Glaucous-winged Gull

Gallery: AvianPosted June 7, 2013132 views8 comments

Canon 1D-X, 300mm x 2.0TC, handheld
f5.6, 1/500, ISO200

Photographed at Seward, Alaska last night. Resurrection Bay in the background. 50% of full frame. Slight adjustments to levels. Usual sharpening drill.

The photo demonstrates the pluses and minuses of the 1D-X. Pluses: superb autofocus, excellent color fidelity, quite good glass. Minuses: loss of 4/3rds effective magnification, not Zuiko glass.

C & C, please. Thanks for looking.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 7, 2013 at 6:49 PM

A very good flight shot of this species Jim. I would add to pluses very good iso performance - I would be using a higher iso for bird photography with that body.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on June 7, 2013 at 7:53 PM

Hi Jim, since the Mk III, I've been shooting at ISO800 as my default; I think you should try this. Not having shot with the new Olympus equipment, I cannot compare the two, but I believe the Canon super-telephotos to be some of the best around.

I do like the wing position you got.

Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on June 7, 2013 at 11:59 PM

Jim,

Nice shot, is it possible to lighten the eye a little.
I agree totally with the comments regarding using higher ISO with this camera for me 800 is now standard,
As a long time fan of Zuiko lenses I agree with your comment.

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on June 8, 2013 at 11:40 AM

Nice flight shot Jim- very cool wing position and good detail for the speed you used. I can't comment on the relative merits of the kit-I'm working with Brand X.

Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on June 8, 2013 at 5:55 PM

Very nice flight position. Nice to see this species.

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on June 8, 2013 at 9:44 PM

Excellent timing. I love that wing position.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on June 9, 2013 at 9:33 AM

Larger version is super! Excellent details. Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on June 9, 2013 at 8:42 PM

Nice job on getting this difficult flight shot with detail at 1/500 sec, way to go.

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