I took the kids to The Southwick Zoo in Mass yesterday and they had four Mandarin Ducks on a display. It was tough because the display was enclosed with wire but I liked this shoot. The ducks have great color. All comments welcome. Cropped, sharpened and alittle saturation added.
Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark III Date/Time: 2010:04:30 11:28:07 Shutter speed: 1/8000 sec Aperture: 3.2 Exposure mode: Av Exposure compensation: +1/3 Flash: Off Metering mode: Evaluative ISO: 1250 Lens: EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Focal length: 200mm Subject distance: 3.6 m AF mode: AI Servo AF
Sharpness, head angle and BG look good. I wish the light were less harsh and a lower angle would have made it even stronger. Some of the whites are overexposed.
Next time in bright sun try underexposing a bit to save all the whites and then setting your flash to +1 stop. See the post of last week on this technique on the blog at www.birdsasart-Blog.com
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