Plumed Whistling Duck

Gallery: AvianPosted September 3, 2010134 views20 comments

Another from my sojourn up north with Simon. It was impossible to isolate an individual bird on the bank but occasionally you could do so on the water. This is a reasonable crop.

1D2n 500/f4 1.4X
ISO 400 f5.6 1/2500

cheers
Rob

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 3, 2010 at 9:23 PM

I really like the color palette of your birds and images!

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Comment posted by Buck Ward on September 3, 2010 at 9:25 PM

Love the pure sharpness of the duck and out-of-focus suggestion of other ducks in the background

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Comment posted by Ákos Lumnitzer on September 3, 2010 at 10:19 PM

Held up well for a reasonable crop, whatever you mean by that. Great looking bird. I would love to see one this close someday.

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on September 3, 2010 at 10:27 PM

A beautiful duck Rob well taken and composed

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 3, 2010 at 11:20 PM

Great angle and exquisite detail, Simon. The eye contact is perfect.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on September 4, 2010 at 6:27 AM

Great low angle Rob, love the colors in this image and the nice eye contact. Lovely details and sharpness.

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on September 4, 2010 at 8:18 AM

I agree with Richard. I like images with color palettes in the same family.

Peter

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Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on September 4, 2010 at 8:38 AM

Very nice Rob. Good head angle, and eye contact. Very sharp with excellent colors. I like the oof birds in the background, adds interest without being distracting. Well done.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on September 4, 2010 at 9:22 AM

Nice low perspective and an interesting subject! Nicely done. Sharon

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on September 4, 2010 at 11:12 AM

Lovely colors and great low angle Rob. Intense eye contact!

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Comment posted by Axel Hildebrandt on September 4, 2010 at 12:04 PM

Great angle, light and eye contact, it looks as if there is no lack of ducks in your area. :)

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 4, 2010 at 12:11 PM

Sweet low angle Rob. I love all the blurred birds in the BG. Nice light, color, detial, and sharpness on the subject. I would love to be able to get some flight shots of this species.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on September 4, 2010 at 5:55 PM

Good pose and eye contact, his blurred mates make a nice background.

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Comment posted by Chris Ross on September 4, 2010 at 8:09 PM

Nice image Rob,the BG ducks make a fine backdrop for this one.

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Comment posted by Nancy Elwood on September 4, 2010 at 8:31 PM

I love the colors and the details Rob! I might crop a little tighter to bring the subject out from the BG more.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on September 5, 2010 at 8:24 AM

Rob,
beautiful duck, great low angle, excellent detail and lovely colors. Well done.

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Comment posted by Butch Lama on September 5, 2010 at 12:18 PM

Great DOF achieved.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on September 5, 2010 at 12:39 PM

You've done really well here, Rob. Love the low angle.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on September 5, 2010 at 8:28 PM

Nicely done considering the circumstances Rob. I can see all the birds on the far shore, yet your isolation is well done. Nice and sharp along with a seriously low position gives this image a great perspective. Wish there was just slightly more room under the bird. Great shot Rob.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 6, 2010 at 12:57 AM

Love this Rob. The duck is isolated and the angle is great but it's still part of the flock with the birds in the bg.

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