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African Ibis in flight against the Milnerton Golf Course |
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)
Manual Mode Settings
Birds in Flight Photography View
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
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Cape Canary in Flight at Woodbridge Island |
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Common Starling in Flight over the Diep River, Woodbridge Island |
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African Darter in Flight over the Diep River, Woodbridge Island |
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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