Well as luck would have it today was mainly overcast so it's a chance to catch up with the final shot from last night's blog. I took that shot of the cormorant shortly after 8.00am. It's not the best shot I've taken (it's marginally out of focus, though at a small size you can't really tell), but the moment was one when, briefly, the sun broke through the cloud cover and produced a perfect golden light across the pond. That kind of light is why early morning and late afternoon are the favoured times for nature photography. It's not just that the low sun produces softer shadows, but for a brief few minutes – if conditions are right – the world turns a golden red. 
Now because I got these shots almost immediately I'd arrived, I hadn't got my camera settings sorted out from the previous day. The ISO was too low, which meant when the cormorant crossed against the trees, the shutter speed dropped alarmingly. Still I'll save these shots… Adobe are working on an editing enhancement that will de-blur any camera motion. 
Things got better as it emerged from the trees into the light.
As for today, it was time for low-light shooting… and high ISOs. This was at ISO 3200, which proves that even in poor light a usable shot is possible; but without that magical moment of golden light the colours are somewhat muted.
Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D EF and 400mm f/5.6L USM lens.
gdare
12 Oct 2011Despite settings those photos turned out pretty good. Well, you can`t have them set all the time 😀
Words
12 Oct 2011Darko, I'm getting better at understanding the camera and how light works (especially when there's not too much of it). But really it's hard to go wrong if the conditions are right.
SittingFox
13 Oct 2011That de-blurring editor sounds very intriguing. Looking forward to trying it out some day!
And nice shots of the cormorant. I know what you mean about the morning / evening light.
Words
13 Oct 2011Adele, it will be interesting to see if a de-blurring tool can cope with woodland backgrounds and fast-moving birds in flight. I have a feeling that it might struggle to unpick the various pixels. It would be a nice tool to have though.
cakkleberrylane
14 Oct 2011The video make it look very promising. I would love to try it!
Words
15 Oct 2011Lois, I love the audience response on the first transition!