I’ve been away from the camera for a while with school, work, business and life in general. I found myself with some free time this afternoon and walked out to the pond with my Canon 5D and 400 5.6 L.

I saw a mockingbird sitting in a bush by the water and cranked out a few shots.

Now…I think of myself as someone who pays attention and i like to think I know what I’m doing with a camera…but being away from shooting for a month or so I forgot to check one thing. The ISO setting. For some reason my ISO was at 1600.

Now…1600 ISO isn’t bad if I were shooting in low light. But I was standing outside in the sun with a few clouds.

These aren’t bad at all for 1600 ISO.

Related posts:

1. Mockingbird eating berries
2. Mockingbird in Morning Light
3. Mockingbird with tongue out