Bufflehead Strech
Feb 11, 2013 13:28:21 #
fstop11
Loc: Huntington Beach Ca
Bolsa Chica Wetlands Huntington Beach Ca.
Canon 100-400 +1.4x f8 ISO 800
Canon 100-400 +1.4x f8 ISO 800
Feb 11, 2013 13:48:06 #
Nice job on the Bufflehead! I find them some of the most difficult birds to photograph well. The exposure range between the white and black on the head just seems to be so wide as to need HDR to do it justice. The black is irridescent in direct sun which also seems to foul things up with focus, too.
Can I assume you did manual focus? Or did you tape the pins?
Can I assume you did manual focus? Or did you tape the pins?
Feb 11, 2013 14:22:05 #
fstop11
Loc: Huntington Beach Ca
Thank you, manual focus. I have taped the pins. Just depends what works
Feb 11, 2013 16:02:17 #
I've tried taping the pins and found AF so slow as to be useless.
For those of you who are wondering what we are refering to, the Canon 100-400 will not AF with the Canon 1.4 teleconverter attached. There is a work around that involves putting tape over three of the contact pins that allows it to work.
Here is a link that explains what to do: http://www.michaelfurtman.com/taping_the_pins.htm
For those of you who are wondering what we are refering to, the Canon 100-400 will not AF with the Canon 1.4 teleconverter attached. There is a work around that involves putting tape over three of the contact pins that allows it to work.
Here is a link that explains what to do: http://www.michaelfurtman.com/taping_the_pins.htm
Feb 11, 2013 18:40:06 #
Good capture ... I agree on the range of color on the head .... much like a male wood duck ... you did well with this image
Feb 12, 2013 15:06:40 #
fstop11 wrote:
Bolsa Chica Wetlands Huntington Beach Ca.
Canon 100-400 +1.4x f8 ISO 800
Canon 100-400 +1.4x f8 ISO 800
:thumbup: Nice! Thanks for sharing.
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