Action Photography Milnerton Beach Cape Town

A couple of casual surfing snapshots during the final morning of a private Canon EOS 7D Mark II / Canon EOS 5D Mark III workshop at Milnerton Beach off Woodbridge Island, Cape Town. All photos by Vernon Chalmers with Canon EOS 7D Mark II / Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens (M Mode / Handheld). Minor image cropping / post-processing in Adobe Lightroom.

Action Photography / Manual Mode Settings

• Shutter speed: 1/3200s 
• Aperture: f/6.3
• ISO 640 
• Focal length 400mm (Canon prime lens)
• Continuous shooting (10 fps / AI Servo) 
• Extended Zone Autofocus / Lens AF on

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Action Photography Cape Town: Canon EOS 7D Mark II / 400mm lens

Action Photography Cape Town: Canon EOS 7D Mark II / 400mm lens

Action Photography Cape Town : Canon EOS 7D Mark II / 400mm lens

Action Photography Cape Town: Canon EOS 7D Mark II / 400mm lens

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Canon EOS 6D / EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM Lens Zoom Test

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM Lens : Different Focal Lengths Test

Objective: Demonstrating the difference between five focal lengths using the Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM lens (paired with the Full Frame Canon EOS 6D) across the Milnerton Lighthouse, Woodbridge Island towards Table Mountain Cape Town.

Note: All photos handheld with no cropping in Av mode (except the last two images). Images captured in RAW (JPG conversion via Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7). Applied Lens Profile correction with minimum post-processing.

Canon EOS 6D Av Mode - Aperture Priority Settings

• f/6.3
• ISO 100
• Auto-Focus
• Lens IS: Mode 1 / Handheld 

Canon EOS 6D Full Frame Body  / EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens @ 70mm Sample

Canon EOS 6D Full Frame Body  / EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens @ 100mm Sample

Canon EOS 6D Full Frame Body  / EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens @ 135mm Sample

Canon EOS 6D Full Frame Body  / EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens @ 200mm Sample

Canon EOS 6D Full Frame Body  / EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens @ 300mm Sample

Canon EOS 6D Full Frame Body  / EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens @ 300mm - Cropped - Sample

Canon EOS 6D Full Frame Body  / EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens @ 300mm - Cropped - Sample

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM Lens Sample Images View

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM Lens: Professional / Consumer Reviews View

Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM Lens Zoom Test

Canon EOS 6D / EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM Lens : Different Focal Lengths Test

Objective: Demonstrating four different focal lengths using the Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM lens (paired with the Full Frame Canon EOS 6D).

Location

Diep River, Milnerton Lighthouse and Table Mountain
Cape Town.

Note: All photos in Av mode (f/8), handheld and no cropping (except the last image). Canon lens profile correction and minimal post-processing via Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7. No filters used.

Canon EOS 6D Av Mode - Aperture Priority Settings

• f/8
• ISO 100
• Auto-Focus on (body / lens)
• Lens IS on / Handheld

Canon EOS 6D / EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM Lens @ 24mm Sample Image

Canon EOS 6D / EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM Lens @ 35mm Sample Image

Canon EOS 6D / EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM Lens @ 50mm Sample Image

Canon EOS 6D / EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM Lens @ 70mm Sample Image

Canon EOS 6D / EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM Lens @ 70mm Sample Image
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Birds in Flight after some dismal weather conditions

African Ibis in flight against the Milnerton Golf Course

After some dismal weather conditions the last two weeks or so I faced the northeaster this morning to see how the birds are doing.

Birds in flight from top to bottom:

• African Ibis
• Cape canary
• Common starling
• African darter
• Grey heron
• Cape wagtail
• Kelp / Cape Gull

Updated Woodbridge Island Photography Index
This mornings outing also provided an opportunity to ass two new species (Cape canary / Kelp gull) to my own Woodbridge Island / Table Bay Nature Reserve Bird species Index. View Bird Species Index

Lightroom Post-Processing
All images processed in Lightroom Classic 9. 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.

Cape Town LocationMilnerton 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 400 - 640)
• Continuous shooting mode (10 fps)
• AI Servo / AF Mode Option (Large / Wide Zone AF / Case 1)
• Lens AF On / No IS / Handheld

Cape Canary in Flight at Woodbridge Island

Common Starling in Flight over the Diep River, Woodbridge Island

African Darter in Flight over the Diep River, Woodbridge Island

Grey Heron landing on the small island, Woodbridge Island

Cape Wagtail in Flight above Woodbridge Island

Kelp / Cape Gull in Flight Over the Diep River, Woodbridge Island

Birds in Flight Photography View

Low flying Pied Kingfisher crashing into the Diep River

As a birds in flight photographer I;m always on the lookout for something different, something unique to add into an ever growing gallery of in-flight images. The "Crashing Pied Kingfisher" was one of those unique opportunities that I get from time to time down here at Woodbridge Island.

This series of 5 images that I captures of a low flying pied kingfisher was not that different from their normal low flying style, or so I thought at the time of the captures. It was only when back in the studio that I saw that the pied kingfisher was flying really low and ended up crashing in the water. I only saw the detail in Lightroom and  was really amazed seeing the crashing towards the end of the sequence.

Credit goes to the professional responsiveness and Autofocus tracking of the Canon EOS 7D Mark II paired with my trusted EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens shooting at 10 frames per second. Generally I do not use images this far out from me, but the uniqueness of this unlikely event made me keep the images.

 The images was originally published on my Woodbridge Island Photography website in 2016 and with the migration to the Vernon Chalmers Photography website somehow never added them back online.

