07 December 2022

Photography Training Session Intaka Island

 Canon Camera Bird Photography Practical Training Intaka Island

Vernon Chalmers Birdlife Photography Intaka Island, Cape Town

African Sacred Ibis Intaka Island, Cape Town
African Sacred Ibis in Flight Intaka Island, Cape Town 

I generally facilitate most of my Birds / Birds in Flight Photography Training at Woodbridge Island, Milnerton, Cape Town. during early December 2022 I had an opportunity for a client practical photography training session at Intaka Island, Century City, Cape Town.

Intaka Island Photography Training Objective
This practical and hands-on training session was an opportunity for my clients to experiment with Canon camera Manual Mode and Aperture Priority (Av) Mode settings for water birds and / or birds in flight. We settled in the bird watching / photography hide facing away from the sun and was greeting with quite exquisite afternoon light.

I have taken a few birds / birds in flight shots during the photography training session and herewith a list of the Intaka Island birds (top to bottom) and the general Canon camera / lens settings I personally used for all the birds in this post:

Birds / Birds in Flight Intaka Island

  • African Sacred Ibis
  • White-Breasted Cormorants
  • Juvenile Black-Crowned Night Heron
  • Common Moorhen
  • Little Egret
  • Red-Billed Teal Ducks
  • White-Breasted Cormorant
  • Yellow-Billed Duck
  • White-Breasted Cormorant
  • Juvenile Common Moorhen
  • Cape Wagtail
     

Canon Camera / Lens Settings Intaka Island 

  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II Body
  • EF 400mm f/5.6L USM Lens
  • Manual Mode
  • Auto-ISO: 250 - 800 
  • Aperture: f/5.6
  • Shutter Speed: 1/2500
  • AI Servo: Case 1: Wide Zone
  • 10 fps High Speed Continuous Mode
  • Handheld

Lightroom Post-Processing

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic CC 11.4: Cropping. Colour correction / noise reduction / lens profile correction and a few spot removals.

Image Copyright
All Images Copyright Vernon Chalmers Photography

Afternoon Birds / Birds in Flight Images (After 17:00) At Intaka Island, Cape Town 

White-Breasted Cormorants Getting ready for 'battle' Intaka Island, Cape Town
White-Breasted Cormorants Getting ready for 'battle' Intaka Island, Cape Town

(Juvenile) Black-Crowned Night Heron Intaka Island, Cape Town
(Juvenile) Black-Crowned Night Heron Intaka Island, Cape Town

Common moorhen Intaka Island, Cape Town
Common Moorhen Intaka Island, Cape Town

Little Egret in Flight Intaka Island, Cape Town
Little Egret in Flight Intaka Island, Cape Town

Red-Billed Teal Ducks in Flight Intaka Island, Cape Town
Red-Billed Teal Ducks in Flight Intaka Island, Cape Town

White-Breasted Cormorant in Flight Intaka Island, Cape Town
White-Breasted Cormorant in Flight Intaka Island, Cape Town

Yellow-Billed Duck Intaka Island, Cape Town
Yellow-Billed Duck Intaka Island, Cape Town

White-Breasted Cormorant Portrait Intaka Island, Cape Town
White-Breasted Cormorant Portrait Intaka Island, Cape Town

Juvenile Moorhen Intaka Island Vernon Chalmers
Juvenile Common Moorhen Intaka Island, Cape Town

Cape Wagtail at Intaka Island Vernon Chalmers Photography
Cape Wagtail at Intaka Island, Cape Town

Birdlife at Intaka Island, Cape Town

Vernon Chalmers Birds / Birds in Flight Photography Training Intaka Island