ML38584411

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Media notes

Shot with Canon EOS 7D and Leitz 400/6.8 Telyt-R. White balance was 5200K. I intentionally overexposed the image in the field to ensure I captured as much detail as possible on the bird, which was back-lit against a background of white gravel. I corrected the exposure, cropped the image, and converted the file from CR2 to JPEG in Adobe Lightroom 4; the photo is otherwise as-shot. Please note that copyright actually belongs to the photographer, Kendrick Fowler, and not Florida Keys Hawkwatch (though Florida Keys Hawkwatch is free to use the file for non-commercial purposes, and is the entity you should contact with any questions about the photo).

Observation details

One of the mourning doves we spotted had an unusual plumage: it had a dark cinnamon head, the underparts were yellow-brown, and the light blue eye ring appeared much thicker and bolder than usual. The wings, back, and tail appeared more or less normal (though the left wing was missing a substantial number of feathers).

Technical information

Model

Canon EOS 7D

Lens

400-400mm

ISO

3200

Focal length

400 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire, auto

f-stop

f/6.3

Shutter speed

1/500 sec

Dimensions

2654 pixels x 2654 pixels

Original file size

5.92 MB