{"id":25923,"date":"2015-03-15T00:47:10","date_gmt":"2015-03-15T04:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=25923"},"modified":"2015-03-17T14:01:48","modified_gmt":"2015-03-17T18:01:48","slug":"canon-500mm-f4l-is-ii-and-7d-ii-rocks-morro-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2015\/03\/15\/canon-500mm-f4l-is-ii-and-7d-ii-rocks-morro-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"Canon 500mm f\/4L IS II and 7D II Rocks Morro Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It was a great first full day at Morro Bay with lots of Long-billed Curlews and Marbled Godwits in the morning, some nice California Poppies in the afternoon, and a pretty sweet sunset. I am tired. <\/p>\n

This blog post took about 2 1\/2 hours to prepare and was published from my hotel room in Morro Bay, CA at 9:44pm on Saturday, which is early Sunday morning on the east coast. <\/p>\n

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This image was created at Morro Bay, CA with the the hand held Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM lens<\/a> and the Canon EOS 7D Mark II<\/a>. ISO 400. Evaluative metering +2 1\/3 stops: 1\/500 sec. at f\/4 in Manual mode.<\/p>\n

AI Servo\/Rear Focus\/Zone AF as framed was active at the moment of exposure (as is always best when hand holding). The AF system activated three AF points that fell on the bird’s neck and the base of the bill and nailed a sharp eye. Click here<\/a> to see the latest version of the Rear Focus Tutorial. Click on the image to see a larger version. <\/p>\n

Image #1: Long-billed Curlew on wet sand<\/strong><\/h2>\n