First week of BIF action with 7D MK II

[Valvebounce]

Hi Phil.
Stunning set, very well done. That camera takes fabulous pictures! ;D

Cheers, Graham.

Ps good job you were there to hold it!

A few eagle pics taken Nov. 3, the day my new 7D MK II arrived.

Full series of five photos here: http://phillanoue.com/2014/11/19/nice-day-for-a-flight/

 

[Phil L]

Hi Phil.
Stunning set, very well done. That camera takes fabulous pictures! ;D

Cheers, Graham.

Ps good job you were there to hold it!

A few eagle pics taken Nov. 3, the day my new 7D MK II arrived.

Full series of five photos here: http://phillanoue.com/2014/11/19/nice-day-for-a-flight/

Hey, thanks very much, appreciate it!

 

[Phil L]

Osprey with a half eaten fish from yesterday.

 

[Phil L]

Brown Pelican from yesterday.

 

[Marauder]

Wow Phil, so many amazing shots! ;D

 

[candc]

Wow Phil, so many amazing shots! ;D

+1 you and the 7dii are a cyborg bird shooting machine!

p.s. what ai servo settings are you using? i did some experimenting and think all the sliders to the left + zone af works the best for bif in the 400mm-600mm range.

 

[meywd]

Wow Phil, so many amazing shots! ;D

+1 you and the 7dii are a cyborg bird shooting machine!

+10 simply amazing

 

[Phil L]

Wow Phil, so many amazing shots! ;D

Thanks! Glad you are liking the bird shots!

 

[Phil L]

Wow Phil, so many amazing shots! ;D

+1 you and the 7dii are a cyborg bird shooting machine!

p.s. what ai servo settings are you using? i did some experimenting and think all the sliders to the left + zone af works the best for bif in the 400mm-600mm range.

I'm happy you enjoy the photos, thanks for checking them out!

I've been mostly sticking with center point expanded so far for focus points. I had luck with that on the 7D and I'm still going with it on the MK II.

 

[Phil L]

Wow Phil, so many amazing shots! ;D

+1 you and the 7dii are a cyborg bird shooting machine!

+10 simply amazing

I appreciate that, thank you.

 

[Phil L]

Here's a GBH fishing from earlier this afternoon.

 

[Phil L]

Hoodie from yesterday. Series of five on today's post.

http://phillanoue.com/2014/11/22/hop-skip-and-a-jump/

 

[Terry Rogers]

Not a BIF, but here's an oops moment from yesterday when the egret dropped and lost it's fish.

Also today's blog post has a cormorant fishing and taking off from the salt marsh.

http://phillanoue.com/2014/11/10/this-guy-was-good/

When exposing for for a subject like this, where you in manual? Also, how did you work out to push the whites to what appears to be just short of clipping.

 

[candc]

Hoodie from yesterday. Series of five on today's post.

http://phillanoue.com/2014/11/22/hop-skip-and-a-jump/

that gives me a chuckle, here is one taking off like a greased merganser going the other way!

 

[Phil L]

Not a BIF, but here's an oops moment from yesterday when the egret dropped and lost it's fish.

Also today's blog post has a cormorant fishing and taking off from the salt marsh.

http://phillanoue.com/2014/11/10/this-guy-was-good/

When exposing for for a subject like this, where you in manual? Also, how did you work out to push the whites to what appears to be just short of clipping.

Yes I shoot probably 98% of my stuff in Manual including the hoodies. Shooting any birds with black and bright white is really tough for me. Birds such as black skimmers and black-necked stilts are examples. You want detail on the white but also want to be able to see some of the black face. I just try to choose and exposure that will get as close as I can to getting some of both. I usually tend to expose a bit more for the whites and let the black go dark. Not a lot you can do.
Thanks for looking.

 

[Phil L]

Hoodie from yesterday. Series of five on today's post.

http://phillanoue.com/2014/11/22/hop-skip-and-a-jump/

that gives me a chuckle, here is one taking off like a greased merganser going the other way!

Yeah these guys can be hysterical to watch and you don't realize how many hops they take to get airborne.

 

[Phil L]

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

 

[Marauder]

Loving all the shots Phil! Thanks so much for sharing them with us! I love the variety too! So many species and you have a great grasp of composition.

So, I take it you're loving the 7D Mark II? I've read in the reviews that the hit rate is simply amazing! 8)

 

[Phil L]

White ibis caught bathing this past weekend.
More here:

http://phillanoue.com/2014/11/24/bath-time-2/

 

[Phil L]

Loving all the shots Phil! Thanks so much for sharing them with us! I love the variety too! So many species and you have a great grasp of composition.

So, I take it you're loving the 7D Mark II? I've read in the reviews that the hit rate is simply amazing! 8)

Really glad you have been enjoying the photos! I do have a lot of variety out there, not always but you never know what you might see.
Rain for three straight days has slowed me down but lucky I have a bunch of stuff on file from the weekend and before.
The new 7D has been smoking along nicely, I miss some shots but missed some with the old 7days too so whadaya gonna do. ;D