Four consecutive frames with the 10 fps advantage of the Canon EOS 7D Mark II and a relatively fast shutter speed of 1/4000s..
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. Due to the low light / higher ISO images I spent more time with post-processing that I would in good light.
Setup and Tips For Birds in Flight Photography View
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: 1/4000s
- Aperture: f/5.6
- Focal length 400mm
- Auto-ISO (ISO 500)
- Continuous shooting mode (10 fps)
- AI Servo / AF Mode Option (Large / Wide Zone AF / Case 1)
- Lens AF On / No IS / Handheld
(Click to enlarge)
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| Frame 1 : African darter fishing in the Diep River, Woodbridge Island, Cape Town |
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| Frame 2 : African darter fishing in the Diep River, Woodbridge Island, Cape Town |
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| Frame 3 : African darter fishing in the Diep River, Woodbridge Island, Cape Town Image |
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| Frame 4 : African darter fishing in the Diep River, Woodbridge Island, Cape Town |
Canon EOS 7D Mark II Birds in Flight Photography Gallery View