Heron in Flight

[Paul]

My attempt at trying to get a bird in flight - namely a heron, at Pennington Flash near Wigan:


Exif:

Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 70D
Lens: 150-500mm
Image Date: 2014-02-11 13:59:45 +0000
Focal Length: 500mm
Aperture: f/6.3
Exposure Time: 0.0031 s (1/320)
ISO equiv: 200
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: sRGB
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined
Creator: Paul Iddon
Copyright: Paul Iddon - A View of the UK

 

 

 

 

Paul.

[Black Pearl]

Nice capture - crying shame you didn't use a higher ISO and get it sharper.

[Barbara]

Beautiful Paul, Always think there is something a little prehistoric about herons in flight

[NannyFerret]

Nice capture and the Heron is nice and sharp.

[Paul]

Nice capture - crying shame you didn't use a higher ISO and get it sharper.

 

I wasn't expecting it BP. Camera wasn't in continuous focus mode or anything, and the heron magically appeared from nowhere!

 

Beautiful Paul, Always think there is something a little prehistoric about herons in flight

 

They are pterodactyl-like I know... 

 

Nice capture and the Heron is nice and sharp.

 

 

Ta - it came out better than I expected it to.

 

 

Paul.

[Black Pearl]

Stick your camera into auto ISO mode and set a minimum shutter speed. These day high ISO just isn't an issue with quality at very high settings still being good whereas a blurred shot is a ruined shot every time.

[Paul]

Hate auto. I do try to avoid it in any part of the process, but I know what you mean.

 

Paul.

[annie]

When i 'attempt' birds in flight i always have mine set as BP say's..not that I understand any of the techie jargon..I simply look on it as you don't have a dog and bark yourself...! 

[Paul]

I am new to birds, even more so to BIF's lol...

 

 

Paul.

[annie]

You and me both...lol......

 

I chose to let the camera do the work when ever i feel it's a better judge than me...which is most of the time.

[Black Pearl]

Auto ISO is one of the very best innovation on modern DSLR's - many top end pro photographers rely on it day-in-day-out to make their living as the ultimate way of getting the result they need. 

 

Set a shutter speed - set an aperture - define the focusing parameters and let the camera do the rest.

 

Paul I'm not getting at you here so don't take offence but it is generally luddite amateurs that bang on about using manual, having control, bleating on about "I want to be the one making all the decisions not the camera" and all the other 'I know best' clap-trap. 

Photographers shouldn't look upon auto as something people who don't know what they're doing use - they need to look upon it as something those who really know what they are doing use to get the results when setting everything manually isn't an option. 

[Paul]

I rarely use full manual, but tend to avoid auto as much.

 

I agree though, that there is a situation for every option.

 

Paul.

[ChrisLumix]

I rarely use full manual, but tend to avoid auto as much.

 

I agree though, that there is a situation for every option.

 

Paul.

 

I think there is still a confusion between Program and Auto. In days gone by, Program was what we call Auto now - it was the closest to letting the camera decide everything, both before and after autofocus came in. Nowadays there is Auto - which decides the ISO, the metering mode, the 'scene mode', and does everything for you - and Program which allows the user (if there's time) to adjust all settings except having to set the aperture / shutter speed. But in either case, there is EV +/- adjustment, which allows some control over aperture and / or shutter speed.  

 

I think that even P mode now allows virtually the equivalent of manual control, as you can set the maximum ISO, the minimum shutter speed, the autofocus modes, the metering mode, all kinds of thing.

[annie]

You see , when someone puts it in English like BP just did...it's easy...no fussing, and it does not belittle your skills at all.