Canon 7D
f 2.8 70-200mm at 200 mm
cropped by 25%
ISO 500 (try to stay as low as possible with 7D)
f 3.2
SS 1/60
manual
This little guy is about 23 days old. He fledged 5 days later. Very difficult lighting conditions as you can tell by specs.
No flash used. I found that the parents did not mind fill flash at -2 2/3 but the baby did. He would twitch and retreat into nest cavity so I just stopped using flash
Comments and critiques always appreciated
Gail
Well done for capturing that pose, and the frantic- begging look of the bird! Sharp plumage and good eye details. I would prefer the line of the tree to be a bit more to the left so that it doesn't cut the image in half, and the pale green blobs on the right to be less obvious.
Richard Stern wrote:
"I would prefer the line of the tree to be a bit more to the left so that it doesn't cut the image in half."
Gail,
Great picture I love it but I also like Richard, would like to see more background and less tree if possible.