With a 50mm focal length, how in the world did you get that close?
This was a privately owned bird. I was about as close as the lens would focus. The bird was actually hard to photograph, because it would hear the start of the shutter noise, even before it had opened, and it would turn its head to inspect, blurring a lot of shots. Plus, it was low light, as the ISO should indicate.
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Barbara Macy says
Wow!
Jay says
With a 50mm focal length, how in the world did you get that close? Was this at the zoo or out in the wild?
Mark says
This was a privately owned bird. I was about as close as the lens would focus. The bird was actually hard to photograph, because it would hear the start of the shutter noise, even before it had opened, and it would turn its head to inspect, blurring a lot of shots. Plus, it was low light, as the ISO should indicate.
Karthik says
Mark,
Did you know that your home page shows an error (possibly caused by post above)?
Thought you’d like to know. Cheers.
Mark says
Thanks! Artifact of moving that domain. Fixed.
Jonathan Hollin says
Beautiful image. Well done.