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 Intaka Island, Cape Town](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrLRYPOxQudZvHxI7qQ9n2SYcu_l7ahChb-0RjArR8WdXyYqK8aMWfJyn9MnzZEuCD9pXJ9_hlfW9V4G-JkggkCtKR6XTEJTqfng660twL9MG2VeRXCNxtgUfJ1Ymp_QQKzJmC6rNkL0AmElzzqURlFOWaccE8S1DWk15rpB5QQYl4f10UdI_jZh5/w586-h325-rw/African%20Sacred%20Ibis%20%20Intaka%20Island%20Copyright%20Vernon%20Chalmers%20Photography.jpg) |
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.
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](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_kSFnfe2KMa7jWV97X9czMSv4KSfBGS_NBfceFYkdBf3pd8m_NebzjsaExcLB3jqyNWvD3bBsznRudxb2UByD3jIY35-bjpHGka9wXOrYHHustb23d2iKK7-A0gIJClK9LckU0phioZER3evY5ooC6RG5j7SXMzi-C--vcPGKc2Gc5-8OhSDJaS2/w640-h376-rw/White%20Breasted%20Cormorants%20%20Intaka%20Island%20Copyright%20Vernon%20Chalmers%20Photography.jpg) |
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](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8N_HGBrB0XmFT69sd2gi7RuaFAR_Fr1ysjpdXK2KBi_ru7tiuh7Ha2F_0QP3IW7Vlti2Vt7j29Wtni3TPPT7YnxmrDh-NQze4ChBMoCcSxWKgJbZSw5WrLFAW4vf6WLuIRWnNg7TuyVCB2ac6gkpklcPdEwSwTkY5JTNEEcmdFdmB0shTGzd7seGd/w638-h365-rw/Juvinile%20Black%20Crowned%20Night%20Heron%20Intaka%20Island%20Copyright%20Vernon%20Chalmers%20Photography.jpg) |
(Juvenile) Black-Crowned Night Heron Intaka Island, Cape Town |
![Common moorhen Intaka Island, Cape Town Common moorhen Intaka Island, Cape Town](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-lNZUXEZuDXS5Gj8ypcSxn41r7XU4Qka1h6XWbfOO6oDKKd9U2dbjTwO1HCfDECZp5C_fxmc52lfCQ2thuCEaF3AWZWIx3943z2TTu2kGN8jELLe5rX2QhzJyGr8k9V-6ZbkiLWDJgN8ti3WiCsurtawGDO94QD964JHIkjPNTcuTUq8tDPFNtrX/w640-h392-rw/Common%20Moorhen%20Intaka%20Island%20Copyright%20Vernon%20Chalmers%20Photography.jpg) |
Common Moorhen Intaka Island, Cape Town |
![Little Egret in Flight Intaka Island, Cape Town Little Egret in Flight Intaka Island, Cape Town](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AwAQseNNm8uToaz0OVrmZt2Y6jlLRkBZzpCD4sBkRQKe2nwMknm_AAgl-PNIxzsMBb5Qc2jQj_lDH9epF4bLuWt7p42Iz7UWBuZq95L4X91AeZwon8oFDBLlA2ZAPX7ImbbSY1Wf9CETHpnjjPXu3qG3pVMuFeKreB-vfJNgVMBdMIFG5qYWa29p/w640-h468-rw/Little%20Egret%20Intaka%20Island%20Copyright%20Vernon%20Chalmers%20Photography.jpg) |
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](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpSe9XUHIJy71OpUuRQcRped80DwugBS-rD-XS_98UwgGhI3Fno_9yMbCVIFoCp1TNeWeIEPikD3vz7SQb3EZISiq1kLbxAG2DFODc5kjdsD3DDOpBtWto90wK3zhU6tAgL4nCXlgoz20DFZTUsJ0-47gaW4m582Z-V9U-xvsjMXaS0cgEFht66BHN/w640-h406-rw/Red-Billed%20Teal%20Ducks%20Intaka%20Island%20Copyright%20Vernon%20Chalmers%20Photography.jpg) |
