A few images of some of the regular birds doing some relatively low flying over the Diep River, Woodbridge Island.
Birds in flight (from the top)
- Egyptian goose
- Great egret
- Grey heron
- Cape cormorant
- Cape cormorant
- African spoonbill
Lightroom Post-Processing
All images processed in Adobe Lightroom 8. Converted from RAW to JPG. Lens profile correction. Minor colour correction. Sharpness and noise reduction applied.
Cape Town Location
Milnerton Lagoon Woodbridge Island, Cape Town. Over the Diep River flowing past the Milnerton Golf Course
Equipment (Birds In Flight / Action Photography)
- Canon EOS 7D Mark II DSLR camera body
- Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM Lens
- SanDisk Extreme 64GB 120MB/s CF Card
Manual Mode Settings
- Shutter speed: 1/3200s - 1/4000s
- Aperture: f/5.6
- Focal length 400mm
- Auto-ISO (ISO 400 - 800)
- Continuous shooting mode (10 fps) / AI Servo
- AI Servo / AF Mode Option (Large / Wide Zone AF / Case 1)
- Lens AF On / No IS / Handheld
(Click to enlarge)
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| Great egret low flying over the Diep River, Woodbridge Island |
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| Grey heron low flying over the Diep River, Woodbridge Island |
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| Cape cormorant low flying over the Diep River, Woodbridge Island |
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| Cape cormorant low flying over the Diep River, Woodbridge Island |
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| Africa spoonbill low flying over the Diep River, Woodbridge Island |
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