Here’s a new bird for me. An Ash-Throated Flycatcher captured this afternoon with my Canon 7D and Canon 400mmm 5.6 L sitting on my induro CT 314 tripod.
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Here’s a new bird for me. An Ash-Throated Flycatcher captured this afternoon with my Canon 7D and Canon 400mmm 5.6 L sitting on my induro CT 314 tripod.
Here’s a Male Cardinal at Spring Creek Nature Preserve last week. Sun is a bit harsh on him but it helped bring out the details. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 5.6 L sitting on my Induro CT314 Tripod.
I captured this House Finch at Spring Creek Nature Preserve last week. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 5.6 L sitting on my Induro CT314 Tripod. Note: I had originally called this a sparrow by mistake…it is clearly a house finch.
I captured this FIeld Sparrow at Spring Creek Nature Preserve. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 5.6 L sitting on my Induro CT314 Tripod.
This is from the archives – picked this photo of a Dove in Snow during the Big Snow Storm of Feb 2010 in Dallas. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 400 5.6 L sitting on my Induro CT314 Tripod.
I caught this seagull on our local pond with catching dinner. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 100-400 L.
I picked up the Adorama’s 4-way Focusing Rails recently to try out with my wife’s Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5X Macro lens. Adorama lists 2 versions of their 4-way Focusing Rails…one for ~$180 and a budget one for ~$80. I’m not sure what the difference is between the two but based on recommendations, I picked [...]
I was out practicing with my Better Beamer Flash Extender and ran across this Robin…she setup nicely for me on this perch. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 5.6 L sitting atop my Induro CT314 Tripod.
I reached out to Pat O’Brien (www.obrienstudios.com) last month to ask him some questions about his photography, his approach to this passion of ours and his thoughts on where the field of photography is headed…below are Pat’s questions and answers. Pat has some great insight into the industry…looking forward to see what comes out of [...]
While out scouting for our new Great Horned Owl friend (see photo and video), I heard a ruckus across the creek and noticed this hawk fighting with another hawk. The 2nd hawk left and this Red-Tailed Hawk landed on a nice perch. This is a pretty good crop from original but I think it crops [...]
I’ve previously written up a short review of this lens (see my post titled “Canon 400mm 5.6 L USM- Mini review“) but wanted to follow it up with another, more in-depth review. Although I recently fell in love with the Canon 500mm f/4 L IS USM lens after renting it from Borrowlenses.com, the Canon 400mm [...]
Not exactly the most exciting subjects, but I decided to take a few minutes of video with my Canon 7D while birdwatching in Dallas. I saw these Muscovy Ducks preening and thought they’d be ideal candidates for some video. Muscovy Ducks Preaning – Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 5.6 L from Eric D [...]
I’ve finally had a chance to sit down and write a review of my Canon 7D (Check prices at B&H, Adorama and Amazon). It’s a quick review….I love this camera! My main focus is birds, wildlife and landscapes and this camera is an awesome body for wildlife and birding photography. I’ve got my trusty Canon [...]
I caught this Tufted Titmouse hanging around the bird feeder over the Christmas break. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 5.6 L USM lens on an Induro CT314 Tripod.
I saw another wonderful video from Philip Bloom on Vimeo. This one, titled Skywalker Ranch, is an amazing experience and really shows off the creativity of the photographer / videographer as well as the capabilities of the Canon 5D Mark II and Canon 7D. Jump over to Bloom’s blog to read the behind the scenes [...]
I took my new Canon 7D along with me to my parents house in Oklahoma and found a great opportunity to take some use this excellent camera to capture some video. In addition to being a great still camera (see some Sample Canon 7D photographs here), the 7D is an amazing video camera too. Here’s [...]
I took my new Canon 7D along with me to my parents house in Oklahoma and found a great opportunity to take some photos. I love this camera! The Canon 7D gives users some excellent options with great still photos and excellent video capture. Here’s a few photographs from the weekend bird shoot: Related articles [...]
Ran across a nice playlist on YouTube called “Canon 7D and 5D Mark II Videos and Tutorials” that contains some excellent videos to show you how to setup your Canon 7D and/or Canon 5D MKII camera to shoot excellent HD video. If you’d like to see all the videos, jump over to YouTube now or [...]
I received a Canon 7D for Christmas and I am in love. This is a great camera. I’ll provide a more in-depth review in the future but I wanted to share a few of the first photos from this great camera. I popped the camera out, charged the batteries and took some photos…see below for [...]
Eric D. Brown is a Dallas based Technology Consultant, and Entrepreneur focused on helping businesses and non-profits merge business, marketing and technology. Eric is also an amateur Photographer and shares his work Photography Minute and on his flickr photostream. [Read More …]
Eric D. Brown is a Dallas based Technology Consultant, and Entrepreneur focused on helping businesses and non-profits merge business, marketing and technology. Eric is also an amateur Photographer and shares his work Photography Minute and on his flickr photostream. [Read More …]