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Birds in Nature - images of wild birds by Richard Ditch |
Subject: Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles
acutipennis)
Place: Phoenix, AZ, USA
Date: June 2003
Equipment: Nikon N90S, Nikkor AF-S 300/2.8 & TC20E (= 600/5.6),
tripod
Film: Fuji Sensia 100
Exposure: Aperture priority matrix metered
Scan: Minolta Dimage, 25% of frame
Commentary: While showing this convenient location to a birder
visiting from Massachusetts late in the day, I was fascinated by the
number of nighthawks flying about. This image was taken in the final
moments before we lost the setting sun behind a hill to our west.
Note the substantial crop - this is only 25% of the frame (what a
1200 mm lens would see).
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