Saturday, May 3, 2014

Wonderful Waterfowl

One of the things I love about Clearlake is exploring the sloughs and creeks that come into it with my kayak. Kayaks are great for photographing from. They are low to the water for a great point of view and they are silent.If you take your time with a slow approach you can get really close to wildlife. Yesterday I had an absolutely wonderful time photographing a variety of waterfowl. There were quite a few Wood Ducks, Mallards and Canadian Geese. The geese were a joy to watch. They were paired up flying back and forth along the shoreline announcing their presence to all within hearing. They were having a great time and so was I. God's precious love to all, chris Camera Equipment Used- Canon 7D, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM Lens,Bogen 3055 Ballhead with a custom camera support. Camera Settings- AV mode, ISO 400,F stop and a shutter speed varied. All photography was done from a Ultimate 14.5 Native Watercraft Kayak
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  1. JudyMay 3, 2014 at 5:34 PM

    Hi Chris,

    Absolutely awesome bird shots! I especially love the one with the goose in flight! How did you ever get such a clear shot? It's been a while since I've visited your blog. I like all of your shots. I still have my blogspot photo blog up but it's inactive. I launched a new photography blog on wordpress. Come check it out at Judith Riddle Photography.

    Blessings,
    Judy

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    1. 玉京的寧靜海May 3, 2014 at 7:31 PM

      那是寧靜世界！

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    2. ChristhephotogMay 4, 2014 at 11:34 AM

      Thank you very much Judy. Photographing birds in flight is indeed very challenging. It just helps to be in a comfortable body position and pan with the bird as they fly by. The amazing auto focus on the new DSLR cameras is a great help! I get a lot more keeper images than I used to get with my older film cameras.

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  2. 玉京的寧靜海May 3, 2014 at 7:33 PM

    那是寧靜世界！

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  3. ChristhephotogMay 4, 2014 at 11:29 AM

    Thank you so much for stopping by and commenting 宋瓊娥. Iti s indeed a peaceful and quiet time in the world when I am out doing photography. God's creation is all around me.

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