Common Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) at Potteric Carr

Common Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), male fluffing his feathers up and displaying.
Photo taken at Potteric Carr nature reserve near Doncaster, South Yorkshire in late January.

Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon Af-S Ii 400mm F2.8 If-Ed with 2x teleconverter.

I use my photos as inspiration for paintings which can be seen at:
www.stevegreaves.com

Taken on: January 22, 2011

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Camera: Nikon D300, f/5.6, 1/125 sec, 800mm (=1200mm), ISO 1000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D300
Lens:	400.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	800mm (35mm equivalent: 1200mm)
ISO:	1000
Exposure Bias:	0 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 CS3 Windows
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