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The feeders at Rondeau Provincial Park near the Vistor Centre at the head of the Tulip Trail are rife with birds, but photography there is difficult at best on sunny days. On my last day of photography in Ontario, with Graham Smith and Angie, it began to drizzle at about 3:30 and was raining pretty good by 4pm. Agie found an adult Cooper’s Hawk perched for us on the Tuip Trail and after photographing it, we headed for the feeders in the low light and began photographing from under the overhang at the back of the feeder area to stay out of the rain. There are few clean perches in the trees and bushes there but with patience and high ISO settings, we were able to get some good stuff.
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| This male American Godlfinch was photogrpahed with the Canon 800mmm f/5.6L IS lens and the EOS-1D MIII. ISO 800. Evalutive metering +2/3 stop: 1/60 sec. at f/5.6. Fill flash with Better Beamer at -3 stops. |
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| This Rose-breasted Grosbeak male was photographed exactly as above except that the ISO was raised to 1000 as it had gotten even darker. |
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| Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Same gear and settings as above with an ISO of 1250. |
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| Same as above, rain-bathing. |
I am leaving my Mom’s in Holbrook, Long Island, NY headed for the mountains of central western Virginia in hopes of finding some warblers at 4:15 am today. More on the visit with my Mom and some Jamaica Bay images next time.