Colonial nesting birds, such as these White Ibis are returning to their rookeries in southwestern Arkansas now. These rookeries are essentially the avian equivalent of apartment complexes with a dense number of occupants in a relatively small area. The vivid red coloring of the face and legs will fade soon after nesting begins.
Nikon DSLR, 300mm f4, handheld from a drifting boat.
Interesting species, Charles - very pretty birds. I'm curious if you turned on the VR feature of your lens since you were shooting from a tripod. If, not, would you expect results this sharp with VR turned on without a tripod? Thanks for sharing.
I really shouldn't rely on my memory. I've just checked the EXIF data and I actually handheld my 300 f4 to capture this image. I used ISO 200 and the exposure was f13@1/250.
The 600mm VR was used a lot this same day but I was shocked to learn that I hadn't used it for this image.
Ha, funny you mention that Charles. I would have sworn I used a 70-200 for the shot of Cedar Falls I posted a while back. But when I was working on the file the other day, I noticed it was taken with a 24-70.
At any rate, your image here is remarkably crisp, as all your work is...always a joy to view. Thanks for the updated info.
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6 repliesNikon DSLR, 300mm f4, handheld from a drifting boat.
I really shouldn't rely on my memory. I've just checked the EXIF data and I actually handheld my 300 f4 to capture this image. I used ISO 200 and the exposure was f13@1/250.
The 600mm VR was used a lot this same day but I was shocked to learn that I hadn't used it for this image.
At any rate, your image here is remarkably crisp, as all your work is...always a joy to view. Thanks for the updated info.