Redchested Cuckoo
15 October 2005
Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens
This bird posed for long, very unusual for a cuckoo. Unfortunately I was all thumbs so I took half the pictures with no flash and although they were better composed they are just too dark.
Exposure/Camera Settings
Resolution: 500 x 333
Camera make: Canon
Camera model: Canon EOS 20D
Aperture: f/5
ISO Equivalent: 100
Focal Length: 168mm
Flash Used: Flash fired, compulsory flash mode, red-eye reduction mode
Shutter Speed: 1/125s
Metering Mode: Pattern
Exposure Program: Aperture priority