To photograph this lone red-necked stint, I set my tripod as low as it could go, just above the water. I was surprised to find a stint at 31 degrees north so late in the spring!
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: VR 600mm F/4G
Vibration reduction: on
Aperture: F/4
Shutter speed: 1/1250s
Exposure mode: aperture priority
Exposure comp.: -0.7EV
Metering: matrix
ISO: less than 200 (Nikon calls it "0.3EV under 200")
Last edited by Craig Brelsford; 06-22-2010 at 12:50 PM.
Reason: change "late in the year" to "late in the spring"