23 January 2015

Egyptian Goose Fast Shutter Landing Sequence - Canon EF 70-300mm IS USM Lens

All Photos © Vernon Chalmers
Canon EOS 700D / Canon EF 70-300mm IS USM Lens - Fast shutter Sequence 

Objective: Demonstrating fast shutter / panning application with the Canon EF 70-300mm f4.-5.6 IS IS USM lens paired with the Canon EOS 700D / Rebel T5i DSLR camera body.


Note: Fast shutter speeds / panning hand-held in Manual. All images processed in Lightroom 5.7. Converted from RAW to JPG. Lens profile correction.

Cape Town Location
Milnerton Lagoon Woodbridge Island, Cape Town

Equipment (Birds In Flight / Action Photography) 

  • Canon EOS 700D SLR camera body 
  • Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens 

Manual Mode / Shutter Priority Speed Settings

  • Shutter speed: 1/1000s 
  • Aperture: f/8 
  • Focal length 270mm 
  • ISO 200-250 
  • Image Stabilization (Mode 2 Panning) 
  • Autofocus (Cente AF point)
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Canon EOS 700D / Canon EF 70-300mm IS USM Lens - Fast shutter Sequence
Canon EF 70-300mm IS USM Lens f/8 ISO 250 1/1000s
Canon EOS 700D / Canon EF 70-300mm IS USM Lens - Fast shutter Sequence
Canon EF 70-300mm IS USM Lens f/8 ISO 200 1/1000s
Canon EOS 700D / Canon EF 70-300mm IS USM Lens - Fast shutter Sequence
Canon EF 70-300mm IS USM Lens f/8 ISO 250 1/1000s
Canon EOS 700D / Canon EF 70-300mm IS USM Lens - Fast shutter Sequence
Canon EF 70-300mm IS USM Lens f/8 ISO 250 1/1000s