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Helen Betts | all galleries >> Saudi Arabia: Life in the Desert >> Riyadh: Around the DQ >> The 'Wild Area' on Riyadh's DQ > A bird!
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11-JUL-2015

A bird!

I actually managed to get a picture of a bird in this wild area, of which there are many but I never seem to see them. The image is greatly cropped.

I had gotten this new lens for just that purpose, but rarely remember to bring it with me (or don’t want to carry it). Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s the sharpest lens around, but it’s what I’ve got now. Guess I should try to learn to use it!

A veritable feast, posted earlier:

Nikon D800 ,Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR AF
1/320s f/7.1 at 220.0mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time11-Jul-2015 11:54:01
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D800
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length220 mm
Exposure Time1/323 sec
Aperturef/7.1
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance
Metering Mode
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

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Stephanie20-Oct-2015 09:54
Tweet tweet! :) V
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal11-Oct-2015 15:12
Yes a bird!! Beautiful image Helen, great work. V
Julie Oldfield11-Oct-2015 15:10
It came out well. Nice detail. V
Carol Rollins11-Oct-2015 14:53
A nice shot of this lovely Dove.
Tom LeRoy11-Oct-2015 13:31
A nice shot of this Dove. Some pretty colors and detail, also. V
pkocinski11-Oct-2015 11:10
I agree it looks like our Mourning Dove :-)
Isabel Cutler11-Oct-2015 11:09
About sharpness - you may have to use a faster shutter speed, even though you it's a VR lens. This bird looks just like our mourning doves.
Graeme11-Oct-2015 11:01
Super shot of this pretty bird, Helen.V
carabias11-Oct-2015 08:27
The immortalized dove! excellent DOF. Great catch, and very pretty. V
Industrial Heritage11-Oct-2015 07:36
A truly worldly bird. I think a dove is found allover the world.
chris morton11-Oct-2015 07:35
some sort of pigeon, keep persevering
Milan Vogrin11-Oct-2015 06:59
Nice shot of dove.
John Hamers11-Oct-2015 06:38
Beautiful bird and a great capture of it !!V