{"id":12499,"date":"2012-11-22T12:36:35","date_gmt":"2012-11-22T16:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=12499"},"modified":"2012-11-22T23:37:30","modified_gmt":"2012-11-23T03:37:30","slug":"happy-bird-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2012\/11\/22\/happy-bird-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Bird Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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This image was created this morning with the tripod-mounted Canon EF 800mm f\/5.6L IS USM Autofocus lens<\/a> and the Canon EOS-1D X digital SLR <\/a>. ISO 320 (via ISO safety shift). Evaluative metering +1 stop: 1\/25 sec. at f\/5.6 in Tv mode. Central sensor\/AI Servo Surround\/Rear Focus AF active at the moment of exposure. Click here<\/a> if you missed the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image to see a larger version. <\/p>\n

It was great to have the IPT group in the right place at the right time and then have the birds do exactly what they were supposed to do exactly when they were supposed to do it. I had just finished saying, “We need a huge fly-in right over the ridge now” when we heard the roar of the distant flock…. I used the techniques for pre-dawn shooting that are described in detail in the hugely popular eBook, \u201cA Guide to Pleasing Blurs\u201d<\/a> by Denise Ippolito and yours truly. I love the nearly upside down goose right by the rule of thirds position in the upper left portion of the frame.<\/p>\n