Today, it's all about birds. Went to a local park with the family, while I still had my father's 300mm lens. So I managed to take quite a few bird pictures. The biggest challenge I had (as always!) was low light. At 300mm, there is much less light coming in than at 70mm. I cheated this time, I just set the camera to "sports mode". Bad idea for the most part! Many pictures had some areas that were blown out. Lesson learned: never trust the machine! I should of chose a specific ISO, maxed out aperture, used a fast shutter speed and lightly under-expose. I seem to find fixing an under-exposed image always easier than fixing an over-exposed image. Still learning as I go... having the extra toys really helps though - this is a nice lens! (http://www.nikonusa.com/Nikon-Products/Product/Camera-Lenses/2161/AF-S-VR-Zoom-NIKKOR-70-300mm-f%252F4.5-5.6G-IF-ED.html)
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