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Birds in Nature - images of wild birds by Richard Ditch |
Subject: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila
caerulea)
Place: Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, AZ, USA
Date: April 2004
Equipment: Nikon N90S, Nikkor AF-S 300/2.8 & TC20E (= 600/5.6),
tripod
Film: Fujichrome Sensia 100
Exposure: Aperture priority matrix metered, cloudy bright, fill flash
@ -1.7
Scan: Minolta Dimage, 70% of frame
Commentary: This nest is about 6.5 feet high in a small tree
on the edge of the main trail, and dozens of people pass by in an
hour without ever noticing it. It' s a difficult subject as it is
backlit and requires flash, and to work it with 600 mm optics
requires pushing into a bush on the opposite side of the trail.
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