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[Arthur Morris]

Glossy Ibis blast-off

My friend Anita North and I decided to hang in at Anahuac and wait for the next cold front. Tomorrow is looking great ... So we have been visiting Anahuac NWR every morning at dawn for the big ibis blast-offs. Learn more about the creation of this image and see seven additional pleasing blurs in the blog post here.

This image was created at Anahuac NWR, TX on the morning of 26 OCT 2020. I used the handheld Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS lens (at 200mm) and the blazingly fast AF King, the Sony Alpha a9 II Mirrorless Digital camera body. Multi-metering +3 stops: 1/15 sec. at f/5.6 in Shutter Priority mode. Auto ISO: 250. ABW at 8:23am on a cloudy morning.

Center Zone AF-C was active at the moment of exposure and performed perfectly.

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