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Posted by Karl Egressy on Mon Jul 28, 2014 2:22 pm

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I find it very hard to shoot this birds.
They have an erratic flight pattern.
They are fast and for some reason none of the cameras I have or have access to, are willing to focus on them most of the time. (5DM, 7D, IDM4)
(Well, I try to blame it on the cameras)
Thanks for looking.

Canon 1DM4
Canon 400 f5.6 L
ISO 640
f6.3
1/2500 s
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by anupbunny on Mon Jul 28, 2014 2:48 pm
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by rbielefeld on Mon Jul 28, 2014 4:14 pm
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Nice. 1D4 did alright on this one. Do you use just the center focus point or are you using multiple points or assist points? I have found that my Mk. IV and 1Dx do much better at accurate focusing with "cluttered Backgrounds" if I use just the center point. 1Dx does OK with assist points, but still misses more. If you keep the center point on your subject and pump that AF button they will lock on pretty quick.
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by George Whalen on Mon Jul 28, 2014 4:15 pm
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Karl, it's always the camera. Great shot
 

by Karl Egressy on Mon Jul 28, 2014 4:26 pm
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rbielefeld wrote:Nice.  1D4 did alright on this one.  Do you use just the center focus point or are you using multiple points or assist points?  I have found that my Mk. IV and 1Dx do much better at accurate focusing with "cluttered Backgrounds" if I use just the center point.  1Dx does OK with assist points, but still misses more.  If you keep the center point on your subject and pump that AF button they will lock on pretty quick.

Thanks, Ron.
I used the central and surrounding points so five points all together.
For slower birds I use single point most of the time.
I also use the pump with my thumb as I do back focusing.
I should try what you suggested.
 

by WDCarrier on Mon Jul 28, 2014 5:22 pm
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Well, you nailed it with this one. Nice placement on the frame, too.
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by mikullashbee on Mon Jul 28, 2014 7:20 pm
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Nice one Karl!
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by Axel Hildebrandt on Mon Jul 28, 2014 10:30 pm
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Great angle, wing position and BG, and yes, they are pretty fast. :)
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by Homer on Tue Jul 29, 2014 12:37 am
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Beauty shot Karl and the exposure is spot on,an excellent flight shot.
 

by yaki zander on Tue Jul 29, 2014 7:16 am
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Beautiful!
 

by cartgate on Tue Jul 29, 2014 7:24 am
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Wonderful detail, Karl!
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by himadri roy on Tue Jul 29, 2014 8:52 am
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Excellent flight shot.
 

by LynnS on Tue Jul 29, 2014 12:25 pm
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Karl, really enjoying the up close eye level view with the lovely BG, super wings up pose, well done with the exposure, too.
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by tinyfishy on Wed Jul 30, 2014 12:42 am
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Nice flight shot and sharp where it needed to be Karl.
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by David Salem on Wed Jul 30, 2014 11:32 am
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Nice frame Karl. Love it all!
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by Mike Umscheid on Sun Aug 03, 2014 1:59 pm
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Awesome in-flight Karl.
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by yarak on Sun Aug 03, 2014 10:17 pm
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Super frame!
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