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](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLEKBVffevdY2QvUxgjPFL_cLR3SjvGQe1EfaDhFpxMySDep11k7tP9mitIPaqJCTAmR4E4EQJ9c2Hpa0k_CD77_mutVW_0sHbPLzjuerB1FvlIa7T-CwN_PL6ctABa9yQkXgIssDq96UtL6f_ZfNSQFA0iPjfB1_AYGRvEkZfjFdfsGlDxSK7xZfd/w640-h400-rw/White%20Breasted%20Cormorant%20Intaka%20Island%20Copyright%20Vernon%20Chalmers%20Photography.jpg) |
White-Breasted Cormorant in Flight Intaka Island, Cape Town |
![Yellow-Billed Duck Intaka Island, Cape Town Yellow-Billed Duck Intaka Island, Cape Town](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdhmU-bIpCac6gCp7gc4RJuJHBQGnFaE1bnjn_-G7rwPlUrWlgq3_dvLEEK7k44agE0eOzqHtZeE_vi_xe1eiROyaNXxndC5x6I9oP1EPv7dDFsrmQ10tyDS8KolOezkzr1Q0zxW8bu_KjH22raulqN5IiYCLMFbExzBPzM_tul2U673kbC26UDnMs/w640-h368-rw/Yellow-Billed%20Duck%20Intaka%20Island%20Copyright%20Vernon%20Chalmers%20Photography.jpg) |
Yellow-Billed Duck Intaka Island, Cape Town
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![White-Breasted Cormorant Portrait Intaka Island, Cape Town White-Breasted Cormorant Portrait Intaka Island, Cape Town](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV9ED2fZ0mV4eHta5HpxR3Mh-bUviPXF46XDphgLu5QWXIMMfxu0HDtRkW5vCSbWuACkSusT0lNgPOTQemi2zXBi8d58xbnSX2Sv0DolypxbpNpKnZOLphoCANZqkbIc03vCDSuqqLvqxDqFAI0lu963_JbwKYteww2smPP3VpVfHg_2le7zSTVYJQ/w640-h460-rw/White%20Breasted%20Cormorant%20Portrait%20Intaka%20Island%20Copyright%20Vernon%20Chalmers%20Photography.jpg) |
White-Breasted Cormorant Portrait Intaka Island, Cape Town
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![Juvenile Moorhen Intaka Island Vernon Chalmers Juvenile Moorhen Intaka Island Vernon Chalmers](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxiSwyw63kxa5KbFOzHc2RJdYDgqoKfcffITLVk9s7gYwoedIkWvZOWuKvLxI7pl8G8Bl8YZhoeEcYwFYpv0coEiNh5-zMTnjDcYjchwuBhbY-JVnjODGcuhLcSop2gbZjq_OZxJxFwNYxculTeNwj-jsDkDR9orFBdSqJR7xrV9SLCqJ2HwINLaMF/w640-h456-rw/Juvenile%20Moorhen%20Intaka%20Island%20Vernon%20Chalmers.jpg) |
Juvenile Common Moorhen Intaka Island, Cape Town
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![Cape Wagtail at Intaka Island Vernon Chalmers Photography Cape Wagtail at Intaka Island Vernon Chalmers Photography](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0USk5ca8qShPbjVAII0EB2cFBcHCqUzXyW6vTpn2Nl2NEy_4T-T3f9nxtalVEY1ZbJPTePCfHVfsEp55DQD7qPNf_L7c7ADQkXYsgjIuF6QeNLEF3LywtzcgMq1U9mwQICPgYvzdWePedzNmLaZg-GgG3kSOlyIQ8D0eClA21JAvqcwRrcING00D/w640-h406-rw/Cape%20Wagtail%20at%20Intaka%20Island%20Vernon%20Chalmers%20Photography.jpg) |
Cape Wagtail at Intaka Island, Cape Town |
Birdlife at Intaka Island, Cape Town
Vernon Chalmers Birds / Birds in Flight Photography Training Intaka Island