After the leucistic Coot i posted earlier this is my second rare find (for our regions that is..) this week. This guy had been hanging out near a castle in the eastern part of Holland and as i had a business meeting nearby today i decided to pay him a visit as these are perhaps only seen once a year in Holland.
It was not easy though to get some clean shots of this Dipper as it was raining al day long and i had to shoot 1600 ISO just to get some speed...
Greetings,
Jeroen Stel
Canon Eos 1D Mark3
Shutter speed: 1/90 sec
Aperture: F 6,3
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: -2/3
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation: -
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 1600
Lens: Canon 600mm F4 + 1.4 TC
Focal length:1092 mm
AF mode: Auto Focus
On tripod and Wimberley Sidekick
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liked everything about this image - the composition, the rain drops, the details, the twig & the tiny water droplets on the bird's feathers...
And @ ISO1600, its a magic.
I love it as presented for all of the reasons mentioned above. The various earth tones are lovely too. Later and love, artie
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