First week of BIF action with 7D MK II

[dpc]

Brown pelicans from yesterday.
More from this series on today's post: http://phillanoue.com/2014/11/23/splashing-around-2/

Beautiful shot! I love pelicans. We have the white variety here.

 

[NancyP]

Do you use Better Beamer?

 

[Phil L]

Do you use Better Beamer?

No I shoot everything with available light.

 

[Click]

Beautiful series. 8) Nicely done Phil L.

 

[Phil L]

Brown pelicans from yesterday.
More from this series on today's post: http://phillanoue.com/2014/11/23/splashing-around-2/

Beautiful shot! I love pelicans. We have the white variety here.

Thanks, I really like the white pelicans but we only occasionally get some. We did have four show up last week and all they did was sleep.

 

[Phil L]

Beautiful series. 8) Nicely done Phil L.

Hey thanks I really appreciate you looking and commenting!

 

[slclick]

Wow! Very nice photographs Phil. Thanks for sharing. I'm in the 'Had a 7D and sold it due to noise' camp. It is now obvious to me that the Mk2 is a whole different bird.

 

[Phil L]

Wow! Very nice photographs Phil. Thanks for sharing. I'm in the 'Had a 7D and sold it due to noise' camp. It is now obvious to me that the Mk2 is a whole different bird.

Thanks! Glad you like the photos.
Funny thing about the new 7D and better handling of noise at high ISO... with the original 7D I would always try to fudge it somehow to avoid raising the ISO. I would lower the shutter speed, open the lens more, barely creep up the ISO as a last resort.
Now I don't really think twice about sticking around and shooting in poor light with high ISO if there is something worthwhile going on.
Here is a shot from a couple weeks ago at 4000 ISO and was just shot as a jpeg.

Series of four from this is my blog post for today.

http://phillanoue.com/2014/12/04/dont-even-think-about-landing-here/

 

[Phil L]

Here's a GBH flight from a couple days ago.

More here:

http://phillanoue.com/2014/12/02/great-blue-heron-jumps-off/

 

[Phil L]

Cute little mink.

 

[Ryan85]

Nice shots Phil!

 

[ryan8085168]

Early December 2014. AF works pretty good IMO. Still need to do more testing.

 

[Click]

Very nice series , Phil . I especially like the Heron. Well done.

 

[CaptainZero]

Again, nice shots. Which AF mode are you using? Have you tried playing around with them? I just bought one last week, and I haven't had too many chances to get out yet.

 

[surapon]

I received the MK II on Monday Nov. 3 and had a chance to get out a few days this week to try it on BIF shots.

Here are two bald eagle shots and these are my photo blog posts for the week if anyone wants to see how I made out. There are more eagle shots plus an osprey with two fish and cool mid air gull battle over a caught bird.

All were shot as jpegs using a 300 f4 with a 1.4 extender attached.

http://phillanoue.com/2014/11/07/high-speed-chase/

http://phillanoue.com/2014/11/06/osprey-double-dipper/

http://phillanoue.com/2014/11/05/looking-for-a-place-to-land/

http://phillanoue.com/2014/11/04/get-out-of-our-neighborhood/

Dear Friend Mr. Phil L
Great Bird Photos. One question Please, I am not Bird Photographer, But I have 7D MK II, The question is---How do you set up the AF type and What kind of AL focus or AL Servo speed that you use to get these perfected bird in flight photos.
Thank you, Sir.
Surapon

 

[lion rock]

Ryan,
Very nice!
I like the separation of the background, makes the flight cranes (?) pop.
Nice.
-r

Early December 2014. AF works pretty good IMO. Still need to do more testing.

 

[serendipidy]

Very nice series , Phil . I especially like the Heron. Well done.

+1

 

[serendipidy]

Early December 2014. AF works pretty good IMO. Still need to do more testing.

What a gorgeous photo! Well done Ryan.

 

[Phil L]

Nice shots Phil!

Thanks for checking them out and glad you liked them!

 

[Phil L]

Very nice series , Phil . I especially like the Heron. Well done.

As always, I appreciate you looking and commenting, thanks.