Splish, Splash

Gallery: AvianPosted October 18, 20165,787 views2 comments

This Mockingbird was enjoying bath time. I'm sure I could hear Splish, Splash I was taking a bath.

Camera Model Canon EOS-1D X
Shooting Date/Time 10/7/2016 5:27:35 PM
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Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/250
Av(Aperture Value) 5.6
ISO Speed 400
Focal Length 400.0mm

Comments

2 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 18, 2016 at 5:19 PM

Nice to see you posting again, Elizabeth. I like the blurred wings from the drying-off action. The larger image seems pretty soft-I suspect the focal plane was somewhere back in the reeds. Straight lines like that tend to draw the autofocus to lock on them. When shooting small birds in a busy setting like this, I'll use just a single point AF. Usually, I'll use the center point because you can select it to a very small area. If the bird is cooperative and hangs around, it's fairly easy to then recompose to get the framing you want.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on October 18, 2016 at 11:47 PM

I like the bathing and blurred wings. I also like the setting even though it is busy, because it looks so intimate.

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