Canon 1D MKIII
Canon 100-400 L IS
AV f5.6
TV 1/320
ISO 1000
Exp comp -3 stops
Evaluative Metering
Subject Distance 2.3m
AWB
RAW file Precessed in CS5 iMac
Lying flat on the ground resting Camera on bean bag, while guest held spot light directly from above.
Love the low angle, the sharpness, and the details. The spot light look against the dark background really bring the bird into focus even more, which I think make the image even more interesting.
Thanks all...These birds hunt on the road at night...When we drive up to them we usually switch off the vehicles headlights and move the spotlight away from them as they are blinded and then freeze...I asked a guest to hold the spot while sitting on the vehicle as I work in a big 5 reserve...I proceeded to get out of the vehicle and position myself to get the image...I wanted the spot directly from above to be able only light the bird and a little around it trying to get the effect.