I've been spending a lot of the past couple of months taking time off on Hornby Island, on the BC coast, Canada. This has included a lot of photography, hiking, cycling, and kayaking. After thinking about it for a while, I decided to combine the kayaking and photography today because what I get to see from the kayak is far better than what I can see (or capture) from land. In particular the bald eagles on the rocks let you get extremely close whereas they are very cautious about people walking anywhere close by.


The risks of bringing a camera along are obvious, but the conditions were pretty much perfect and I could not be more pleased with the results from this afternoon. I decided to bring my 40D instead of my new 5DII. Mostly in case anything went wrong but also for the reach and burst speed, so these are all shot from the kayak with my 40D and 100-400L.


Please see some of my favourites below. There are larger versions and a few more shots from today on my flickr along with other photos I've taken while out here.








40D + 100-400L @ 400mm, 5.6, 1/3200, ISO400








40D + 100-400L @ 400mm, 8.0, 1/1600, ISO 400








40D + 100-400L @ 275mm, 5.6, 1/3200, ISO 400








40D + 100-400L @ 400mm, 5.6, 1/1250, ISO 800








40D + 100-400L @ 350mm, 5.6, 1/2000, ISO 800








40D + 100-400L @ 400mm, 5.6, 1/2500, ISO 800








40D + 100-400L @ 400mm, 5.6, 1/2000, ISO 800








40D + 100-400L @ 400mm, 5.6, 1/5000, ISO 800





I'm really happy to be able to share these with you guys. I hope you enjoy them and thanks for looking. C&Cs are totally welcome.


After getting these results from just an hour or so this afternoon I think that I'll be doing this again despite the risks





Cheers,


-Yoni