Eagle on the Hunt
Nov 9, 2020 00:05:36 #
Angel Star Photography
Loc: Tacoma, WA
Thought I would share this one with everyone. This was a test shot trying to push the limits and experimenting with settings.
Camera: Canon 5D Mark IV
Lens: Sigma 150-600mm, f/5-6.3, Contemporary coupled with the Sigma TC-1401 1.4x
Focal Length: 840mm
Aperture: f/18
Shutter speed: 1/2000
ISO: 2000
AF Selection: Expand AF Surround, 9-point AF
First shot auto-focus parameters: First shot with focus lock, second shot less stringent but lean still more towards focus lock
Tracking Sensitivity: 0
Accel/Decel tracking: 0
AF Point Auto Switching: 0
Handheld
Lens calibrated to the camera using Fo-Cal software. Calibration was performed with the lens alone and then with the lens plus the tele-converter. Settings were saved for both the 150mm and 600mm positions of the lens in both cases.
The image is cropped about 500%. Distance to the eagle is estimated to be 1,500+ ft based on measurements from Google Maps. The eagle was flying around over the waters of Little Beef Harbor. It is a great location for photographing Bald Eagles, Great Blue Herons, occasionally a Caspian Tern, and more. I counted about twenty Bald Eagles one day, a mix of adults and juveniles.
Camera: Canon 5D Mark IV
Lens: Sigma 150-600mm, f/5-6.3, Contemporary coupled with the Sigma TC-1401 1.4x
Focal Length: 840mm
Aperture: f/18
Shutter speed: 1/2000
ISO: 2000
AF Selection: Expand AF Surround, 9-point AF
First shot auto-focus parameters: First shot with focus lock, second shot less stringent but lean still more towards focus lock
Tracking Sensitivity: 0
Accel/Decel tracking: 0
AF Point Auto Switching: 0
Handheld
Lens calibrated to the camera using Fo-Cal software. Calibration was performed with the lens alone and then with the lens plus the tele-converter. Settings were saved for both the 150mm and 600mm positions of the lens in both cases.
The image is cropped about 500%. Distance to the eagle is estimated to be 1,500+ ft based on measurements from Google Maps. The eagle was flying around over the waters of Little Beef Harbor. It is a great location for photographing Bald Eagles, Great Blue Herons, occasionally a Caspian Tern, and more. I counted about twenty Bald Eagles one day, a mix of adults and juveniles.
Nov 9, 2020 00:26:41 #
Nov 9, 2020 00:30:39 #
Angel Star Photography
Loc: Tacoma, WA
Wingpilot wrote:
Wow! Not bad at all. I’d say it did pretty well. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you. I just updated my post with some additional details.
Nov 9, 2020 02:26:31 #
Angel Star Photography wrote:
Thank you. I just updated my post with some additional details.
I looked at it again, and you can see some noise in the blue sky background, but the eagle looks pretty good considering the high ISO and the fact that you seriously cropped it to bring the eagle in. Good job.
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