Vernon Chalmers Photography: January 2016

01 January 2016

Sailing Into The Sunset - Table Bay, Cape Town

Sailing into the sunset in Table Bay Cape Town
Photos taken with (non-DSLR) Canon Poweshot SX40 HS - Av Mode : ISO 100, Aperture f/5.6 with IS (Image Stabilisation) and Manfrotto Compact tripod

Objective: Demonstrating the Canon Digic 5 processor, image quality and super-zoom capabilities of the Canon PowerShot SX40 HS

Please note: Images where uploaded without any other in-camera enhancements or software post-processing (except for crops).

Location

Table Bay Cape Town from Arnhem, Milnerton (over Woodbridge Island)

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Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island / Table Bay Cape Town

2015 Cape Town Fireworks Display

New Year's Fireworks Celebrations V&A Waterfront Cape Town - as captured over Woodbridge Island / Table Bay.

All photos by Vernon Chalmers with Canon EOS 700D and Canon EF 70-300mm IS USM lens.

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Fireworks Cape Town over Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island / Table Bay

Images with Canon EOS 700D / EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens - Tv Mode : ISO 100, Aperture f/9.5 with Remote Shutter Release (Bulb) and Manfrotto MKC3-H01 Compact Tripod (+- kilometer away). A minimalist / zoomed approach in windy conditions.

Location: 2015 New Year Fireworks Display V&A Waterfront Cape Town (From Arnhem Milnerton, across Woodbridge Island, Table Bay).

Conditions: Windy

Canon EOS Camera / EF Lens Settings

Manual / Bulb Mode
Canon RC-6 Wireless Remote Release
Aperture f/9.5
ISO 100
Shutter speed: 1-5 seconds
Focal Length: 150-190mm
Image Stabilization (IS) off / Manual Focus

Post-Processing: Adobe Lightroom 5.7 / cropping and Lens Profile Correction.

Fireworks Cape Town over Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island / Table Bay

Cape Town Fireworks over Woodbridge Island

Close-Up Photos with Canon EOS 700D and Extension Tube

Close-Up Photos with Canon Extension Tube EF25 II

Images with Canon EOS 700D / EF-S 55-250mm f/4.5 - f5.6 IS II lens and Canon Extension Tube EF25 II (Av mode): ISO 100, Aperture f/5.6 with IS (Image Stabilisation). Handheld / no flash.

Setting: Constantia Cape Town

Objective: Demonstrating the Canon EOS 700D / 55-250mm f/4 - f5.6 IS II lens with Canon Extension Tube EF25II close-up capabilities

Please note: The photographs where uploaded without any other in-camera enhancements or software post-processing (except for crops).

Canon EOS 700D / EF-S 55-250mm IS Lens and Extension Tube EF25 II

Image 01: Vernon Chalmers Canon EOS 700D / EF-S 55-250mm Lens

Image 02: Vernon Chalmers Canon EOS 700D / EF-S 55-250mm Lens

Image 03: Vernon Chalmers Canon EOS 700D / EF-S 55-250mm Lens

Image 04: Vernon Chalmers Canon EOS 700D / EF-S 55-250mm Lens

Image 05: Vernon Chalmers Canon EOS 700D / EF-S 55-250mm Lens

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4.5 - f5.6 IS II lens

2014 Cape Town Fireworks over Woodbridge Island

2014 New Year's Celebrations V&A Waterfront Cape Town - as captured over Woodbridge Island / Table Bay (from Arnhem Milnerton).

Images by Vernon Chalmers with Canon EOS 700D and Canon EF 18-135mm IS STM. Long exposure photography on tripod (remote shutter release).

Fireworks V&A Waterfront Cape Town - Over Woodbridge Island

Images with Canon EOS 700D / EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens - M Mode : ISO 100, Aperture f/8 with Remote Shutter Release (Bulb) and Manfrotto MKC3-H01 Compact Tripod (+- 1 kilometer away).
Location: 2014 New Year Fireworks Display V&A Waterfront Cape Town (From Arnhem Milnerton, across Woodbridge Island, Table Bay).

Objective: Demonstrating the Canon EOS 700D Bulb Mode and Remote Shutter Release (Canon Remote Control RC-6).

Fireworks V&A Waterfront Cape Town - Over Woodbridge Island

Cape Town Fireworks over Woodbridge Island

Sunday Morning Walkabout - Diep River / Woodbridge Island

During further testing / fine-tuning of the Canon EOS 7D Mark II I captured a few birds around the Diep River / Woodbridge Island Cape Town on Sunday morning.

All photos by Vernon Chalmers with Canon EOS 7D Mark II / Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens (M Mode / Handheld).

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Pied Kingfisher Woodbridge Island, Cape Town

King Gull Woodbridge Island, Cape Town

Little Egret Woodbridge Island, Cape Town

Yellow-Billed Duck Woodbridge Island, Cape Town

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

My most memorable Birds in Flight Photography Series of 2015

Captured during some low light testing with a Canon EOS 70D / Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens combination at Woodbridge Island, Milnerton Cape Town.

Surrounded by mostly the Cape winter weather and heavy cloud cover I decided to call it quits very quickly. Miserable and on my way home I noticed a lonesome seagull dropping an egg or a shell in the water and collecting it again and again from the lagoon.

Just to get something on the empty SD memory card I took a few shots of this monotonous behaviour. It was only during post-processing that I realised it was a golf ball - most probably snatched from the adjacent Milnerton Golf Club.

My most memorable Birds in Flight Photography Series of 2016 / 2017

My most memorable Birds in Flight Photography Series of 2016 / 2017

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My most memorable Birds in Flight Series of 2015

Milnerton Lagoon Woodbridge Island / Cape Town (Canon EOS 70D)

Milnerton Lagoon Woodbridge Island / Cape Town (Canon EOS 70D)

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