I'm not usually one for flight shots. I find them to be really difficult with my current camera (30D) on anything other than a blue sky BG. But after shooting with a few of the best flight shooters around I wanted to give it a bit more of an effort. Here's one from a few days ago at a local lagoon.
I just bought the new 40D which will hopefully hold focus on non-sky BG's a bit better than the 30D??
Cheers!
Camera Model: Canon EOS 30D
Shutter speed: 1/640 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: +1/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
Focal length: 500mm f/4 IS
Hey Glenn, You sure chose a challenging subject for your flight shot attempt.
I looked at this one for a while and came to the conclusion that it is very good. The techs look spot on and you did very well to freeze this speedy little guy at 1/640th:eek:
Curious, were you using 1 spot center focus? I don't own a 40D but from what I have heard it is much better at tracking and locking than the 30D.
Great landing pose, it seems the 40D works well. Buffleheads are extremely skittish around here. I agree regarding contrast and a catchlight would have been nice, too. :)
your 30D did well on this subject! I like it a lot. I am also interested in the 40D capabilities. Do you have a bot space left for the left bottom corner?