After a rather long winter, spring arrived with sudden welcome warm temperature. We went for a walk about Campbell River Valley Regional Park and found this little guy on a tree stump. He was accustomed to people walking by and was easy to photograph.
Dedicated photographers may note that despite having a newer and very good D3 camera that the D2x was used for the last couple of images. The D3 is working well, but the older camera has a smaller image area, effectively giving more "magnification" to whatever lens is on it. So for nature or close-up photography we still use the D2x. We very much appreciate that both cameras use the same accessories, including batteries!
The camera recorded the following information in the original image file:
Nikon D2x
2009/04/05 11:48:46.7
Color
Data Format: RAW (12-bit)
Compression: None
Image Size: Large (4288 x 2848)
Lens: VR 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 ED AF-D
Focal Length: 340mm
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Spot
1/100 sec - F/5.4
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Color Mode: Mode II (Adobe RGB)
Hue Adjustment: 0
Gerald & Irmgard Carter
White Balance: Direct Sunlight
AF Mode: AF-C
Tone Comp: Less contrast
Saturation: Normal
Sharpening: None
Long Exposure NR: Off
High ISO NR: Off