Taken at the Raptor Conservancy, Ontario, Canada. I took this shot moments before he was airborne.... This was my first visit to the conservancy. I recently w...
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Taken at the Raptor Conservancy, Ontario, Canada. I took this shot moments before he was airborne.... This was my first visit to the conservancy. I recently went again & the weather conditions were the opposite from this snowy day.
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Location
Canadian Raptor Conservancy not far from Port Dover, Ontario, CanadaTime
11am til about 1pmLighting
No, I did not use any extra lightingEquipment
I used my sony A330 handheld.Inspiration
I wanted to get some bird shots & also birds in flight shots so went to the Canadian Raptor Conservancy. The weather was really challenging with sun showing now & then but mainly overcast snowing lightly to heavily as seen in this photo. The temperature was -9 so very cold but all worth it in the end getting some of these shots. Focusing was also a big challenge because of the snowfall a few of us were having the same issues.Editing
Post processing included cropping in closer & using contrast to lighten & bit.In my camera bag
Zoom lens, extra batteries, lens cleaning cloths.Feedback
Patience is key & if you have bad weather conditions as I did, don't give up as it will be worth it in the end. I did learn one key piece of clothing to get from this and that is photographer gloves as I took my gloves off to capture these shots & talk about freezing hands lol...