The siskin - carduelis spinus - a photo on Flickriver

            Very dark when I took this photo.  ISO 1000 has resulted in some loss of detail, but generally the Nikon D300 has performed very well.  Unfortunately, the birds do not wait for perfect light to be available.
   

Taken on: January 25, 2012

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Camera: Nikon D300, f/6.3, 1/160 sec, 400mm (=600mm), ISO 1000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D300
Lens:	80.0-400.0 mm f/4.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	400mm (35mm equivalent: 600mm)
ISO:	1000
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Color Space:	Unknown (-1)
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
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