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Birds in Nature - images of wild birds by Richard Ditch |
Subject: Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus
brunneicapillus)
Place: Gilbert, AZ, USA
Date: May 2004
Equipment: Nikon N90S, Nikkor AF-S 300/2.8 & TC20E (= 600/5.6),
tripod
Film: Fuji Sensia 100
Exposure: Aperture priority matrix metered, natural light
Scan: Minolta Dimage, 85% of frame
Commentary: An early morning light shot in Arizona is still
rather contrasty. Taken at a busy park just off the parking lot
before most people arrive. I had been photographing this
bird much higher up on a Saguaro cactus when I noticed it
occasionally collected nesting material near this rock. I dropped the
tripod to a low position and sat to wait for the bird. I wish the
rock was as bright as it appears here.
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