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Black-headed Grosbeak at a Set Up
Spent some time with the Black-headed Grosbeaks. Mendocino County, Northern California, USA. This image was created at a set up with a Canon EOS R6 MKII camera and a Canon EF 100-400mm lens at 275mm. My camera settings were AV mode, ISO 3200Set UpBla...
Creating a Set Up for Backyard Bird Photography
I start by first choosing the background for my image. For backgrounds I like to use a color that is complimentary to my subject. Choices of materials include pop up backgrounds, painted pressboard, fabric or painted cardboard. Size wise I like to us...
R5 - RF 100-500 and R6 II - RF 100-400
These are some shots taken by my wife and I on a recent trip to a WMA using the EOS R5 with an RF 100-500 f/4.5-7.1L IS USM and EOS R6 mark II with an RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM. Some of these are of the same or similar subjects, but we both have di...
Testing recently acquired EF 200-400 with integrated 1.4X
Post-season soccer provided an opportunity to test the 200-400 and 1DX III in some high ISO situations during a night game. I expected this to primarily be a day baseball/softball/soccer lens but with the 1DX III an f4 / f5.6 lens works well at nigh...
Fledgling dove
My wife took several photos of a mourning dove nest. The nest is in a fern hanging basket on her sister's front porch. This is one that has left the nest but still hanging close to home. She has photos of some type of wren but the babies are bunched ...
Sand Bath
Some shots from my archives. I shot this sequence with an EOS 5D mark IV and EF 100-400mm f/4-5.6L IS USM II lens. This is a pair of Brown Thrashers that were nesting in our yard that year. They are normally reclusive, but will come out of cover for ...
Wood Duck
These ducks generally like habitat that is a bit out of the way, at least in our area. Since retirement, I haven't had a lot of opportunity to photograph them plus, although not a rare bird, habitat is dwindling. My wife and I visited a wildlife mana...
ON THIS DAY
In New Zealand and Australia, we jointly commemorate the loss of our service personnel and celebrate those who serve still. The day is chosen to mark the day on which members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZACs) landed at Gallipoli ...
A Quick Try with the Sigma 60-600 Sports and the Canon R6 MkII
As is usually the case, I went to my favourite haunt, the zoo, and dodged some heavy showers as I went between locations and shelters. As always the images were hand-held in available light.I went around the circuit in the opposite direction to norm...
