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When I used to look at photographs of birds, I asked myself, “How hard could that be?” And as it turns out, it is a whole lot harder than I expected.
I found this asian waterbird (亞洲水鳥) near the Shatin Rowing Centre. They are quite rare. Aside from gliding in air near my apartment in Hong Kong, it seems that if they are by the shore and they leap out to fly, it is so that they can catch a fish (as pictured here). The Klimt-like reflection on the water surface is from some architecture nearby.
With the fast action of the birds, it is the first time I found a good use with the AI Servo mode. Combined with hyper shutter speed action, it is possible to frame it somewhat.
I do look forward to visiting the Hong Kong Wetlands Park now later this fall when it is not as hot, so I will get a chance for more bird watching activities.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-08-09T16:43:39+0800
+ Dimensions: 4719 x 3146
+ Exposure: 1/500 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 400 mm
+ ISO: 200
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°23'25" N 114°12'3" E
+ Location: 香港沙田賽艇中心 Shatin Rowing Centre, Hong Kong
+ Subject: 香港沙田城門河 Shing Mun River, Shatin, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Lightroom 5
+ Serial: SML.20130809.7D.49392
+ Series: 鳥 Birds, 自然 Nature
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
亞洲水鳥捕魚記 Asian Waterbird catching fish / 香港自然 Nature in Hong Kong / SML.20130809.7D.49392
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Some captures are prime candidates for black and white—and this is one of those instances, and it will probably eventually also processed as such.
But there is something interesting about that little bit of color—the very fainted yellow from the sun contrast with the blue gray clouds.
The bird is technically both over and under exposed, and there is nothing I could do about it. Following things flying in air is a lot harder than I first imagined. Hopefully I can get better at this—maybe use spot metering next time. But again, when it is in black and white, the hard white / black is much less distracting. There is something magical about B+W that can often turn fail into win!
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-09T13:42:12+0800
+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456
+ Exposure: 1/640 sec at f/11
+ Focal Length: 400 mm
+ ISO: 160
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°25'22" N 114°13'29" E
+ Location: 香港馬鞍山海濱長廊 Ma On Shan Promenade, Hong Kong
+ Subject: 香港吐露港 Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130509.7D.41593.P1.L1
+ Series: 自然 Nature, 鳥 Birds
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“亞洲水鳥藍空獨航 Asian Waterbird in Flight” / 自然 Nature / SML.20130509.7D.41593.P1.L1
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An Asian waterbird found a piece of trash floating on Tolo Harbour for a brief rest during the stormy weather in Hong Kong.
These birds are currently being protected by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) as well as the WWF.
I saw a lot of them last year outside my window and had thought that they were seagulls, but a Swedish friend on Facebook corrected me on this. I had no idea that they are so rare.
This is an extreme crop because while I tried many times to photograph them on the sea level, I could not and so I photographed this one from the 27th floor.
Hopefully I will see more of these later this year.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-03T17:47:16+0800
+ Dimensions: 1376 x 1376
+ Exposure: 1/400 sec at f/11
+ Focal Length: 400 mm
+ ISO: 12800
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°26'12" N 114°28'39" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Location: 香港吐露港 Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130503.6D.03801.SQ
+ Series: 自然 Nature
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“發泡膠上的亞洲水鳥 Asian Waterbirds on Styrofoam” / 自然 Nature / SML.20130503.6D.03801.SQ
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Sometimes nature creates the most beautiful paintings on its own, and I have to capture it.
The river reflected buildings from afar. The white little egret took a briefer by the pebbles. The sun hits the pebbles from behind. Everything poetry.
For me, photography is part memories but also a way to paint. It recorded a state of mind that I felt as I mindfully looked for beauty among what appeared to be a pile of dirty from afar.
It’s urban, but it’s also nature. Urbanism is simply a result of humans gathering together.
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
- Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
- Exposure: 400mm, 1/640 sec, f/8, ISO 320
- GPS: 22°23'25" N 114°12'3" E
- Location: Shing Mun River, Shatin, Hong Kong
- Date: 2013-08-09
Copyright 2013, 2024 See-ming Lee / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
Little Egret by the River. Blue, Black, White and Gold. Shing Mun River, Shatin, Hong Kong / SML.20130809.7D.49504.SQ
Of course, I shot a whole lot of this bird in flight. I have wanted to do a video, but I am not skilled at videography, so instead I thought that I would utilise the 7D’s 8fps to collect a range of stills to potentially create a stop-motion video of them.
These were shot handheld using AI Servo with the IS in Mode 1 as it was handheld, but I do wonder if I should have shot in Mode 2 perhaps — though in previous attempts when I shot in Mode 2 for some eagles, they did not come out sharp enough.
You see the birds are quite fast — here although the shutter speed is at 1/640 sec, it still does not appear to be fast enough. Perhaps I should look into shooting with Tv instead of Av for birds in the future.
For this I also tried out the well-hyped “camera shake reduction” filter inside Photoshop CC and decided to not process with it after seeing the result — it is rather artefact laden. I supposed that it would have some use for some if you intend the photo to be outputted in lower resolution, though for 1:1 output I think that those noise are quite noticeable.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-08-09T16:35:23+0800
+ Dimensions: 4350 x 2900
+ Exposure: 1/640 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 330 mm
+ ISO: 250
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°23'25" N 114°12'3" E
+ Location: 香港沙田賽艇中心 Shatin Rowing Centre, Hong Kong
+ Subject: 香港沙田城門河 Shing Mun River, Shatin, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Lightroom 5, Photoshop CC
+ Serial: SML.20130809.7D.49421.P1
+ Series: 鳥 Birds, 自然 Nature
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
是日海鮮 Fresh catch of the day / 亞洲水鳥捕魚記 Asian Waterbird catching fish / 香港自然 Nature in Hong Kong / SML.20130809.7D.49421.P1
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So after more research it appears that these are not a seagulls but in fact Asian Waterbirds. Apparently, they are under WWF protection and is a rare species—but I see them all the time outside the window.
Also noted: I definitely need a longer lens. But it is good because I never really got to use my 70-200 til I moved back to Hong Kong.
Some captures are impossible to process inside Lightroom, so this was done in Photoshop.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-03-17 15:55:10 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456
+ Exposure: 1/640 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 280 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'11" N 114°13'23" E
+ Location: SML Universe HKG
+ Subject: 中國香港吐露港 中国香港吐露港 Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130317.7D.35160.P1.L1.BW
+ Workflow: Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 自然 Nature, 黑白 Black and White
“下午飛翔 Afternoon Flight” / 寧 Serenity / SML.20130317.7D.35160.P1.L1.BW
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