Taking Flight (Little Egret)
| Category | animalphotography |
| Settings | 1/6 sec | f/13 | ISO 200 | 150mm |
| Camera | Olympus OMD EM1 Mark 2 |
| Lens | Olympus 40-150mm F/2.8 Pro + 1.4 TC |
| Location | Cassiobury Park, Watford, UK |
Like the title says, sometimes you can get lucky, this was one of those times and it was a total fluke. Should I admit that? Bit late now.
If you have a look at the settings I've showed above, you'll see the longish shutter speed and a small aperture of f/13. The reason for those settings was because I had been taking scenic shots where I wanted front to back focus and a small aperture is what you need for that. I was about ready to pack up and go home. While I was walking across a river bridge, a stranger showed interest in my photography when he see the camera gear I was carrying, so we had a little chat.
It was at that time that I spotted the Little Egret wading in the shallow water of the river and so I tried to sneak up and take a shot. I totally forgot about my settings. Just as I pressed the shutter it took off and when I see the result on the back of my camera I got quite exited. Had I thought about my settings prior to shooting, I would have raised my ISO and set my aperture to f/2.8 to enable as short a shutter speed as possible, I was going for a sharp shot.
As I said, sometimes you can get lucky and I certainly was. I think I owe that stranger some thanks for saying hello to have a chat. I don't think I've ever been grateful for having messed up settings before, always a first time I guess.
Thanks for reading
Richee