speckles on the birds head.

Thanks David. I thought about eliminating those water specks... a

[keith mitchell]

Arthur it's good that you can get this sharp from the tip of it's beak to that nice fanned out tail,exposure looks spot on to these eyes of mine.

Keith.

[dankearl]

Exposure, sharpness and 3d like DOF are all excellent for any range.
Eye contact or head up would have been nice......

[Arthur Morris]

Exposure, sharpness and 3d like DOF are all excellent for any range.
Eye contact or head up would have been nice......

Maybe nice for us but not for the gull that was looking for food escaping from a pelican's bill (see on the blog). And eye contact with us would have destroyed the story for me :)

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[annmpacheco]

Drop dead gorgeous Artie: dof made all the difference here with coverage head to toe and fanned tail feathers! I really like the white eye ring on this species to give the definition... I like the water droplets on the bird and off the bird, super image!

[Arthur Morris]

Drop dead gorgeous Artie: dof made all the difference here with coverage head to toe and fanned tail feathers! I really like the white eye ring on this species to give the definition... I like the water droplets on the bird and off the bird, super image!

Thanks Ann but you need to go back and study some of the blog posts... D-O-F at such a great distance is a non-issue. Try a search on the blog for "Depth of field; what you see is what you get."

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[annmpacheco]

Thanks Ann but you need to go back and study some of the blog posts... D-O-F at such a great distance is a non-issue. Try a search on the blog for "Depth of field; what you see is what you get."

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Okay Artie, I will do so this evening... thank you