Bird Photography – Posing Your Subjects

Get Ready. Get Set. And… Wait.
That’s what bird photography is all about. Having the right gear is important. Having a clear vision of what you want to capture is very important. But when everything is said and done, much of the time spent in wildlife photography is spent waiting. Waiting for the best light. Waiting [...]

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Canon 50D – RAW Custom Functions

One question that comes up quite frequently is which camera functions affect RAW images and which affect JPEG images on the EOS 50D.
C.Fn II-1 Long Exposure Noise Reduction – Both RAW and JPEG
C.Fn II-2 High ISO Speed Noise Reduction – JPEG Only
C.Fn II-3 Highlight Tone Priority – Both RAW and JPEG
C.Fn II-4 Auto Lighting Optimizer [...]

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Bird Photography – Size Doesn’t Matter

Variety is the Spice of Life. That statement is certainly true when it comes to photographing wildlife, especially birds. Its important to take a few moments after each shoot to look around and take notice of the wonderful variety of life the Lord has provided for us to capture. When it comes to beauty, size [...]

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Bird Photography – Blue Winged Teals?

Here is another shot taken a few weeks back at the Brazos Bend State Park. I think this is a group of Blue Winged Teals (ducks) that winter here in Southeast Texas but don’t quote me on that, I’m no bird expert.
I feel very sorry for all my readers in the “Great White North” this [...]

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Canon 50D – “AI Servo” Auto Focus Improvements

The auto focus system in the new EOS 50D is definitely faster and more accurate than in previous xxD models, especially in “AI Servo” mode. This mode is great for moving subjects such as birds in flight where the focus distance is constantly changing. In “AI Servo” mode the subject will be focused continuously while [...]

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Bird Photography – Strong Swimmer

The pied-billed grebe is another bird that winters here in Southeast Texas. Its amazing to watch this bird dive for its food within a few feet of an alligator as if the alligator wasn’t a predator. Its either very brave (hungry) or very foolish.

Strong Swimmer
Copyright © 2009 Jeff Lynch Photography
Shot taken with a Canon 50D, [...]

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PictureCode Releases Noise Ninja Profiles for EOS 50D

PictureCode (Austin, TX) has released Noise Ninja camera profiles for the Canon EOS 50D. Installation is simple. Just follow these three easy steps.

Download the EOS 50D profiles zip file and unzip the file to a temporary directory.

Start Noise Ninja and select “Install Profiles” from the Profiles menu if you are using the Photoshop plug-in or [...]

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Bird Photography – Winter Retreat

One of the benefits of living along the Texas Gulf Coast is the variety of birds we see during the winter months like these two beautiful ducks I caught last weekend.

Winter Retreat
Copyright © 2009 Jeff Lynch Photography
Shot taken with a Canon 50D, EF 300mm f/4L IS USM with a 1.4X extender mono-pod mounted at 420mm, [...]

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Bird Photography – Red Shouldered Hawk

Here’s an image captured last weekend at the Brazos Bend State Park. This was the first time I’ve seen a hawk at the park close enough (just barely) to get some images. Thank goodness for the extra resolution of the new EOS 50D.

Red Shouldered Hawk
Copyright © 2009 Jeff Lynch Photography
Shot taken with a Canon 50D, [...]

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Aircraft Photography – The C17

Here’s one final image taken from last October’s Wings Over Houston air show. I processed this in Photoshop Elements using Nik’s Color Efex Pro filters to increase the contrast and saturation.

C17
Copyright © 2009 Jeff Lynch Photography
Shots taken with a Canon EOS 40D hand-held, EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM at 17mm, f/16 for 1/20th of [...]

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