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Canon Thursday #20


Robin Smith

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I've actually been out shooting quite a lot the last week. I've also loaded my printer with canvas on a roll which is a new and exciting experience.

 

The Terns are fast birds but I managed to get a couple of shots of one hunting the other day. Unfortunately I did not get a shot when it dove into the water.

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Canon 5D Mark IV, Sigma 300mm f/4

 

I'm also making collages of the kids. Printed onto canvas and will be mounted shortly.

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Canon 5D Mark IV, 135mm 2.0L

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I find these quite impressive as, if I so much as look at a Grackle, it's off like a shot. I rarely have time to bring my camera up to shooting position.

 

Thank you, Dave.

 

There are two tricks that I use. One is to park myself on a stool, near the point of a lot of historical action. These shots were around a field of cattails, infested with blackbirds, such as grackles and red-winged blackbirds. The other trick is to raise my rig slowly. (If you use a tripod, don't swing it around fast). Don't expect action until at least 15-minutes after taking position. I invest two-hour slugs to get shots like those and this:

 

35328544502_ff73177ea0_b.jpgWelcome To My Studio Mr. Finch... by David Stephens, on Flickr

 

This is about two-hours into sitting in a thistle patch.

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