{"id":41096,"date":"2016-07-29T05:26:02","date_gmt":"2016-07-29T11:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=41096"},"modified":"2016-07-29T05:39:36","modified_gmt":"2016-07-29T11:39:36","slug":"juvenile-black-crowned-night-heron-in-flight-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/29\/juvenile-black-crowned-night-heron-in-flight-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron In Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes you have to choose between optimal camera settings and getting the shot at all.<\/p>\n

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\"black-crowned1\/5000, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, canvas added for composition,\u00a0not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Two\u00a0days ago I spent some time at one of my favorite ponds at Bear River MBR. It was early morning and the light was still relatively low as I photographed a variety of birds on the\u00a0sheltered pond\u00a0and my camera settings were appropriate for\u00a0that situation\u00a0but suddenly this juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron came sailing in with the apparent intention of landing on the pond. I knew\u00a0I probably wouldn’t have time to\u00a0adjust my camera settings for the bright blue sky background before popping off a quick shot or two so I just took my chances and fired away.<\/p>\n

I was mostly pleased with the results. The exposure was pretty good in camera, I\u00a0like the warm morning light on the bird, there’s some detail even in the deep shadows and the heron is sharp. My high ISO (resulting in\u00a0excessive shutter speed) probably affected image quality slightly but I\u00a0think it’s minimal\u00a0so I’m glad I took the shot instead of fiddling with camera settings first.<\/p>\n

For those interested, preliminary results from the camera shop on my malfunctioning 7D Mark II indicate I may have a focusing sensor that is performing erratically. I hope to hear more today.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

Note: Good friend Justina Parsons-Bernstein of Utah State Parks\u00a0talked with Jeremy Shaw, manager of Antelope Island State Park yesterday and he told her that a bunch of bighorn rams\u00a0have been\u00a0spotted on the island after the fire and they were\u00a0doing fine. All of us have been worried about them because they haunt the more remote parts of the\u00a0island where the fire was particularly destructive. Good news!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Sometimes you have to choose between optimal camera settings and getting the shot at all.<\/p>\n

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