Thank you. I used aperture-priority metering to keep the lens at maximum aperture to make sure that the bars stayed well o.o.f. and I set the exposure compensation manually. Actually it was -2/3 stop (the gallery has rounded up the Exif data). I'm a pretty compulsive histogram checker and most of my photos that day were made at this setting.
Ihave to play around with pushing the exposure on my camera too when i get the chance. Unfortunately, a lot of the wildlife I'm photographing onlt remain still for a few seconds, so setting up exposures might mean I lose the shot.
And while f4.5 is good for getting rid of bars, it's pretty unforgiving if the eyes aren't in focus!
Ihave to play around with pushing the exposure on my camera too when i get the chance. Unfortunately, a lot of the wildlife I'm photographing onlt remain still for a few seconds, so setting up exposures might mean I lose the shot.
And while f4.5 is good for getting rid of bars, it's pretty unforgiving if the eyes aren't in focus!
Absolutely! The skill is in the preparation, anticipation and judgement of the moment. But a bit of luck helps too - I didn't expect to get both the eyes and the nostrils sharp in the same shot
