{"id":2359,"date":"2013-02-19T21:16:59","date_gmt":"2013-02-19T19:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/?p=2359"},"modified":"2014-12-28T19:47:43","modified_gmt":"2014-12-28T17:47:43","slug":"angry-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.littlebigtravelingcamera.com\/?p=2359","title":{"rendered":"Angry Birds"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IMG_7745\"<\/a>Canon EOS 5D (189mm, f\/2.8, 1\/2000 sec, ISO800)
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Some time ago I used to love bird photography. I visited the Neusiedlersee NP on a regular base from late March to early May to take pictures of the bird migration to the North. I shot a Nikon D1 ( later D2H ) with a AF-S 2.8\/300 ED with or without the 1.4 or 1.7 converter. Sometimes I took images of songbirds in a park in Vienna. There was a guy preparing branches with food in a way that you can’t see the food or a feeder in the final image. It was a great location.<\/p>\n

Since I moved out of Vienna I feed the birds in my garden. I never considered to take pictures because I don’t have the right equipment anymore.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_7742\"<\/a>Canon EOS 5D (189mm, f\/2.8, 1\/1600 sec, ISO800)
<\/span> \"IMG_7750\"<\/a>Canon EOS 5D (189mm, f\/2.8, 1\/2000 sec, ISO800)
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Last weekend I did. It was snowing and I saw the birds fighting for food. We have 5 feeders in the garden and this one is the closest to our house. I had the flu and was recovering but still unable to go outside so I shot the pictures through the window! And we have those high tech 3 glass windows. Of course that did cost some clarity but most of all a lot of light. You can see it in the EXIF data. Some shots where taken at 1600ASA to make sure that I can freeze the action. But even at 1\/2000s I got blurred wing tips. It is incredibly how fast small birds move.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_7526\"<\/a>Canon EOS 5D (200mm, f\/4, 1\/1600 sec, ISO800)
<\/span> \"IMG_6929\"<\/a>Canon EOS 5D (200mm, f\/4, 1\/800 sec, ISO1250)
<\/span> \"IMG_7088\"<\/a>Canon EOS 5D (200mm, f\/4, 1\/1000 sec, ISO1000)
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I used two different lenses. First I shot with my 4\/70-200 IS. Then I put on the 1.4 converter but I did not like the results and the drop to f5.6 made it really hard to get fast shutter speeds. At last I used my 135L with the 1.4 TC. This proved to be the perfect combo: Light, fast and very sharp. A 200mm lens on a slow full frame camera is not exactly the perfect setup for shooting birds but it worked. It shows that there is no substitute for getting close.<\/p>\n

These are the last images I took with my Canon 5D. I bought it back in 2007. A wonderful camera. I was a full frame believer from the very first frame. This camera changed my photography.<\/p>\n

But now was the time to say good buy. I also sold my 17-40L, 24-105L, 70-200L, 135L and the 1.4 TC to get something new. But that’s another story.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_7416\"<\/a>Canon EOS 5D (200mm, f\/4, 1\/2000 sec, ISO800)
<\/span> \"IMG_7438\"<\/a>Canon EOS 5D (200mm, f\/4, 1\/1600 sec, ISO800)
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