photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
Helen Betts | all galleries >> Galleries >> Birds at Constitution Gardens on the National Mall > Showing off
previous | next
29-Aug-2021 Tim Betts

Showing off

We went down to Constitution Gardens for the first time since May, but there really wasn’t a whole lot to photograph other than some mallards and a dragonfly. It’s getting discouraging because there weren’t many birds at the gardens, there aren’t any butterflies at the Franciscan Monastery and my favorite skipper garden on Capitol Hill has been overgrown with weeds (and no flowers).

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by PBase are decidedly
unsharp.

Half-mast at the US Supreme Court, posted earlier:

Nikon D850 ,Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
1/800s f/5.6 at 400.0mm iso400 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time29-Aug-2021 14:55:18
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D850
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length400 mm
Exposure Time1/800 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance0
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (7)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium large original auto
share
Zoltán Balogh12-Jan-2022 08:21
What a great, dynamic capture! V
Julie Oldfield31-Aug-2021 22:56
Love the framing and DOF. They aren’t the most exciting bird, but I do enjoy watching them. V
Nirvan Hope31-Aug-2021 03:47
So amazing to see the details of the underwing.
Nestor Derkach30-Aug-2021 16:36
Nice capture of these three and one showing his talent in the water. nice rippled water reflection.
Butterflies have been rather scarce this year I has sat for several hours last week and only saw one Tiger Swallowtail lots of skippers and bees.
Vote
bill friedlander30-Aug-2021 15:25
Excellent catch of the pose. V
Nick Paoni30-Aug-2021 14:26
Love how the other ladies are checking her out.
janescottcumming30-Aug-2021 11:18
You got a nice shot of this girl showing her moves! V
Philip P30-Aug-2021 10:00
Beautiful capture!
Tom Munson30-Aug-2021 04:47
The mallards are starting to get some color. Nice shot.
joseantonio30-Aug-2021 04:14
a nice timing for that pose.V.
Dennis Hoyne30-Aug-2021 02:50
There seems to be happy mallards anyway, nice shot of this lively trio.
Gill Kopy30-Aug-2021 02:45
She appears to be getting admiration from her pals :) V
Pierre Martin30-Aug-2021 01:23
beautifully caught in action and sharp details!
LynnH29-Aug-2021 23:53
There's one in every lot!!! LOL Great catch! V
Hank Vander Velde29-Aug-2021 23:34
Great shot Tim, especially of the middle one flapping her wings.
Kevin D Warren29-Aug-2021 23:06
Nice shot of the show off!