1\/8000, f\/5.6, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\nThis is one of the Snowy Egrets I photographed ten days ago at Farmington Bay WMA. The egrets were fighting much of the time and if I remember correctly this one had just taken off to challenge another egret out of frame to the right.<\/p>\n
I like the flight posture and I was pleased to get the egret as sharp as I did with the background so close to the bird. I’m far less pleased with my choice of camera settings. I certainly didn’t need to be shooting at ISO 800, resulting in a shutter speed of 1\/8000. Operator error strikes again.<\/p>\n
The image was quickly chosen and quickly processed for what I consider to be a good reason.<\/p>\n
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This is the kind of turmoil I’m living in these days.<\/p>\n
I’m having new floor coverings installed in every room of my home except one small bedroom so I’m in the midst of moving furniture, washing walls and ceilings and an almost infinite number of smaller but necessary chores. Installation of the hard flooring begins tomorrow morning so my timeline is rigid and looming and then in a couple of weeks it starts all over again with installation of new carpet. So you can see where my priorities have to be.<\/p>\n
Washing walls and especially ceilings has been a killer for my bad back. This morning I feel like I’m 110 years old and aging by the minute. For the last few evenings, as a way to relax before bed, I’ve been watching “Muhammad Ali”, the new Ken Burns four part series on PBS. As I watch I keep thinking “this must be how Ali felt after his fights with Joe Frazier and George Foreman”. That’s hyperbole of course but not by much.<\/p>\n
So anyway, that’s my situation and my excuse. Sporadically over the next few weeks some of my posts may be shorter and less ‘polished’ than usual and you may be seeing some more older photos again because my shooting time in the field might be somewhat limited for a while.<\/p>\n
I think my readers deserve to know why.<\/p>\n
Ron<\/p>\n
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