Cape Robin

BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
edited August 16, 2005 in Wildlife
This little guy likes to see what's left on the bbq grill.

Everything was against me here. Strong backlighting; low ambient light on the verandah; rather dirty kitchen window (a-focus kept picking up watermarks on window); high ISO; Canon 75-300mm (@300mm); plus he/she wouldn't stand still...

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(I did cheat a bit and added a catchlight :D)

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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,951 moderator
    edited August 15, 2005
    That backlight makes for some tough shooting conditions. Not too blown
    out tho. Fill flash works nicely in these situations.

    Cheers,
    Ian
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  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited August 15, 2005
    ian408 wrote:
    That backlight makes for some tough shooting conditions. Not too blown
    out tho. Fill flash works nicely in these situations.

    Cheers,
    Ian
    Thanks Ian. I would loved to have been able to use the flash. Unfortunately, as I was taking the pic thru the window, the reflection would have killed the shot.

    regards
    alan
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited August 15, 2005
    Hey Alan,

    Excellent pic for the really lousy shooting conditions you had. It handled it extremely well. thumb.gif
    Harry
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  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2005
    Harryb wrote:
    Hey Alan,

    Excellent pic for the really lousy shooting conditions you had. It handled it extremely well. thumb.gif
    Thanks Harry. Now that I know he likes the bb grill, I'll try putting something out to try and attract him into better light.

    regards
    alan
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