The cloudy, breezy afternoon weather here of late has been great for my three mile daily walk. In addition, it has made for some good photgraphic opportunities.\u00a0 (I love white skies.)\u00a0 There are more Ospreys down by the lake than in recent years and many have been carrying moss for their nests.\u00a0 My favorite flight photography combo has been the Canon EOS-50D and the lightweight but\u00a0pricey Canon 400mmm f\/5.6L DO lens.\u00a0\u00a0 I have written extensiveley of the 50D’s\u00a0fabulous autofocus tracking accuracy in recent Bulletins–you can visit the archives, which have a great search feature, here: http:\/\/www.birdsasart.com\/bn.html<\/a>.\u00a0 Though I have stated clearly that the 50D tracks birds in flight more accurately than any Canon camera that I have ever used, we get lots of e-mails from disbelievers.\u00a0\u00a0 You can also find a great BPN thread on the subject here:\u00a0 http:\/\/www.birdphotographers.net\/forums\/showthread.php?t=29716<\/a>.<\/p>\n The first three images are a sequence.\u00a0 Note that the bird remains in sharp focus even when it flies behind the telephone pole.<\/p>\n
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The image below is my very favorite from the afternoon. It was created it as the bird landed atop the pole. All images as follows: ISO 400. Evaluative metering +1 1\/3 stops at f\/6.3., AI Servo AF\/central sensor only. (The shutter speeds varied depending on framing. If that is confusing to you see the ABP\/ABP II sale here: http:\/\/www.birdsasart.com\/books.html<\/a>).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n| ngg_shortcode_3_placeholder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n | |