Great Blue Heron

I've always been a bit of a birding kind of guy. I tend to notice them and point them out to my daughter or anyone nearby. It was one of the main reasons why a few years ago I bought my 2X teleconverter to make my Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS lens into a 140-400mm f5.6 lens. The 400mm zoom really helps fill the frame without needing to get so close that you scare them away, and although you do loose two stops of light (f2.8 becomes f5.6) I find that the depth of field at 400mm is so thin that it's best to stop down to about f8 or f10 anyway. The teleconverter does also add much more noticeable chromatic aberrations and the shots tend to come out a little softer then without it, but from a cost benefit perspective (since I already had the 70-200 f2.8 lens) getting the Canon 2X II Extender was a no brainer compared to dishing out big bucks for a dedicated 400mm lens. These two wildlife shots of a Great Blue Heron were taken with this lens combo on the Ottawa River very recently. What a lovely bird.

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure: 1/2000, 1/2500
Focal Length: 200mm with 2X TC (400mm)
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 640
Post processing included conversion from RAW, levels adjustment, and high pass filter

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Crazy Rapids Surfer

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Crazy Rapids Surfer. The temperature outside while taking this photo was only 3°C, so I am sure that water must be crazy cold. No idea what this guy was doing way out there!

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure: 1/1600
Focal Length: 200mm with 2X TC (400mm)
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 800
Post processing included conversion from RAW, cropped, and levels adjustment

Pink Flowers

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Pink Flowers

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure: 1/100
Focal Length: 200mm with 2X TC (400mm)
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 800
Post processing included conversion from RAW, and Johnna's Memories of Sunshine action

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Air Canada C-FEKI

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Air Canada C-FEKI

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/9.0
Exposure: 1/800
Focal Length: 200mm with 2X TC (400mm)
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 500
Post processing included conversion from RAW, cropped, levels adjustment, colour adjustment, and unsharp-mask

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Moss

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Moss

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/7.1
Exposure: 1/320
Focal Length: 110mm with 2X TC (220mm)
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 1250
Post processing included conversion from RAW, and levels adjustment

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Inukshuk

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Inukshuk

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/14.0
Exposure: 1/160
Focal Length: 200mm with 2X TC (400mm)
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 500
Post processing included conversion from RAW, levels adjustment, healing tool, and high-pass filter (overlay)

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Up Close and Personal

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Up Close and Personal

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/11.0
Exposure: 1/400
Focal Length: 70mm with 2X TC (140mm)
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 400
Post processing included

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Sandpiper

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Sandpiper

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/7.1
Exposure: 1/500
Focal Length: 400mm
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 500
Post processing included conversion from RAW, cropped, levels adjustment, and unsharp-mask

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Fire In The Sky

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Fire In The Sky

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure: 1/50
Focal Length: 200mm with 2X TC (400mm)
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 640
Tripod
Post processing included conversion from RAW, and rotation correction

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Family Walk

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Family Walk

Exif Data
Camera: Canon Powershot G7 Digital Rebel XTi 5D mkII
Aperture: f/7.1
Exposure: 1/500
Focal Length: 200mm with 2X TC (400mm)
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 800
Post processing included conversion from RAW, cropped, and conversion to black and white

Sunset Sailing

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Sunset Sailing

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure: 1/40
Focal Length: 200mm with 2X TC (400mm)
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 1600
Tripod
Post processing included conversion from RAW, graduated filter, and high pass filter

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Zen

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Zen

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/6.3
Exposure: 1/1000
Focal Length: 200mm with 2X TC (400mm)
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 640
Post processing included conversion from RAW, cropped, levels adjustment, and unsharp-mask

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In The Spotlight

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called In The Spotlight

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure: 1/1250
Focal Length: 200mm with 2X TC (400mm)
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 800
Post processing included conversion from RAW, and levels adjustment

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Purple, Yellow, and Green

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Purple, Yellow, and Green

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure: 1/125
Focal Length: 200mm with 2X TC (400mm)
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 800
Post processing included conversion from RAW, and high pass filter

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White Throne

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called White Throne

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/9.0
Exposure: 1/640
Focal Length: 152.5mm with 2X TC (305mm)
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 400
Post processing included conversion from RAW, and levels adjustment

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Peregrine Falcon Flight

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Peregrine Falcon Flight

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure: 1/2000
Focal Length: 200mm with 2X TC (400mm)
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 400
Post processing included conversion from RAW, cropped, levels adjustment, and high pass filter

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Perfect Balance

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Perfect Balance

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure: 1/1000
Focal Length: 200mm with 2X TC (400mm)
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 500
Post processing included conversion from RAW, healing tool, and unsharp-mask

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Ottawa - Hull Skyline Panorama

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Ottawa - Hull Skyline Panorama. Click it to view it larger!

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/9.0
18 Exposures: 1/800
Focal Length: 200mm with 2X TC (400mm)
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 320
Post processing included conversion from RAW, cropped, levels adjustment, and unsharpmask

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Seagull

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Seagull

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/29.0
Exposure: 1/50
Focal Length: 200mm with 2X TC (400mm)
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 320
Post processing included conversion from RAW, levels adjustment, and healing tool

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Rapids Kayaking

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Rapids Kayaking

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/7.1
Exposure: 1/1250
Focal Length: 200mm with 2X TC (400mm)
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 320
Post processing included conversion from RAW, healing tool, and unsharp-mask

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