Birds
Did some birding just before sunset today out in the back yard with the 300 f/4L.
Turkey Buzzard
Canon 40D | EF 300mm f/4L IS USM | 1/3200 @ f4 (+1.0ev) ISO 800
(Unprocessed image here)
Robin, The Bird Wonder
Canon 40D | EF 300mm f/4L IS USM | 1/100 @ f6.3 (+1.0ev) ISO 400
(Unprocessed image here)
Original images were OK, exposures good at +1.0ev compensation. Did usual light tweaking to Levels and Vibrancy in Aperture then sent to Photoshop for further color adjustment and, in the case of the buzzard, a Gaussian Blur of the sky to reduce the ISO noise.
Setting the 40D to AI Servo focusing mode and selecting the center AF point, and the lens for panning (Stabilizer Mode 2), all works well for capturing birds in flight. Still need some practice at this - I kept moving the focus ring while hand-holding the lens!
posted by Paul @ 11:30 PM
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