01 June 2017

Blacksmith Plover in Flight - Woodbridge Island / Cape Town

Blacksmith Plover in Flight - Woodbridge Island / Cape Town
On a glorious Human Rights Day morning a few of us went out for some well needed soul / shooting replenishment at Woodbridge Island, Cape Town. During the low tide we observed many birds active in the clear shallow water in / above the Diep River, just off the old wooden bridge.

Equipment (Birds In Flight Photography)
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II DSLR camera body
  • Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM Lens
  • Lexar Professional 800x / 120MB/s 32GB CF Card
  • Sandisk Extreme Plus SDHC™ UHS-I Card 95MB/s 32 GB 
  • Exposure / Focus Settings

Manual Mode
  • Settings / Lens AF On
  • Shutter speed: 1/5000s
  • Aperture: f/5.6
  • Focal length 400mm
  • Auto-ISO (ISO 640)
  • Continuous shooting mode (10 fps) / AI Servo
  • AI Servo / AF Mode Option (Wide Zone AF / Case 1)
  • Lens AF On / No IS / Handheld 

Post-Processing
  • Adobe Lightroom 6: Slight colour / lens profile correction
  • RAW to JPEG conversion

Location / Conditions
Excellent light and conditions. No wind and low tide around Woodbridge Island, Cape Town.

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Blacksmith Plover in Flight - Canon EOS 7D Mark II / 400mm Lens  : Cape Town


Blacksmith Plover in Flight - Canon EOS 7D Mark II / 400mm Lens : Cape Town


Blacksmith Plover in Flight - Canon EOS 7D Mark II / 400mm Lens : Cape Town


Blacksmith Plover in Flight - Canon EOS 7D Mark II / 400mm Lens : Cape Town

Birds in Flight Photography Cape Town