01 April 2015

Birds in Flight Woodbridge Island / Milnerton Lagoon, Cape Town

Birds in Flight Woodbridge Island / Milnerton Lagoon, Cape Town
Canon EOS 700D / Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM Lens - Birds In FlightBirds in flight using high-speed / continuous shutter and AI Servo shot selection Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island. All photos by Vernon Chalmers with Canon EOS 700D and Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM super telephoto prime lens (Manual Mode: fast shutter speeds / handheld).

Objective: Handling the Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM super telephoto prime lens in various light conditions. Canon EOS 700D Body. Various ISO's / same Shutter Speed.

Note: Fast shutter speeds / panning hand-held in Manual. All images processed in Lightroom 5.7. Converted from RAW to JPG. Lens profile correction. Minor colour correction.

Cape Town Location
Milnerton Lagoon Woodbridge Island, Cape Town

Equipment (Birds In Flight / Action Photography)

  • Canon EOS 700D SLR camera body 
  • Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM telephoto prime lens 

Manual Mode Settings
  • Shutter speed: 1/1500s 
  • Aperture: f/5.6 - 6.7 
  • Focal length 400mm 
  • ISO 100-400 
  • No Image Stabilization 
  • Autofocus mode (Centre AF point)

Continuous shooting mode / AI Servo
Handheld

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Greater Flamingo - Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island, Cape Town
Greater Flamingo - Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island, Cape Town


Swift Tern in Flight (with fish) - Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island, Cape Town
Swift Tern in Flight (with fish) - Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island, Cape Town



African Sacred Ibis flying towards Woodbridge Island from the Milnerton Golf Course, Cape Town
African Sacred Ibis flying towards Woodbridge Island from the Milnerton Golf Course, Cape Town


Hartlaub's Gull over Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island, Cape Town
Hartlaub's Gull over Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island, Cape Town


Swift Tern with chick - Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island, Cape Town
Swift Tern with chick - Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island, Cape Town


Dancing Egret - Diep River Milnerton / Across from the Milnerton Golf Course, Cape Town
Dancing Egret - Diep River Milnerton / Across from the Milnerton Golf Course, Cape Town


Hartlaub's Gull in the wind - Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island, Cape Town
Hartlaub's Gull in the wind - Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island, Cape Town


Swift Tern in Flight- Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island, Cape Town
Swift Tern in Flight- Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island, Cape Town


Cormorantin Flight Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island, Cape Town
Cormorantin Flight Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island, Cape Town


Low Flying Cormorant Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island, Cape Town
Low Flying Cormorant Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island, Cape Town

Canon EOS 7D Mark II - Birds in Flight Photography Gallery

Birds in Flight Photography Cape Town

Sunrise Lagoon Beach Hotel / Woodbridge Island, Cape Town

Woodbridge Island / Milnerton Lagoon, Cape Town

Objective: Demonstrating application and image quality of the Canon EOS 700D / Rebel T5i DSLR camera with EF-S 18-135mm IS STM lens during very early morning long exposures (Canon remote shutter release).

Note: All photos on tripod in Av mode (Aperture Priority). Images captured in RAW (conversion via Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.2).

Canon Camera Equipment
  • Canon EOS 700D SLR camera body
  • Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens
  • Canon Remote Control RC-6
  • Manfrotto Compact tripod

Av Mode - Aperture Priority Settings
  • f/16 - f/22
  • ISO 100
  • Shutter: .30 - 1/15s
  • No filters used
  • RAW to JPG conversion / lens profile correction
  • Zero colour manipulation
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Sunrise Lagoon Beach Hotel / Woodbridge Island
From Lagoon Beach Hotel over Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island


Sunrise Lagoon Beach Hotel / Woodbridge Island
From Lagoon Beach Hotel over Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island


Sunrise Lagoon Beach Hotel / Woodbridge Island
From Lagoon Beach Hotel over Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island


Sunrise Lagoon Beach Hotel / Woodbridge Island
From Lagoon Beach Hotel over Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island


Sunrise Lagoon Beach Hotel / Woodbridge Island
From Lagoon Beach Hotel over Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island

Cormorants Fishing - Woodbridge Island, Cape Town

Cormorants Fishing - Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island
White-breasted cormorants fishing in the Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island. 

All cormorant photos by Vernon Chalmers with Canon EOS 700D and Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM Lens (fast shutter speeds 1/2000s / handheld).

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Cormorants Fishing - Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island
Cormorants Fishing Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island


Cormorants Fishing - Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island
Cormorants Fishing Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island


Cormorants Fishing - Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island
Cormorants Fishing Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island


Cormorants Fishing - Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island
Cormorants Fishing Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island


Canon EOS 7D Mark II - Birds in Flight Photography Gallery
Canon EOS 7D Mark II - Birds in Flight Photography Gallery

Birds in Flight Photography Cape Town
Birds in Flight Photography Cape Town