How Dark Was It?

Well, it was after 7 pm, and the sky was cloudy. Sunset was around 7:40 pm I think. So I had shutter speed set at 1/1250, the minimum I consider usable for eagles fishing, which resulted in ISO ranging from 3200-12,800. I was just using the 1.4III extender, alhough the 2X would have been better as the eagle was fishing the far side of the bay. Ah well, what can you do but try? In these shots, the sun was behind clouds, setting to our left.
1. ISO 12,800

Canon EOS 1D X • Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM @700mm • 1/1250 • f/8 • ISO 12800

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/Gbzk​5Y IMG_2249 Eagle fishing by Ian Murray, on Flickr
2. ISO 10,000

Canon EOS 1D X • Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM @700mm • 1/1250 • f/8 • ISO 12800

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/FFbQ​Y9 IMG_2254 Eagle fishing by Ian Murray, on Flickr
3. ISO 10,000

Canon EOS 1D X • Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM @700mm • 1/1250 • f/8 • ISO 12800

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/GAJE​tk IMG_2255 Eagle fishing by Ian Murray, on Flickr
4. ISO 10,000

Canon EOS 1D X • Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM @700mm • 1/1250 • f/8 • ISO 12800

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/Gsus​Pm IMG_2256 Eagle fishing by Ian Murray, on Flickr
5. ISO 10,000

Canon EOS 1D X • Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM @700mm • 1/1250 • f/8 • ISO 12800

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/GAJA​dM IMG_2257 Eagle with fish by Ian Murray, on Flickr
6. ISO 5,000

Canon EOS 1D X • Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM @700mm • 1/1250 • f/8 • ISO 5000

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/Gbzb​H7 IMG_2258 Eagle with fish by Ian Murray, on Flickr
7. ISO 3200

Canon EOS 1D X • Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM @700mm • 1/1250 • f/8 • ISO 3200

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/Gbza​1u IMG_2259 Eagle with fish by Ian Murray, on Flickr
8. ISO 3200 Seems like a lot of work for such a small fish!

Canon EOS 1D X • Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM @700mm • 1/1250 • f/8 • ISO 3200

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/Gsuj​As IMG_2261 Eagle with fish by Ian Murray, on Flickr

IAN - Living life on the shores of the Wallace River in northern Nova Scotia, Canada :
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CDMOOSE wrote in post #17985105
Well done, Ian. That first one especially is quite dramatic. I'm sure you've got noise, bu I'm also sure I can't see it from here. Great job.

Thanks Al, I did have to use selective noise reduction.

2n10 wrote in post #17985197
They look great Ian.

Thanks much John.

budcam wrote in post #17985420
A nice set Ian, considering conditions your shooting in.

Thanks Dan.

ardeekay wrote in post #17985447
Five figure iso shots should be ugly, but think you bent the rules here a bit, Ian. Very nice shooting. Curious about the aperture setting?

Thanks Rog. I had it at f/8, forgetting that I had the 1.4 and not the 2x extender on, so I could have gone down to f/5.6, had I remembered

IAN - Living life on the shores of the Wallace River in northern Nova Scotia, Canada :
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Rog
Gear:7Dll 7D 40D 24-105 4L, 70-200 4L, 300 4L IS, 85 1.8, 1.4 TC, Tamron18-270VC, Sigma 150-600 OS 430EX II

PhilM
Nikon fledgling....

EyeSpyEagle wrote in post #17986001
Nice set regardless of conditions Ian. Very will done.

Thanks Phil, much appreciated.

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CaptBob wrote in post #17987317
I would have gone home long ago but still you got keepers. I need more practice

Peter2516 wrote in post #17987487
Very nice set Ian. Great job.

Thanks very much Bob and Peter.

IAN - Living life on the shores of the Wallace River in northern Nova Scotia, Canada :
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