In the Field

Thirsty Chipper. Findlay Creek, BC, Canada. July 31, 2004.

If you live in or visit an arid area and like to photograph wildlife, just go to the nearest watering hole and wait! I caught this Yellow Pine Chipmunk quenching its thirst in a pond conveniently located just outside my house. The take home lesson: providing a source of water can help attract both birds and small mammals to places where they can be easily and conveniently photographed!

Behind the Camera

Thirsty Chipper. Findlay Creek, BC, Canada. July 31, 2004.

Digital Capture; Compressed RAW (NEF) format; ISO 200.

Nikon D2H with with Nikon 200-400 mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S VR lens @ 350 mm (525 mm equivalent with digital conversion factor) supported on Gitzo 1348 carbon fibre tripod with Wimberley head; SB-800 flash (fill) with Better Beamer Flash Extender - both mounted on Really Right Stuff flash bracket. VR turned to "On" and in "Normal" mode.

1/250s @ f10; -0.67 stop exposure compensation from matrix-metered exposure setting; flash fill at -0.67 stops (i-TTL mode).

At the Computer

Thirsty Chipper. Findlay Creek, BC, Canada. July 31, 2004.

Details to follow.

Conservation

Thirsty Chipper. Findlay Creek, BC, Canada. July 31, 2004.

Information to follow.