Widgeon hen

Gallery: AvianPosted April 12, 201042 views7 comments

I'm not usually a fan of head on shots but this one appeals to me. I guess I like the fact that the eyes are visable, the DOF takes in most of the hen and I like the water. American Widgeon hen

Larger image available, thanks for stopping!

canon 7D
canon 600mm f4.L IS USM
F/6.7 1/180 ISO 320
Tripod w/Wimberly head & cable release

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on April 12, 2010 at 8:18 PM

The head is nice and sharp, especially at this speed. There is lovely movement in the water.

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Comment posted by Dan Moore on April 12, 2010 at 8:55 PM

I agree with Angela especially about the water. I love the silky movement.

Dan

Registered on February 11, 2010, 143 Posts, 1248 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on April 12, 2010 at 10:06 PM

Like the eye contact and the color. Would like to see a lower angle on this image, but sometimes I know that that is not always possible!

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on April 12, 2010 at 10:38 PM

Wasn't sure about the pose at first, but I do like it very much when looking at the larger photo. Very nice detail.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 13, 2010 at 12:08 AM

I like it, Craig. It looks like she's very alert. Great job on the dof, and I agree that the water is gorgeous.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on April 13, 2010 at 4:34 PM

Looks good. I see nothing wrong with a head on shot, esp when you've got this kind of fg and bg.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on April 15, 2010 at 5:24 PM

Great job on getting this, I like the overall color scheme to this, well done.

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