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Took my Siggy out for it's second walkabout. I attempting to teach myself the best techniques for hand-holding it. The results have not been spectacular but I am seeing some improvement. This time out it was overcast and not that bright. I am finding that with the 7D there's a definite trade off between acceptable noise and a fast enough shutter speed to hand hold.

Jun 08, 2015 at 09:19 PM

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Forgot the pics!!

Great Egret

Snowy Egret

Brown-headed Cowbirds

Jun 08, 2015 at 09:24 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Sigma 150-600 Sport Walkabout

A few more:

Killdeer

Little Blue Heron

Great Egret

Jun 08, 2015 at 09:35 PM

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Looks like a productive outing. The egret with the crawfish is a standout.

Jun 08, 2015 at 09:41 PM

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Nicely done Terry ~ Ron

Jun 09, 2015 at 04:04 PM

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I shoot with a 7D and 300 2.8Lis, usually with a 1.4 or 2.0 tc. I handhold 99% of the
time. One big thing I have found is that the further out my left hand is out towards
the objective end of the lens the steadier the lens will be. I realize you have to move
more to the middle to zoom, but after you set the zoom move back out towards the
end of the lens. Because of the lack of contrast, cloudy days don't work too good for me. Maybe you already know this but I thought I would share just in case.
How do your shots look on a bright day?
Chuck

Jun 10, 2015 at 12:07 PM

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Very nice set.

Birdie

Jun 10, 2015 at 05:58 PM

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Chuck,

Thanks for the reply. I haven't found any issues related to lack of contrast impacting focus on cloudy days when the focus limiter is engaged. It does however, tend to hunt quite a it when it is not engaged, and slightly more so in lower light. My main issue is maintaining sufficient steadiness with the big lump. Most of the time it's ok when I hold the camera in a bi-athlete stance, left elbow braced on left hip, left hand well forward on the lens. I also tend to utilize military shooting style breathing techniques to increase steadiness. Bright days are pretty good, for sharpness and focus, though I think I need to adjust the contrast setting in the camera as I seem to always be dialing down the contrast in Lightroom during post processing.

Jun 11, 2015 at 10:46 AM

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Thanks for posting, Terry. Can you explain "military style" shooting? Does one hold one's breath, half a breach? We could learn another technique.

Jun 11, 2015 at 01:16 PM

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Many years ago, more now than I care to remember, I was a Sniper Instructor and one of the techniques we used (it's probably commonplace for most rifle users), is to take two or three very deep breaths, like of really filling the lungs each time. This increases the oxygen in the blood and negates the need to breath again for a short period, it also helps slow the heartbeat slightly. As soon as the third breath is exhaled, you place the crosshairs or lens on your subject and gently squeeze or depress depending on if you want to eat or frame the subject. If you watch bi-athletes on the range, you will often see their their muzzles raise and lower as they steady their breathing prior to taking a shot. The technique their use to shoot is the same that I use when needing to stand and handhold - unless of course there is a handy tree close by.

Jun 11, 2015 at 02:07 PM


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