This bathing juvie American Oystercatcher was photographed at Nikckerson Beach, Long Island, NY at 76am on 9/2/11 with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens, the 1.4X III TC, and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/1000 sec. at f/10 set manually. Gitzo 3530 LS CF tripod with the Mongoose M3.6. Small crop from left and bottom, larger crop from top. Specular highlight clean-up on bill and toned down in the splash.
Rear focus, central sensor (by necessity)/AI Servo AF and recompose. Lens/TC/Camera Body Micro-adjustment: 0.
For more on rear focus and a neat trick for using it on bathing birds check out Rear Focus Tutorial.
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6am on 9/2/11 with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens, the 1.4X III TC, and the EOS-1D Mark IV. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1/1000 sec. at f/10 set manually. Gitzo 3530 LS CF tripod with the Mongoose M3.6. Small crop from left and bottom, larger crop from top. Specular highlight clean-up on bill and toned down in the splash.
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