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NitroWolf In reply to Thefriendlywolf [2017-03-12 17:28:02 +0000 UTC]

Also, Thank you very much for the comments. ^^

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NitroWolf In reply to Thefriendlywolf [2017-03-12 17:26:29 +0000 UTC]

DC Zoo Small Mammals House.

I was using my D7100 DSLR with a FX NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6 lens.

Shutter Speed [1/80 second]
Aperture [F/5.6]
Focal Length [230 mm]
ISO Speed [1000]

Usually these indoor locations don't have too much light and have the animals behind thick glass, so I wanted to be further from the glass as to not be disturbed by the people going by. To address the issue with the light I had to turn up my ISO to 1000 even though I usually stick to under 800. For focus I used a central point of focus with a single focus constantly adjusting it to make sure it was correct. The point was right above it's right eyebrow at the edge of the eye so I could get a good contrast line for the auto functions of the focus. Why that shutter speed? Well, I generally think I'm pretty good at hand holding so I use slower speeds sometimes. I would have been more comfortable on a tripod though. That wasn't possible with people around trying to go about their business.

As for the quickness of fennecs: I had to be very very patient and shot for about 3 hours before I was comfortable with what I had. They are mostly nocturnal animals so they were not awake and I wasn't going to wake them. I just waited for them to naturally do their thing.

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