Female mallard portrait
NIKON D3100
270mm /
f/5.6 /
1/1250 sec. /
ISO 3200
State/Province/Region
Minnesota
Nearest Area
Purgatory Creek Park
Town
Eden Prairie
Notes
This was taken with a Nikon D3100 and a Sigma 70-300 F4-5.6 APO DG Macro HSM lens at a focal length of 270. The other settings included 1/1250, F5.6 and ISO: 3200.
Description
I snapped this photo during the summer of 2018 during the evening hours when the lighting was particularly favorable. I have only started experimenting with manual settings in the last year and I was practicing that day. This female mallard was standing and, at times, feeding near the water's edge on a trail I was walking around this city park. The sun was hitting her just right and I took advantage of moment to capture this.