#The art of bird photography ii pdf
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And if the subject stops suddenly, the camera is less prone to focus in front of it. With a subject moving towards the camera the system is less prone to focus beyond the subject.

This one seems to be another no-brainer to me with this set to 2, the system continues to focus on the subject if the subjectвЂ™s speed changes dramatically. This one has always seemed to be a no-brainer to me yet others prefer either one of the next two more responsive settings, -1 or neutral. I have always felt that the left-most setting (-2, locked on) here is best for birds in flight as the camera will continue focusing on the subject even if an obstacle enters the active AF points or if the active sensor falls off the subject due to operator error. HereвЂ™s why I chose the three settings that I did for photographing birds in flight with my custom settings, the old Case 3: Click here if you missed the Rear Focus Tutorial. Central Sensor Surround/AI Servo Rear Focus AF active at the moment of exposure. Evaluative metering -1/3 stop: 1/3200 sec. This Snowy Egret flight image was created with the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II lens, the 2XIII teleconverter (hand held at 335mm), and the Canon EOS-5D Mark III. If you wish to reset to the defaults scroll to Case 3, hit the Rate button, and then hit the garbage can button on the bottom left rear back of the camera. When you exit to Case 3 your new settings: -2, 2, and 2 will be shown by the white indicators and the default settings for Case 3 will be shown by grey indicators.

When done, I pressed the Rate button to exit. Then I did the same with the AF pt auto switching setting also setting it to the far right value: 2, and hitting Set again. Tracking, hit the set button, used the Thumb Wheel to set this one to the far right value: 2, and hit Set again. Used the Thumb Wheel to set the Tracking Sensitivity to the far left setting (-2/locked on) and hit the Set button. Pressed the Rate button on the back left side of the camera.

As Case 3 (Instantly focus on subjects suddenly entering AF points) seems the least useful to me for bird photography, I chose to change the three parameters there and create what I think might be best for most bird photography, especially for flight photography. In order to create a custom setting of your own, you must over-ride one of the existing Cases. While preparing this guide that is exactly what I did (after reading the instructions for Changing CasesвЂ™ Parameter Settings on page 93).

#The art of bird photography ii manual

Number 2: if you read the descriptions of the three parameters in the camera body instruction manual carefully-beginning at the top of page 89, you may wish to come up with a custom setting of your own. That said I have experimented with Case 1 and with Cases 4, 5, and 6 and been very happy with the sharpness of my birds in flight images. There is simply no way to replicate a given situation and determine if one of the 6 Cases is better than the others for a given situation. Number 1: every situation where you are photographing moving subjects such as birds in flight is different. There are two factors, however, that work against that assumption. On the surface the AF configuration tool might seem to be a boon for nature photography and for bird photographers in particular and especially for those who photograph birds in flight on a regular basis. Tool,вЂќ the first purple menu (with the camera set to P, Tv, Av, or M): In the guide, I share everything that I have learned about this great camera including all of my menu and custom function settings, my preferred AF Area Selection Modes (and how and when to use them), selecting AF sensors, everything else that I learned about the 5D IIIвЂ™s great new AF system, and detailed instructions on how best to utilize the in-camera HDR and Multiple Exposure features.

#The art of bird photography ii pdf

The 5D MIII UG is a 53 page PDF that is sent via e-mail.

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Click here if you missed the Rear Focus Tutorial.Д®OS-5D Mark III Custom Case for Photographing Birds in FlightД«elow is a free excerpt from the EOS-5D Mark III UserвЂ™s Guide. Evaluative metering at zero in soft light: 1/2000 sec. This Osprey flight image was created with the hand held Canon 300mm f/2.8L IS II lens, the 1.4X III teleconverter, and the Canon EOS-5D Mark III.