Female N.Cardinal

[Richard Stern]

At the feeder recently, taken through a window. Some oof bits of the feeder cloned out. Backlit, and I realize that there are some blown highlights, but I didn't think they detract too much. Fill flash and widows don't mix.


Camera Model: NIKON D300
300 f/4 AF-S +1.4TC
Focal Length: 420.0mm (35mm equivalent: 630mm)
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 0.0020 s (1/500)
ISO equiv: 640
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No
Color Space: sRGB

Richard

[Randy Stout]

Richard:
Interesting close up. Sharper than I would expect through the window.
Blown highlights mentioned. I also find the halo along the abdomen a bit distracting.

Interesting that you were able to get the exposure so close. How much plus did you have to dial in?

Cheers

Randy

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Head angle and sharpness look good. Sometimes it works to use flash through a close window if the flash is not parallel to the glass. I would go for a tighter crop here, maybe some off bottom and right.