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Oh, nice shot again!


I understand how much patient you need to get this kind of shot even with some luck. also like the water and reflection.

Trumpeter Swans from my trip to Anchorage last week. Still learning (like not overexposing the wings next time), but it was fun watching in wait. I was only able to commit a couple of hours one day due to other family commitments. Wish I had more time to get used to the craft.


The speed dipped too much on this one and caused some blur:


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7D, 100-400mm @ 400mm, f/8, 1/640s, ISO 400


Again, I should have underexposed a bit here:


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7D, 100-400mm @ 400mm, f/8, 1/800s, ISO 400


Any other exposure tips?

Hi! Deltasun, for me , the exposure is always a hard part too, I found the reflection of a white bird in a sunny day is very strong usually stronger than you think, if I use AV mode in my 7D, I usually have to use 1 2/3 stop of comp.to get proper exposure ( for white bird like egret) and the background will be under exposed for sure. other people use sunny 16 rule with M mode( see older post in this thread) always check histogram to make sure if it is properly exposed.


also for BIF, you want faster speed, slower than 1/800 usually will not get good result( not sharp enough)


hope that help!

GBH in flight


7D, 300mm 2.8, f 3.2, 1/2500, ISO 200


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C&C welcome and thanks for viewing!

Great Shot JJ--- +[Y][Y]

Fantastic, JJ!

Thanks Bob and Denise for your kind words

Thanks for the advice, JJ. And awesome shot - beautiful texture and sharpness!

Juvenile Brown Pelican, Alafia River, Florida


1D MKIII + 500mm f/4 IS USM 1/1250 f/5.6 ISO 400





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Joel, Your killing me---This bird looks 3D----Beautiful. I know this isn