-= 7D2 owners unite! Discuss and post photos!

wesjr wrote in post #18177556
Gator and a sleepy Yellow-crowned night heron from this morning.

Charlie Wesley
St. Augustine Beach, FL
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Gator image is awesome Charlie

Scrumhalf wrote in post #18177469
Bianchi, now you just need to convince your governor that climate change and man made impacts to the environment are real!

LOL... Calling Mr Al Gore

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Sdentrem wrote in post #18176342
I don't know where you live, but that yellowlegs might be a solitary or spotted sandpiper.

It might be. I live in Los Angeles, CA, and the picture was taken at Glendale Narrows:
https://en.wikipedia.o​rg/wiki/Glendale_Narro​ws

More pictures of this bird to show the size compared to a mallard. Need help identifying that bird.

Canon EOS 7D Mark II • Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM @400mm • 1/1600 • f/8 • ISO 1000

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/N1DE​1R What's that small bird? by Calvin Kong, on Flickr

Canon EOS 7D Mark II • Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM @400mm • 1/1600 • f/8 • ISO 1000

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/N1X5​8L What's that small bird? by Calvin Kong, on Flickr

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calvinkong wrote in post #18177975
It might be. I live in Los Angeles, CA, and the picture was taken at Glendale Narrows:
https://en.wikipedia.o​rg/wiki/Glendale_Narro​ws

More pictures of this bird to show the size compared to a mallard. Need help identifying that bird.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/N1DE​1R What's that small bird? by Calvin Kong, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/N1X5​8L What's that small bird? by Calvin Kong, on Flickr

It's a Spotted Sandpiper. They only look spotted on the underparts in breeding plumage, but this bird still has a few spots left.

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Canon EOS 7D Mark II • Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM @700mm • 1/1000 • f/8 • ISO 400

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Okay, no birds for me this time of year. A couple of post of photos from this week's game. A friend of mine couldn't make the game so he let me use his old 300 F/2.8. It took me a little time to get used to the fixed focal length shooting the game.

Canon EOS 7D Mark II • Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM @300mm • 1/1250 • f/3.5 • ISO 400

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/NRKp​xV football_sam_2016-16 by Richard Martin, on Flickr

Canon EOS 7D Mark II • Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM @300mm • 1/1000 • f/2.8 • ISO 4000

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/NwUS​Rh football_sam_2016-132 by Richard Martin, on Flickr

Canon EOS 7D Mark II • Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM @300mm • 1/1000 • f/2.8 • ISO 5000

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/NRKp​t6 football_sam_2016-143 by Richard Martin, on Flickr

Canon EOS 7D Mark II • Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @130mm • 1/2000 • f/2.8 • ISO 640

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/NWh6​DY football_sam_2016-313 by Richard Martin, on Flickr

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Four more and then back to birds and other wildlife.

Canon EOS 7D Mark II • Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @165mm • 1/1250 • f/2.8 • ISO 640

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/NwUS​Ls football_sam_2016-322 by Richard Martin, on Flickr

Canon EOS 7D Mark II • Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @200mm • 1/1000 • f/2.8 • ISO 4000

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/NRKp​og football_sam_2016-360 by Richard Martin, on Flickr

Canon EOS 7D Mark II • Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @140mm • 1/1000 • f/2.8 • ISO 4000

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/NwUS​Hw football_sam_2016-412 by Richard Martin, on Flickr

Canon EOS 7D Mark II • Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @70mm • 1/1000 • f/2.8 • ISO 6400

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/NwUS​CS football_sam_2016-437 by Richard Martin, on Flickr

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Scrumhalf wrote in post #18178361
The last two sets of football shots are just super, Doc!

Thanks!

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Sometimes this camera just does not want to focus where I want it to even in spot AF and the subject not moving. I don't get it. It does work most of the time however.

Canon EOS 7D Mark II • Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @200mm • 1/2000 • f/2.8 • ISO 500

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/NZDz​Up IMG_7881 by Johnnie Butters, on Flickr

Canon EOS 7D Mark II • Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM @190mm • 1/2000 • f/5.6 • ISO 500

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/NRTo​Nn IMG_7701 by Johnnie Butters, on Flickr

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DJHaze596 wrote in post #18178411
Sometimes this camera just does not want to focus where I want it to even in spot AF and the subject not moving. I don't get it. It does work most of the time however.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/NZDz​Up IMG_7881 by Johnnie Butters, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/NRTo​Nn IMG_7701 by Johnnie Butters, on Flickr

Same here, it is a challenge. Often focus will grab something in the background. Other times a shot will be out of focus and a reason can't be determined.

I generally avoid spot AF, since it is supposed to be less sensitive even if it is more selective. I've been using spot AF more recently, though, in good light, to learn more about its capabilities. The purpose is to see if I can isolate areas better for focus. It seems to be successful so far, but it's hard to know what the difference would have been. Like you I'm still getting mysterious focus errors at times.

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Canon EOS 7D Mark II • Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011 @600mm • 1/2000 • f/7.1 • ISO 320

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/NS31​zr Peregrine falcon by Craig Schriever, on Flickr

Canon EOS 7D Mark II • Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011 @600mm • 1/2000 • f/7.1 • ISO 640

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/NWy4​oJ Peregrine falcon by Craig Schriever, on Flickr

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Jack Dawe wrote in post #18178125
It's a Spotted Sandpiper. They only look spotted on the underparts in breeding plumage, but this bird still has a few spots left.

Thanks Jack

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