Morning Cormorants

An early morning start, well 8am, and I was at Marazion. Nothing around but the Cormorants seemed to be early risers and coupled with the superb lighting today I managed some good quality images.  So I shall try the same again tomorrow and hopefully there will be a bit more activity.

Cormorant: Exif: All  three Images: Canon 1D MK111, 6oomm lens, Aperture Priority, F4, 1/3200 sec-1/4000 sec, ISO 400 and +1 stop.

Yesterday's Pictures Today

Well I have been playing catch up today and here are some more of yesterday's images. Updates won't be as often now as work is commencing again tomorrow, interfering with the photography! Anyhow fairly good day yesterday hope you enjoy the images. More pictures taken at the time can be seen here http://www.bobsharplesphotography.co.uk/Gallery2/thumbnails.php?album=39

Heron: Exif: Canon 1dMK111, 600mm lens, Aperture Priority, F4, 1/640sec, ISO 400, +/-0stop

Turnstone: Exif: Canon 1D MK111, 600mm lens with 1.4x teleconverter (840mm), Aperture Priority, F5.6, 1/250 sec, ISO 400, +0.3 stop

Sanderling: Exif: Canon 1D MK111, 600mm lens with 1.4x teleconverter (840mm), Aperture Priority, F5.6, 1/1000 sec, ISO 400, +0.3 stop

Bairds Sandpiper: Exif: Canon 1D MK111, 600mm lens with 1.4x teleconverter (840mm), Aperture Priority, F5.6, 1/1600 sec, ISO 400, +/-0 stop

Bairds Sandpiper: Exif: Canon 1D MK111, 600mm lens with 1.4x teleconverter (840mm), Aperture Priority, F5.6, 1/1600 sec, ISO 400, +/-0 stop

Ringed Plover: Exif: Canon 1D MK111, 600mm lens, Aperture Priority, F4, 1/640 sec, ISO 400, +0.3 stop

Bairds Sandpiper

Just one picture more tomorrow!

Spotted Crake at Marazion Marsh

Quick visit to Stithians nothing happening there. Went home did a spot of plumbing finished about 4pm so nipped down Marazion. Once there true to form it rained. So low light and damp to contend with. Saw the spotted crake a short distance away. It was in amongst the reeds so I selected an f stop of F9 to gain some depth of field as it was difficult to pick out the bird. This mean't I was shooting at 1/30-1/40th sec. So the shots are acceptable but not 100 million % sharp.



Spotted Crake: Exif: Canon 1D Mk111, 600mm f4 lens with 1.4x teleconverter (840mm), Aperture, F9, 1/30 sec, ISO 400, +/-0 stop






Heron: Exif: Canon 1d mk111, 600mm lens with 1.4x teleconverter (840mm), Aperture priority, f5.6, 1/125 sec, ISO 400, +/-0 stop






Spotted Crake:
Exif: Canon 1d mk111, 600mm lens with 1.4x teleconverter (840mm), Aperture priority, f5.6, 1/60 sec, ISO 400, +/-0 stop

Spotted Crake: Exif: Canon 1D Mk111, 600mm f4 lens with 1.4x teleconverter (840mm), Aperture, F9, 1/40 sec, ISO 400, +/-0 stop

Cormorant: Exif: Exif: Canon 1D Mk111, 600mm f4 lens with 1.4x teleconverter (840mm), Aperture, F7.1, 1/800 sec, ISO 400, +0.7 stop

Catch a fish and eat it all in seconds

This is a new area for me but following on from yestersdays post on fishing; I thought I would try an animated GIF of the heron and his catch. From catching it to swallowing, it was gone it five/six seconds and 18 pictures. To get a smoother animation I reckon I would of had to shoot a sequence of 54 images! Not sure the camera's buffer would cope with that. Any way the GIF is below, think you will get the idea of the Heron's efficient technique.

Fishing at Hayle today

Visited Marazion first but due to being somewhat windswept I decided on a bit of shelter at Hayle hide. Nothing unusual here although a lot of fishing going on. Four images of the fishing action, only the crab was spat back in unceremoniously and the rest was gleefully consumed.

Cormorant with Eel: Exif:Canon 1D MK111, 600mm lens with 1.4x teleconverter (840mm), Aperture Priority, F5.6, 1/500 sec, ISO400, +0.7 stop

Heron: Exif: Canon 1D MK111, 600mm lens with 1.4x teleconverter (840mm), Aperture Priority, F7.1, 1/800 sec, ISO400, +0.3 stop

Heron with crab: Exif: Canon 1D MK111, 600mm lens with 1.4x teleconverter (840mm), Aperture Priority, F8, 1/1250 sec, ISO400, +/-0 stop

Heron: Exif: Canon 1D MK111, 600mm lens with 1.4x teleconverter (840mm), Aperture Priority, F7.1, 1/500 sec, ISO400, +/-0 stop

Common Sandpiper: Exif: Canon 1D MK111, 600mm lens with 1.4x teleconverter (840mm), Aperture Priority, F5.6, 1/500 sec, ISO400, +/-0 stop