Black Necked Stilt Mirror
Black Necked Stilt at Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge.
Black Necked Stilt at Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge.
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Location
I was at a wildlife refuge near my residence. This location is a great place to see shorebirds and migratory warterfowl. But at this morninig it was the resident Black Necked Stilts that captured my eye.Time
It shot on the early morning around 8:30 om.Lighting
Shooting BIF or nature one kinds gets what one gets, we can place ourselves at the right time and direction. Alas I can only choose timing, lighting direction was limited by the trails that I am required to use.Equipment
This was on a Canon 7dM2 with a Canon EF 400 f4 DO w/Canon 1.4 teleextender. Alas the lense was borrowed it's a very sweet lense but outta my pocket book.Inspiration
it's BIF - among shorebirds the Black Neck Stilt is one of my favorites. They remind me of a top hatted tuxedoed Fred Astair.Editing
There no particular post-processing other that the usual exposure and cropping touch ups. I was lucky that it was calm very calm and the stillness presented lots of reflection opportunities.In my camera bag
My bag - it all depends on what I planned to shoot and the situation. My kit ranges from the kitchen sink mode: 4 lenses, flash, tripod etc... to a just a camera and my 25 - 105. In this case I was shooting an afternoon sports event and had the opportunity to use the 400. So I spent the morning at the refuge shooting BIF and college football later in the day. So my kit was: 400, 25-105, monopod, 5dm3, and 7dm2.Feedback
For birds in flight, I can only say be prepared. One thing that I've learned to use is my camera's custom settings. For BIF I registered my C3 settings as: TV mode - Initially set my Shutter Speed at 1/2000, Auto ISO, Hi Speed Continuous Drive mode. Our cameras have a wealth of features and it's worth the time to learn to use those settings...but practice...practice...practice using those settings till they become second nature. Once we learn those features then we are no longer held captive by the technology. I have many friends who struggle with their cameras and miss the shot, because they didn't take the time to learn the technology. On the other side, don't be afraid to turn off/ignore the features and return to the basics: Auto focusing not working well just turn the ring and focus. Don't like results of the AV/TV settings? Well if you understand the exposure triangle you can get the results you want.
