Birds in Nature - images of wild birds by Richard Ditch


Subject: Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
Place: Phoenix, AZ, USA
Date: May 2004
Equipment: Nikon N90S, Nikkor AF-S 300/2.8 & TC20E (= 600/5.6), tripod
Film: Fujichrome Sensia 100
Exposure: Aperture priority matrix meter
Scan: Minolta Dimage; 90% of frame

Commentary: A juvenile bird, photographed in a mesquite tree in our backyard and through the glass window, in natural light.

Fill flash would have helped control the color on the breast and given me a bit more sharpness on the head, but working through the glass from inside is difficult.


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