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21-JUN-2008 Brent

The Conductor

Canon EOS 30D ,Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM
1/500s f/11.0 at 280.0mm iso400 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time21-Jun-2008 15:24:42
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 30D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length280 mm
Exposure Time1/500 sec
Aperturef/11
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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ctfchallenge29-Jun-2008 18:09
This is a great capture. (the photo must be growing in my mind along with the bird). Penny Street
ctfchallenge28-Jun-2008 00:44
Optical illusion here folks; what you are looking at is a moderately sized seagull :-)
~Brent
ctfchallenge26-Jun-2008 19:48
Wow Brent, what a capture! Those wings are huge - what kind of bird is this? Great title too! :-D CJ
ctfchallenge26-Jun-2008 01:34
great title. I can only imagine who's playing.
Penny Street
ctfchallenge25-Jun-2008 02:20
Good eye. Looks like it's practicing its technique safely out of site of any annoying critics. Humor is always appreciated. Well done. -tv
iso320024-Jun-2008 20:58
I can just imagine the orchestra in front of him :)
ctfchallenge24-Jun-2008 06:34
Yep, you've got it Doug. The extender just tuns it into a 280mm lens, I wasn't sure it would show in exif when I got it- sure enough it does.
~Brent
ctfchallenge24-Jun-2008 02:53
Now I get it. The 280mm is from an extender. I wasn't aware that it would show up in EXIF. -COAmature
ctfchallenge23-Jun-2008 17:11
Thanks Aam :-)
aam1234 22-Jun-2008 18:03
Cool movement there, Brent.
ctfchallenge22-Jun-2008 17:06
Thanks all :-) I took a bunch of shots at the beach and had no idea if any of them would be useable until I got them home and on my monitor (the 30D lcd is pretty useless in the sun). This was only my second time trying out the servo focus mode, but it really does seem to help out with the fast action shots.
The 1.4X extender doesn't seem to negatively effect the focus speed at all on my lens Rod. The IQ seems decent with it too. It does change the balance of the lens enough that you know it is on the camera, but not significantly so. I think it's a usefully thing to have and it doesn't use up much space or add much weight to my bag.
~Brent
Rod 22-Jun-2008 10:51
That's a great title Brent & it looks like you used the extender. Does it focus fairly quickly?
sue anne22-Jun-2008 10:07
The big movement of the wings are wonderful
ctfchallenge22-Jun-2008 04:37
Wow Brent - way to maintain sharpness and still show the motion! Love your title too! - Angioman