I recently completed leading a Photography Workshop trip to the Peruvian part of the Amazon River, with International Expeditions. It was an awesome trip, although the heat and humidity during the occasional jungle hikes were formidable!!
I'll be sharing a few of my favorite shots from this trip. In terms of equipment, I normally shoot with the 600L/f4 IS, but this was basically too big and heavy for the logistics of this particular trip (we were shooting out of smaller boats much of the time), so it was left home. I did most of my shooting with the Canon 100-400/f4.5-5.6 IS Lens, mostly with the Canon 1.4x II Teleconverter attached.
This is not an ideal combination of gear, basically shooting at f/8 to begin with, and dealing with the optical degradation of the Teleconverter added at the longest focal length of the lens, wide open. My yield of tack-sharp images was significantly down from what I normally expect.
This is the Wattled Jacana, quite similar in appearance and habits to the Northern Jacana we have frequently seen in Costa Rica, with the 'Wattle' being the most obvious diference.
Canon 1D Mark II
Canon 100-400/f4.5-5.6 IS with 1.4x II Teleconverter, at 560 mm
ISO 1000, f/8, 1/640 second, Manual Exposure
Handheld
This shows the very typical environment of the Jacana, where it feeds in shallow waters along the edges of the rivers, streams, etc. It's often difficult to get a clear shot as they're usually obscured by the vegetation.
Comments, critique, questions always welcome.
I'll be sharing a few of my favorite shots from this trip. In terms of equipment, I normally shoot with the 600L/f4 IS, but this was basically too big and heavy for the logistics of this particular trip (we were shooting out of smaller boats much of the time), so it was left home. I did most of my shooting with the Canon 100-400/f4.5-5.6 IS Lens, mostly with the Canon 1.4x II Teleconverter attached.
This is not an ideal combination of gear, basically shooting at f/8 to begin with, and dealing with the optical degradation of the Teleconverter added at the longest focal length of the lens, wide open. My yield of tack-sharp images was significantly down from what I normally expect.
This is the Wattled Jacana, quite similar in appearance and habits to the Northern Jacana we have frequently seen in Costa Rica, with the 'Wattle' being the most obvious diference.
Canon 1D Mark II
Canon 100-400/f4.5-5.6 IS with 1.4x II Teleconverter, at 560 mm
ISO 1000, f/8, 1/640 second, Manual Exposure
Handheld
This shows the very typical environment of the Jacana, where it feeds in shallow waters along the edges of the rivers, streams, etc. It's often difficult to get a clear shot as they're usually obscured by the vegetation.
Comments, critique, questions always welcome.
