Mourning dove nest
A mother dove with 2 chicks in a nest in a palm tree outside the window of the place I was staying in San Francisco.
A mother dove with 2 chicks in a nest in a palm tree outside the window of the place I was staying in San Francisco.
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DMC-ZS40
Aperture f/5.6 ISO 400 Shutter 1/15 Focal Length 694576768/167772 
San Francisco, California, US
Apr, 2019Views
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Location
We were house sitting some friends house in Pacific Heights in San Francisco. I happened to look out the bedroom window and got this big surprise - a dove's nest in the palm tree just outside a third story window.Time
This particular shot was in the morning, but I took endless shots of this nest during my weeks stay in the house.Lighting
The lighting was simply the natural morning lighting and the photo was shot through a closed bedroom windowEquipment
Normally, I do most of my shooting with a Canon 7D Mark II equipped with a Canon 100-400 L lens, but I was traveling light for this trip and it was shot with a Panasonic DMCV-ZS40Inspiration
I guess anyone interested in nature and photography would be inspired to take a shot of a dove's nest virtually an arms length away. Especially one in which neither the parents nor the chicks seemed to be shy of humans.Editing
Only PP was converting the shot from RAW to JPEGIn my camera bag
Canon 7D Mark II with Canon 100-400 mm L lens is my goto setup.Feedback
Just keep your eyes open looking for great shots. Although I have a degree in professional photography from the New York Institute of Photography, my best nature shots are my luckiest shots and luck comes to those who get out there and look for potential great shots.
