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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Child and Pet Photography

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Child and Pet Photography

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/1.6
Exposure: 1/160
Focal Length: 85mm
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 800
Post processing included conversion from RAW, cropped, levels adjustment, dodge/burn tool, and selective sharpening

Chipmunk

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

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure: 1/80
Focal Length: 200mm
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 400
Post processing included conversion from RAW, levels adjustment, and high pass filter

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Hello Puppy

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

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/1.4
Exposure: 1/160
Focal Length: 85mm
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 640
Post processing included conversion from RAW, levels adjustment, and unsharp-mask

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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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Peekaboo

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

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/4.0
Exposure: 1/125
Focal Length: 200mm
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 250
Post processing included conversion from RAW, cropped, and unsharp-mask

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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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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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Dragonfly Macros

There are two photos for today's "Photo a Day" project called Dragonfly Macros

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/18.0
Exposure: 1/125, 1/80
Focal Length: 50mm
Extension Tube: 36mm, 20mm
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 500
Post processing included conversion from RAW, and unsharpmask

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Cedar Waxwing

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

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

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Cedar Waxwing

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

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure: 1/320
Focal Length: 200mm with 2X TC (400mm)
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 800
Post processing included conversion from RAW, levels adjustment, and unsharp-mask

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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/10.0
Exposure: 1/250
Focal Length: 200mm with 2X TC (400mm)
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 320
Post processing included conversion from RAW, cropped, levels adjustment, and unsharp-mask

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Bird of Prey

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Bird of Prey. Another Peregrine Falcon shot, but it's having some dinner this time. I guess you could call it a TV dinner since it's on an antenna.... ha!

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/10.0
Exposure: 1/640
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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Young Peregrine Falcon

Today's shots for the "Photo a Day" project are called Young Peregrine Falcon

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

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Got My Ducks In A Row

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Got My Ducks In A Row

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/6.3
Exposure: 1/500
Focal Length: 157.5mm with 2X TC (315mm)
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 160
Post processing included conversion from RAW, cropped, levels adjustment, and unsharp-mask

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Poor Baby Ducks

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Poor Baby Ducks. I saw these two baby ducks swimming by the shore today, all alone with no mother to be seen anywhere. They can't be more then a few days old, and I was very sad to see them all alone. At least they had each other.

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure: 1/640
Focal Length: 200mm with 2X TC (400mm)
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 200
Post processing included

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Quackers

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

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/10.0
Exposure: 1/160
Focal Length: 195mm
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 500
Post processing included conversion from RAW, cropped, levels adjustment, and unsharp-mask

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So Soft

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

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure: 1/30 (thank god for IS!)
Focal Length: 200mm with 2X TC (400mm)
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 1250
Post processing included conversion from RAW, and unsharp-mask

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Great Blue Heron Lookout

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Great Blue Heron Lookout

Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/7.1
Exposure: 1/1000
Focal Length: 200mm with 2X TC (400mm)
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 400
Post processing included conversion from RAW, cropped, levels adjustment, and unsharp-mask

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