Every spring we look forward to photographing the new hatchlings at the Rieffel Bird Sanctuary. The weekend that we happened to visit had rain showers through the day so fewer human visitors were around. The ducklings, already habituated to handouts of grain, were looking to use for a tasty diversion from the regular grass. They are pictured here at the end of a short duck path from the water to the human's path we were on. They received a small handful as a modeling fee.
| File name: | DSC_2819.NEF |
| File size: | 4.2MB (4426406 bytes) |
| Date taken: | Sat, 25 May, 2002 11:33:59 AM |
| Image size: | 3008 x 1960 |
| Resolution: | 300 x 300 dpi |
| Number of bits: | 12 bits/channel |
| Protection: | Off |
| Camera ID: | N/A |
| Camera: | NIKON D1X |
| Quality mode: | HI (5.4M Raw Compressed) |
| Metering mode: | Matrix |
| Exposure mode: | Programmed auto |
| Speed light: | Off |
| Focal length: | 80.0 mm |
| Shutter speed: | 1/320 seconds |
| Aperture: | F9.0 |
| Exposure compensation: | -0.3 EV |
| White Balance: | Cloudy |
| Lens: | 80-400 mm F4.5-F5.6 |
| Flash sync mode: | N/A |
| Exposure difference: | 0.0 EV |
| Flexible program: | No |
| Sensitivity: | ISO800 |
| Sharpening: | None |
| Image Type: | Color |
| Color Mode: | Mode 2 (Adobe RGB) |
| Hue adjustment: | 3 |
| Saturation Control: | N/A |
| Tone compensation: | Less contrast |
| Latitude(GPS): | N/A |
| Longitude(GPS): | N/A |
| Altitude(GPS): | N/A |
Here is an uncropped view of the original image:
