We've seen an interesting phenomena yesterday (at least for here) of a racing pigeon coming in at pace, dipping into the water, and taking off again. Probably for drinking water.
Location
Diep River / Woodbridge Island
Images by Vernon Chalmers with Canon EOS 7D Mark II and Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM Lens. Accompanied by fellow photographer, Peter Knott, with the same Canon equipment.
Continuous Shooting at 10fps
Images 2 - 6 are five consecutive frames of the pigeon approaching the water.
Continuous Shooting at 10fps
Images 2 - 6 are five consecutive frames of the pigeon approaching the water.
Canon Camera Settings
- Aperture: f/5.6
- Auto-ISO 500
- Shutter Speed: 1/4000s
- AF: Large Zone (Case 1)
- 10 fps / handheld
- CF Card: Lexar Professional 800x / 120MB/s 32GB
(click to enlarge)
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| Image 2: Rock Pigeon in Flight over the Diep River, Woodbridge Island |
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| Image 3: Rock Pigeon in Flight over the Diep River, Woodbridge Island |
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| Image 4: Rock Pigeon in Flight over the Diep River, Woodbridge Island |
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| Image 5: Rock Pigeon in Flight over the Diep River, Woodbridge Island |
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Image 6: Rock Pigeon in Flight over the Diep River, Woodbridge Island
Image 7: Rock Pigeon in Flight over the Diep River, Woodbridge Island
Birds in Flight Photography |
