I was out early this morning meeting up with my mate Ben Kapur for some more Wildlife Photography down at the local reservoir, and hopefully another chance at photographing the resident Kingfisher.
Conditions were incredible!
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A cool start to the day (3 Degrees Celsius) brought with it the most amazing mist across the water surface, and the most amazing light as the sun crept above the horizon. Photography or not ... it was just a treat to be there.
Despite the perfect conditions, activity on the water was exceptionally quiet, and almost 2 hours in, it was no-show from the Kingfisher.
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Still, with it being only my 2nd time out photographing wildlife, any time with the camera in hand is a good thing, and I did manage to capture some images I'm actually really with with of a Heron, Great Crested Grebe and a Black-Headed Gull.
This time I was using a table top tripod fitted with one of my spare video heads (3 Legged Thing) which made a huge difference, working with the big lens (400mm f/2.8).
All taken with my Canon R5 Mark 2 and the Canon EF 400mm f/2.8 III and 1.4x Converter
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Here’s the table-top tripod set up I’m now using, which is
SIRUI AM-223LS Mini Tripod with Bowl Base for Camera，Carbon Fiber Traveler