Visiting the Gannets with the Canon 7DII+100-400II+Extender1.4III

[Tronhard]

It's nest building time at Muriwai beach. The gannets are coming in for their summer breeding period, so there is action as the birds pair off, mate and start building nests. I made it for an hour or so last week on a windy day and shot with the Canon 7D MkII, using the EF 100-400MkII and 1.4MkIII extender. This gave me a FoV Equivalent to 224-896mm.

I was really impressed with how the kit handled the conditions:


This is the original shot I took


The same shot cropped to concentrate on the eye.

Settings: 560mm, 1/500sec, f/8, ISO-200

Not a bad piece of kit I think.

[Jim A]

Very nice, Trev! Don't think I have seen an image as close up as the bottom one, before - impressive. Am glad that they are back, I keep meaning to go there and then procrastinate. At the time I would really have gone they had left very early for some reason last year.

[Tronhard]

Very nice, Trev! Don't think I have seen an image as close up as the bottom one, before - impressive. Am glad that they are back, I keep meaning to go there and then procrastinate. At the time I would really have gone they had left very early for some reason last year.

Hi Jim:

I am trying to get out there a couple of times each month, weather and commitments permitting, to document the season throughout its cycle. I probably started a wee bit late, but there are no chicks yet, just a few eggs I think.

Here are a couple of shots with the same kit from last year.






If you are going to the colony send me a PM and we can catch up - the cafe serves great coffee!

[FootLoose]

Impressive results, Trev. What was the distance to subject?

[billtils]

Nice ones Terv - the third is a classic pose!

[Tronhard]

Impressive results, Trev. What was the distance to subject?

Hi Greg:

Thank you! I am guessing around 40m..

[Tronhard]

Thank you Bill!
This was another couple, slightly different angle...

[Shadowman]

Nice series.

[John 2]

Some really nice captures. I love these birds. We have a large colony at a place called Bempton Cliffs. I have only been once with a view to capturing some in vogue Puffins and ended up photographing the Gannets instead.