How did he shoot the picture without a bright sky?

[dRebelXT]

I went out into a park last Sunday afternoon, it was a rainy/cloudy day.
I was inside bushes shooting a squirral. Wherever there is sky, the backgdound
was always burnt out. How come this picture doesn't have my problem? Did the
photographer use some filter or what?

 

[Drudkh]

close down the aperture?

 

[mpenza]

exposure is set for the background and flash is used to brighten the bird. you could see the catchlights in the eye.

 

[~Arcanic~]

erm, are u two in the same area? perhaps he shot it when e sky wasn't that bright..?

 

[espn]

Yup.. flash is used.

Do exposure compensation also. +EV.

 

[XPeriment626]

yep this is simply fill flash.

 

[zaren]

shouldn't this thread be in general, reviews and tech talk?

mods pls move the thread, thx!

 

[dRebelXT]

Thank you all for the explanation, I will try that next time.