Gulls caught with 10D AI Servo

[slejhamer]

Just a few snaps of gulls to test the camera's AI Servo mode. Works very well!

50mm lens with polarizer, 1/250s (I kept a bit of blur in the wings, but their heads are in good focus), ISO 400, f13 and f14 respectively:


http://members.cox.net/mschlesinger/gull2.jpg

http://members.cox.net/mschlesinger/gull1.jpg

Processed with C1-LE, then did some noise reduction, resizing for web and final sharpening in PS.

[J.A.F. Doorhof]

What focus point ?
Center of all ?

Greetings,
Frank

[slejhamer]

Hi Frank. It was set to all 7 points, though I started tracking in the center.

[jimsloy]

Most excellent pictures! The blur in the wings give them the sense of motion...really nice!

[slejhamer]

Thanks jimsloy. ;)

[supernaut]

great shots - wish they were mine ;-)

[slejhamer]

Thanks supernaut.


A followup comment for Frank regarding the first pic: If I remember correctly, I was holding the camera vertically while tracking the lower bird, hoping to get more than one in the shot. When the second (upper) one was in frame, I snapped. At that point I wasn't really paying much attention to where the birds were relative to the AF points. Just a lucky coincidence that they lined up as they did at the focal plane. In other words, the camera did it's job well (tracking the first bird) and I came away with an okay shot. :)