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Title: Buzz Bomb
Post by: oneofhis on August 15, 2010, 05:43:16 PM
Pheasants are low flying and fast.[attachimg=#]
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Post by: mybcjazz on August 15, 2010, 05:58:06 PM
Amazing shot!   :thumbsup:    One of the best I've seen posted here.  Can you give us some details about how you shot it?

Thanks!
Title: Re: Buzz Bomb
Post by: oneofhis on August 15, 2010, 07:58:06 PM
Thank you very much. The details are.... just pure blessing from God. I can't tell you the camera settings because my external hard drive is packed for a move. I was in Montana shooting Bison and saw a Harrier Hawk about 200 yds in the distance. While I was hoping for it to come closer this Pheasant got spooked up in front of me. My 7d was in high speed shooting mode and I just threw the camera up to my eye, caught a glimpse of the pheasant and mashed the shutter button and swiveled from the waist. The camera fired 7 or 8 times. This all happened in about a second of time and was over. I got about 2 or 3 usable photographs out of the 8.  My usual mode for shooting BIF is AV with  ISO of 400 ( hopefully) which, with any luck gives me 1/2000 of a second shutter and 5.6 to 8 aperture. I control the shutter speed with the ISO settings. I shoot a Canon 7D and a 100-400L 4-5.6 zoom. That lens is on my camera 95% of the time.
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Post by: Mrs.Barbarian on August 15, 2010, 09:40:10 PM
Blessing indeed.  To get one of those, you need to do everything right and get lucky.   Well done.

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Post by: JudyB on August 15, 2010, 09:42:54 PM
Wow this is beautiful.  What kind of bird is it?  A real WOW shot!
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Post by: oneofhis on August 15, 2010, 10:25:27 PM
Hi Judy, I believe that it is a female Ring Necked Pheasant. The males have a bright red head.
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Post by: JudyB on August 15, 2010, 11:11:51 PM
Well it is a real beauty!
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Post by: mybcjazz on August 16, 2010, 01:43:13 AM
I've read that the 7D is fantastic for shooting BIF!  You sure affirmed that!
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