Bird Photography – Great White Heron in Flight

I was pretty lucky to catch this Great White Heron in flight. I was trying to capture some images of a Moorhen swimming nearby and this Great White flew right past me. My Canon 40D autofocus was set to "One Shot" rather than "AI Servo" but it still kept the bird in focus for four or five exposures. The late afternoon sun was reflecting off the trees at the edge of the lake, making the water look like gold. Sweet!

Great White Heron Wings Down
Copyright 2008 Jeff Lynch Photography
Shot taken with a Canon 40D, EF 300mm f/4L IS USM with a 1.4X extender (monopod mounted) at 420mm, f/6.7 for 1/180th of a second at ISO 100 on SanDisk digital film. All post capture processing was done in Lightroom 2. Click on the image above for a larger version.

Great White Heron Wings Up
Copyright 2008 Jeff Lynch Photography
Shot taken with a Canon 40D, EF 300mm f/4L IS USM with a 1.4X extender (monopod mounted) at 420mm, f/6.7 for 1/180th of a second at ISO 100 on SanDisk digital film. All post capture processing was done in Lightroom 2. Click on the image above for a larger version.

Great White Heron in Flight
Copyright 2008 Jeff Lynch Photography
Shot taken with a Canon 40D, EF 300mm f/4L IS USM with a 1.4X extender (monopod mounted) at 420mm, f/6.7 for 1/180th of a second at ISO 100 on SanDisk digital film. All post capture processing was done in Lightroom 2. Click on the image above for a larger version.

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