In December I like to photograph the birds near Robert S. Kerr Lock and Dam in Oklahoma. On this day I was photographing the Gulls. They were diving for shad. Both Gulls were after the same shad but one was quicker.
How I Got The Shot – Two Gulls One Winner
I was sitting near the edge of the water with my tripod and camera. I was using a Canon EOS-1D Mark III camera with a Canon EF500mm f/4L IS USM lens.
Gear Used:
- Camera: Canon EOS 1D Mark III
- Lens: Canon EF 500 mm f/4L IS
Technical:
- Location: Robert S. Kerr Lock and Dam (Oklahoma)
- Date and Time Taken: December 27, 2010 (10:06 A.M.)
- Aperture Priority
- Aperture: f5.6
- Shutter speed: 1/4000 sec. (as determined by the camera)
- ISO: 500
- White Balance: Auto
- Metering Mode: Evaluative
- Exposure Compensation: 0
- Back-button Focus
- Single Point, Continuous Auto Focus
- Focal Length – 500 mm
- Processed With Luminar 4
Here is a photo of another Gull I photographed with a shad: Ring-billed Gull Leaving Water With Shad