1200mm Ground Level Laughing Gull Yawning

[Arthur Morris]

This image was also created on 10 May 2021 at the my favorite afternoon spot at Fort DeSoto. While seated and working off the tilted rear screen, I used the Panning Ground-Pod mounted-Sony FE 600mm f/4 GM OSS lens, the Sony FE 2.0x Teleconverter, and The One, the Sony Alpha 1 Mirrorless Digital Camera (Body Only). ISO 800. The exposure was determined by Zebras with ISO on the rear wheel: 1/1000 sec. at f/8 (wide open) in Manual mode. RawDigger showed this exposure to be dead-solid perfect. AWB at 7:12pm on a sunny afternoon. Wide/AF-C was active at the moment of exposure and performed perfectly. Wide/AF-C was active at the moment of exposure and performed perfectly by grabbing and tracking.

To learn more about working at ground level and the creation of this (and another) image, check out the How Low Can You Go? Panning Ground Pod Techniques. And Getting Sand and Mud on Your Camera Body. Part II blog post here.

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

with love, artie