Yellow Legs
On November 5, 2012 by lightshedder With 1 Comments
- action, animals, birds, Maine, p&s 4 wildlife, Pic of the Day, wildlife
There were several Greater Yellowlegs in migration along the Kennebunk Bridle Path where it crosses the marsh pools between Rt. 9 and the sea.
They were busy enough feeding that they did not pay much attention to me. I was able to reach out with the long zoom on the Canon SX50HS and catch them.
Canon SX50HS. Program with auto iContrast and Shadow Fill. Both shots are at 2400mm equivalent field of view (full 1200mm optical zoom plus 2x digital tel-converter function). 1) f6.5 @ 1/160th @ ISO 160. 2) f6.5 @ 1/250th @ ISO 100. Processed in Lightroom for intensity, clarity, and sharpness. I should have bumped the exposure compensation down to 1/3 or –2/3EV…but I am still learning the camera.
You even had enough sunshine to really bring out that bright golden leg color. We haven’t seen the sun in over a week here. The weather maps didn’t show a cloud in the sky but it’s still dark and gloomy.