Wood Duck.......

Gallery: AvianPosted October 3, 2010215 views10 comments

Taken at Lake Davis in Orlando Fl.
Wood Ducks are back in force! I new after A few head dips he would do the wing flap! You can still see the water drops on his head.

Nikkor Lens 200-400MM F4,ED,IF,VR with 1.4X t.c.
Focal length 460MM
ISO 400
Aperture F5.6
Shutter 1/1000 sec
-.07EV
Monopod

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on October 3, 2010 at 10:48 PM

This is an image I dream about! Whites are a bit hot, but your colors are to die for! Nice timing! Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

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

Great pose, Eric. I agree that the whites are a bit hot-you might try bringing them down. The bird seems just a bit soft to my eye, but the action and colors are great.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on October 4, 2010 at 2:09 AM

Excellent pose. Your techs look good I'm surprised it isn't tack sharp. If the head were sharp the wing blur would be ok I think. Great timing to catch the pose.

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on October 4, 2010 at 8:10 AM

A classic pose Eric. Nice timing on this one. Whites don't look bad on my monitor. Agree with others that the sharpness and detail are lacking a bit.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on October 4, 2010 at 8:35 AM

This is a great pose Eric, love the colors of the water and the eye contact. The bird does look soft to my eyes, perhaps the focus was off. But since they are back in force I am sure you will have more opportunities.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on October 4, 2010 at 9:50 AM

The pose simply could not be better Eric but I too notice the softness.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 4, 2010 at 1:35 PM

Great pose but the bird looks soft and the whites on the face look hot to me.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on October 4, 2010 at 10:30 PM

Eric,
Great position of the bird. The background is really nice. It looks like you had some tough lighting to shoot in. Maybe -1.0 or -1 1/3 would have taken care of those pesky whites on this bird. I have the same lense and find that it is not as sharp when I use a converter. Sandy Richards is the one who initially told me of this problem and so I really don't use the TC anymore with it and get very sharp images. I'm not sure what is causing the softness but that may be an issue. Just a thought. This is never the less a very fine image Eric. Great catch.

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments

Comment posted by Eric Diller on October 5, 2010 at 4:45 PM

Thanks for the feed back. I think the softness may come from not being totally in focus. I was on a muddy bank with a monopod shaking a bit from the pain in my old back (lol)....going back for another attempt!

Registered on October 2, 2009, 69 Posts, 434 Comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on October 5, 2010 at 4:57 PM

Wow, what a great pose! Agree that it looks a tad soft.

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