Canada Goose close up

I spent last night studying camera settings for the Canon 7D Mk II on Google and Youtube and ventured out today to Platt Fields Park to see if I could put any of it into practice.

Coot mother and cootlets

More coots and cootlets

It was a very bright (too bright) day, but I was determined to put into practice what I had ‘learned’ last night. Some examples below.

Female mallard

On the whole happier I’m much happier with this batch than last Sundays, and hope I can keep up the learning curve. I have to try harder not to overexpose (big problem with strong sun and white birds), and there is still a fair bit of tweaking to do with the autofocus but I feel i’m making progress.

Egyptian goose, one of several here

And now to study the settings for the photos that came out ok (and those that didn’t), and to plan another night’s study on the Internet.

Young heron, probably one of last year’s fledglings