Cape Robin

[BigAl]

This little guy likes to see what's left on the bbq grill.

Everything was against me here. Strong backlighting; low ambient light on the verandah; rather dirty kitchen window (a-focus kept picking up watermarks on window); high ISO; Canon 75-300mm (@300mm); plus he/she wouldn't stand still...

http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/photos/32226819-O.jpg

(I did cheat a bit and added a catchlight :D)

regards
alan

[ian408]

That backlight makes for some tough shooting conditions. Not too blown
out tho. Fill flash works nicely in these situations.

Cheers,
Ian

[BigAl]

That backlight makes for some tough shooting conditions. Not too blown
out tho. Fill flash works nicely in these situations.

Cheers,
Ian Thanks Ian. I would loved to have been able to use the flash. Unfortunately, as I was taking the pic thru the window, the reflection would have killed the shot.

regards
alan

[Harryb]

Hey Alan,

Excellent pic for the really lousy shooting conditions you had. It handled it extremely well. :thumb

[BigAl]

Hey Alan,

Excellent pic for the really lousy shooting conditions you had. It handled it extremely well. :thumb
Thanks Harry. Now that I know he likes the bb grill, I'll try putting something out to try and attract him into better light.

regards
alan