{"id":37943,"date":"2016-03-09T06:45:15","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T13:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=37943"},"modified":"2016-03-09T07:50:14","modified_gmt":"2016-03-09T14:50:14","slug":"a-chukar-at-four-different-focal-lengths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/09\/a-chukar-at-four-different-focal-lengths\/","title":{"rendered":"A Chukar At Four Different Focal Lengths"},"content":{"rendered":"

I carry several cameras and lenses with me for good reason.<\/p>\n

I have Chukar\u00a0photos that I like better than these (partly because this bird never did give me anything but\u00a0a rear view)\u00a0but I thought the images and the situation allowed an effective demonstration of one of the reasons I carry a lot of camera gear in my pickup. \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"chukar<\/p>\n

1\/5000, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shot at 700mm\u00a0with my cropped sensor camera<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Yesterday morning I found this Chukar on a steep, downward slope and very close to the road on Antelope Island. The terrain dictated that I get quite close to the bird before I could even see it –\u00a0so close that I had to shoot vertically using my standard\u00a0500mm with attached tc and even then the Chukar was too tight in the frame. I also had too little depth of field to get the tail sharp, though I could have played with my settings to improve that situation. I certainly didn’t need this much shutter speed.<\/p>\n

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\"chukar<\/p>\n

1\/5000, f\/7.1, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shot at 500mm\u00a0with my cropped sensor camera<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

So I removed my teleconverter (tc) which allowed me enough room to frame the bird in a manner more pleasing to my eye.<\/p>\n

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\"chukar<\/p>\n

1\/3200, f\/7.1, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shot at 500mm\u00a0with my cropped sensor camera<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m including this image, shot at the same focal length as the previous photo, simply because I think the wind-blown feathers are interesting.<\/p>\n

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\"chukar<\/p>\n

1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 400, Canon 7D,<\/em> Canon EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L IS II USM @ 400mm, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shot at 400mm\u00a0with my cropped sensor camera<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

After taking lots of shots of the Chukar with its back to me I decided that my next goal would be to attempt to photograph the bird as it either flew off\u00a0or scampered down the rock. If this happened my best chance to avoid clipping body parts was to allow even more room in the frame and this required switching to my zoom lens which I have attached to another camera.<\/p>\n

However it also required cooperation from the bird, which I never got so I missed those shots.<\/p>\n

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\"chukar<\/p>\n

1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 400, Canon 7D,<\/em> Canon EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L IS II USM @ 100mm, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shot at 100mm\u00a0with my cropped sensor camera<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

It was a beautiful morning on the island and I had plenty of time with the bird so as I often do I backed off with my zoom for a more expansive view. Even at only 100mm I had to shoot vertically to get both the bird and the horizon in frame. I wish I’d also grabbed my third camera with a standard lens attached\u00a0and\u00a0shot a few horizontals at about 50mm.<\/p>\n

As you can see I was looking down on the Chukar with the mudflats of the Great Salt Lake below. In most years that area is covered with water but a variety of factors, including overuse of incoming river water by agriculture and industry, have drastically reduced the level of the lake to record lows.<\/p>\n

I have a theory that the reason the Chukar never turned toward me\u00a0was because it was enjoying the spectacular view.<\/p>\n

I can’t blame the bird for that…<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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\"sageOn another unrelated note, yesterday I saw my first Sage Thrashers of the year on the island – this is one of them. I never got close to any of them but I thought some local birders and photographers might be interested in their appearance. Spring is springing!<\/p>\n

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I carry several cameras and lenses with me for good reason.<\/p>\n

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