{"id":1659,"date":"2015-06-11T18:21:02","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T21:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eayrs.com\/blog\/?p=1659"},"modified":"2015-06-11T18:21:02","modified_gmt":"2015-06-11T21:21:02","slug":"platt-fields-park-11-june-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eayrs.com\/blog\/archives\/1659","title":{"rendered":"Platt Fields Park, 11 June 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"150611<\/a>

Canada Goose close up<\/p><\/div>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\"Attentive<\/a>

Coot mother and cootlets<\/p><\/div>\n

\"More<\/a>

More coots and cootlets<\/p><\/div>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\"Female<\/a>

Female mallard<\/p><\/div>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\"Egyptian<\/a>

Egyptian goose, one of several here<\/p><\/div>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\"Young<\/a>

Young heron, probably one of last year’s fledglings<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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