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Hi
For future reference, at night it's best to shoot fully manual with the flash controlling the exposure. Then you can use any aperture to get the desired depth of field of an animal subject and vary flash output to get the best possible exposure. It is quite easy once the idea is grasped. I often photograph wild animals at night, eg owls, nightjards, possums and gliders and my base exposure in manual mode is ISO400, f/8, 1/125th, with flash exposure comp set to around 0 to +1 or so, but I vary it depending on subject distance from me. Don't know if this is too late, but hopefully it's some useful info if anyone wants to "dabble" in some nocturnal wildlife photography. The biggest challenge is to find the subjects. Once found, they are illuminated by a torch. You can get amazing nocturnal animal images if you practice a little.
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