Nikon 1 V3 Hodgepodge | Morning Dove Morning Doves tend to stick around all winter. They are beautiful calm birds that are relatively easy to photograph. An old photography guideline says to always have the eye in focus. A closely related guideline indicates to almost always show the eye of the critter in the frame. For more Morning Dove images, see Morning Dove Posing | a 7 Image Story and/or, see Morning Dove Portraits | a 7 Image Story.
The Back Story This image was captured by a simple click through the window at lunch time. Even birds like this Morning Dove can be challenging to capture without a long, fast lens. The Nikon 1 V3 with the 70-300mm lens allows for a 810mm effective focal length. It’s a long, not so fast lens at f5.6, but a very sharp lens. Of course, it helps if you feed the birds during winter. Note: I post an image everyday at hankconrad.com.
Details…
| Event | Late Lunch |
| Location | Backyard |
| Date/Time | 1/03/2016 2:13pm Local Time |
| Weather | Cloudy | 29°F | Light Winds |
| Method | Simple click through the window. |
| Gear | Nikon 1 V3 with a Nikon FT-1 Adapter & Nikon AF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR lens |
| Exposure | 300mm (500mm) f/6.3 1/800s -0.33ev 1600iso |
| Post | Reduced noise, sharpened eye, and added a bit of definition. |
