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The Streak…<\/h3>\n

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This Brown Pelican image was created with the Canon EF 200-400mm f\/4L IS USM Lens with Internal 1.4x Extender<\/a> (hand held at 217mm) and the Canon EOS-1D X<\/a>. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2\/3 stop off the light blue sky: 1\/2000 sec. at f\/5.6 in Manual mode. <\/p>\n

Central Sensor\/AI Servo Rear Focus AF on the top of the bird’s breast (on the same plane as the eye) active at the moment of exposure. There were 3 sensors active on the upper back and the bottom of the neck. Click here<\/a> to see the latest version of the Rear Focus Tutorial. Be sure to click on the image to see a larger version.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, with the birds flying relatively consistent flight paths, I experimented with using central sensor only as opposed to Surround for my flight photography as recommended by Jim Neiger in his great eGuide, Flight Plan.<\/a> <\/p>\n