Rugby world Cup final 2019 Japan: England vs South Africa
It was only after South Africa won the Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan against England that I decided it was time to bring this 'Crashing Pied Kingfisher' series back and I published the images on my Vernon Chalmers Photography Facebook Page and the BirdLife South Africa Facebook Group under the heading of ''This is unlikely to happen...' Eddie Jones thought so as well earlier this morning.

Eddie Jones is the current England ruby team head coach who lost 12-32 against South Africa's Sprinkboks on 2 November 2019 at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan. 2019 Rugby World Cup Final Japan

5 consecutive images of a pied kingfisher crashing into the Diep River, Woodbridge Island

Image 1 / 5: Low flying Pied Kingfisher crashing into the Diep River

Image 2 / 5: Low flying Pied Kingfisher crashing into the Diep River

Image 3 / 5: Low flying Pied Kingfisher crashing into the Diep River

Image 4 / 5: Low flying Pied Kingfisher crashing into the Diep River

Image 1 / 5: Low flying Pied Kingfisher crashing into the Diep River

Birds in flight Photography View

Birds in Flight Photography Training Session

With Canon EOS 7D Mark II / EF 400mm f/5.6L USM Lens

Birds in Flight Photography

Birds in Flight Photography on a crisp morning

I did a walkabout with a new Birds in Flight photographer earlier this morning. We were greeted with a cool, but crisp winters day at Woodbridge Island, Cape Town.

Camera / Photography Training Objective

Assisting a new Birds in Flight photographer getting his Canon EOS 7D Marked II tuned in for the birds around Woodbridge Island in in early morning / excellent light conditions.

Birds In Flight Cape Town Images
Images were captured in Manual Mode / Auto-ISO: Multi-shot / continuous mode at 10 fps AI Servo. Post-processing done with Adobe Lightroom 6. RAW to JPG conversion with some sharpening and noise reduction applied.

Birds in Flight Location
Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island Cape Town

Canon Gear / Memory Cards

• Canon EOS 7D Mark II camera body 
• Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens
• Lexar Professional CompactFlash UDMA 7 32 GB
• Sandisk Extreme Plus SDHC™ UHS-I Card 95MB/s 32 GB

Exposure / Other Settings: Canon EOS 7D Mark II / EF 400mm f/5.6L USM Lens

• Manual Mode
• Aperture: f/5.6
• Auto-ISO 500 - 1600 
• Focal Length: 400mm 
• Shutter speed: 1/5000 seconds 
• AF on - Case 1 / Wide-Zone
• Lens Autofocus on
• Handheld

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Reed Cormorant - Canon EOS 7D Mark II / 400mm Lens  Woodbridge Island / Cape Town

Grey Heron in Flight - Canon EOS 7D Mark II / 400mm Lens  Woodbridge Island / Cape Town

Grey Heron in Flight - Canon EOS 7D Mark II / 400mm Lens  Woodbridge Island / Cape Town

King Gull in Flight - Canon EOS 7D Mark II / 400mm Lens  Woodbridge Island / Cape Town

Pied Kingfisher in Flight - Canon EOS 7D Mark II / 400mm Lens  Woodbridge Island / Cape Town

Canon EOS 7D Mark II - Birds in Flight Photo Gallery View

Birds in Flight Photography Cape Town View

Portraits of Birds: World of Birds Hout Bay, Cape Town

Canon EOS 7D Mark II / Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens - Portraits of Birds - Cape Town

Objective: 2015 testing of the then relatively new Canon EOS 7D Mark II body / EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS II USM lens with ISO's between 800 - 6400. 

Note: Hand-held in Av mode. All images processed in Lightroom 5.7. Converted from RAW to JPG. Lens profile correction. Minor colour correction and some noise reduction.

Conditions: Overcast and mostly in low light (due to aviaries / enclosures)

Canon EOS 7D Mark II First Impressions Article / Stand-Out Features >>

Cape Town Location
World of Birds Hout Bay, Cape Town

Canon Equipment

• Canon EOS 7D Mark II DSLR camera body 
• Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens 

Aperture Priority Mode Settings

• Aperture: f/5 - 6.3 
• ISO 800 - 6400
• Shutter speed: 1/250 - 1/2000s 
• Focal length 263 - 400mm 
• Image Stabilization on (Mode 1) 
• Auto-Focus mode (Case 1)
  
• Single Shot
• Handheld

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Canon EOS 7D Mark II - World of Birds Hout Bay Cape Town

Canon EOS 7D Mark II - World of Birds Hout Bay Cape Town

Canon EOS 7D Mark II World of Birds Hout Bay Cape Town

Canon EOS 7D Mark II World of Birds Hout Bay Cape Town

Canon EOS 7D Mark II World of Birds Hout Bay Cape Town

Canon EOS 7D Mark II World of Birds Hout Bay Cape Town


Canon EOS 7D Mark II - Birds in Flight Photo Gallery
Canon EOS 7D Mark II - Birds in Flight Photo Gallery

Top Search Queries on Vernon Chalmers Photography Website

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The Search Queries (as measured by Impressions and Clicks) are indicative of visitor interest in Photography / Photo Competitions South Africa, Canon EOS product information, Canon EOS sample images, Vernon Chalmers Photography images and Vernon Chalmers Photography training for Birds in Flight, Landscape, Macro and other photography genres.

There is also a fair amount of interest of birds in Flight photography captured with the Canon EOS 7D Mark II camera body. Visitors are also showing interest in the possible release of the future Canon EOS 7D Mark III (for Birds in Flight Photography).

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