This is Mr. Sal’s best side, captured just before his mid morning nap. Sal is a local resident of Miami’s Metro Zoo. He was painted with a Nikon D300s, using a Nikkor 300mm f/4D IF-ED lens, with a Nikkor 1.7 T/C.
Image Solution:
focal length @ 510mm / exposure mode @ aperture priority / in camera spot metering / 1/250 sec. - f/6.7 /exposure comp @ -1.0EV / ISO @ 640 / white balance @ auto / AF - Mode @ manual / color space @ sRGB / lighting solution – ambient light / tone comp @ 1 degree / hue adjustment @ 1 degree / saturation factor @ 1 degree / support platform – tripod assist with remote electronic trigger release.
Gus, I love the entire series of your reptile images. I do wish there was a tad more DOF so that both the eye and nose were in focus. I like the DOF falloff at the neck..... Congrats!!
"Time For A Nap"
