Great AF Tip!

[Arthur Morris]

Wild Turkey — tight vertical portrait of a young tom

This image was created on the morning of September 6, 2019, at Indian Lake Estates (ILE). I used the handheld Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR lens and my souped-up Nikon D850 Auto ISO: 800. Matrix metering plus about 1/3 stop: 1/2500 sec. at f/5.6 in Manual mode was perfect. Natural AUTO1 at 7:41am on a dead-clear morning.

Two up from the center d-25 Continous AF was active at the moment of exposure. The selected AF point was on the pink wattle.

Nikon Focus Peaking fine-tune value: +4. See the Nikon AF Fine-tune e-Guide here.

To learn the AF trick that I used to create this image, see the 500 PF Young Tom Magic. And a vertical AF tip ... blog post here.

if you'd like to visit ILE or learn about Circle Bar B, other great Lakeland locations, and a few more great spots, check out The BAA Middle of Florida Site Guide that I co-wrote and co-illustrated with Joe Przybyla.

with love, artie