I caught a shot of this heron (I hope that’s what it is; maybe a crane?) while walking to the campus center to grab lunch. It was just sitting on the post posing, ready for its closeup. One thing I wish I knew was what type of bird this is, so I could properly title the picture instead of just referring to it as “bird” but oh well.

There are a couple things I wish I did differently with this picture. The first is minor, but I wish I had managed to catch the tip end of the bird’s tail rather than cropping it. A minor nuance for me, but I’ll mention it anyway. The second thing is fixable in photoshop, but I haven’t fixed it yet. Perhaps I will soon. I’d like to see what this picture would look like were the bird more of a silhouette and less of a simply shadowy bird. Maybe that didn’t make sense, but maybe when I upload a fixed version you’ll see what I mean. It’s just a simple matter of changing the picture’s levels. Anyway, here’s the EXIF data for this picture:

Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/10
Focal Length: 220 mm
Exposure Bias: 0/6 EV
Orientation: Horizontal (normal)
Exposure Program: Shutter priority
Focal Length In 35mm Film: 330