FANTASTIC CANON PHOTOGRAPHY
STUNNING IMAGERY FROM THE WORLD OF CANON PHOTOGRAPHY
01 WINTER FIELDFARE BY GIANPIERO FERRARI WINNER 1ST
“After a snowfall during the night, several fieldfares came into the garden to take advantage of the apple that I left out. This particular bird was aggressive and took over the entire garden. I took some pictures from the window of my house, but knew I could get a better composition outside by shooting at ground level. So I built a pile of snow to use as a background and then lay in the ground under a camouflage blanket, waiting for the bird to return to eat the apples.”
Lens Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM Exposure 1/200 sec, f/10, ISO500
02 OXPECKER BY KEVIN ROONEY 3RD PLACE
“I took this picture in Mara North Conservancy in Kenya. We came across a large herd of buffalo and soon found our Land Cruiser surrounded by them. By being so close, I was able to zoom in on the numerous oxpeckers cleaning ticks and flies from the buffalo. They especially concentrated on their eyes, ears and noses which is how I managed to get this shot before the buffalo shook the bird off.”
Lens Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Exposure 1/1000 sec, f/5.6, ISO200
03 PYGMY OWL IN A SNOW SHOWER BY CHRISTY GRINTON VERY HIGHLY COMMENDED
“I am a retired wildlife biologist living on Vancouver Island. It doesn’t snow a lot on here, so when it does it is always good to get out and get some wildlife shots. On this day, I headed into the hills in search of the very tiny pygmy owl. We could hear him calling on the top of some nearby trees so I climbed higher. It was lightly snowing when we spotted him sitting on this fallen branch across the trail. I climbed high up the hill to make sure nothing was directly behind the owl, for a cleaner background and better bokeh.”
Lens Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1L IS USM Exposure 1/400 sec, f/7.1, ISO1250
04 THE EYES HAVE IT BY VICTOR SOARES VERY HIGHLY COMMENDED
“Two short-eared owls were spotted in a local park and I decided to try my luck and get some photos. Owls are notoriously difficult to photograph as they are easily flushed or spooked and hence have to be photographed at a distance. However, these two birds were quite comfortable with the people that had gathered to see them and graced everyone with a few close flypasts. Then, to my amazement – and delight – this bird landed within a few feet of me in a lovely bush, turned its head and searched out where the other bird had flown to.”
Lens Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM Exposure 1/1600 sec, f/4, ISO640
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