{"id":16969,"date":"2013-11-27T11:02:54","date_gmt":"2013-11-27T15:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=16969"},"modified":"2013-11-27T11:02:54","modified_gmt":"2013-11-27T15:02:54","slug":"wings-upwings-down-crane-pool-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2013\/11\/27\/wings-upwings-down-crane-pool-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Wings Up\/Wings Down: Crane Pool News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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This Sandhill Crane image was created with the Gitzo 3532 LS carbon fiber tripod<\/a>, the Mongoose M3.6 head<\/a>, the Canon EF 600mm f\/4L IS II USM lens<\/a>, the Canon 1.4x EF Extender III (Teleconverter)<\/a>, and the Canon EOS-1D X<\/a>. ISO 800. Evaluative metering +1 stop off the white frosted grasses: 1\/1600 sec. at f\/5.6 in Manual mode. <\/p>\n

One sensor to the left of the central sensor\/AI Servo\/Surround Rear Focus AF on the spot where the near wing hits the bird’s upper back–active at the moment of exposure. Click here<\/a> to see the latest version of the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image to see a larger version. This is a small crop from behind and below from the original. <\/p>\n

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