Northern Shoveler

Gallery: AvianPosted January 8, 2011323 views17 comments

Another flight shot from the Bosque.

I was pleased getting this wing position, and a nice background for this shoveler. Wish for a little more light on the head, but it just wasn't there.

Added a little canvas on the top, cropped to about 75% of full frame.
NR on the background

Canon 50D, 500mm f/4 with 1.4x TC
1/2000 @ f/6.3, ISO 400
Handheld

Larger version included.

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 8, 2011 at 8:54 PM

Really nice flight shot! Great wing position!
Shovelers are fast and unpredictable in their path, so catching one is very tough.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on January 8, 2011 at 8:56 PM

Nice BIF shot Keith. I like that the light catches both the water droplets on the belly and the single drop trailing the duck.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 8, 2011 at 9:05 PM

wow, that's a beauty, Keith. I agree with your own assessment, and I really love that bg as well as your comp.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on January 8, 2011 at 9:46 PM

There are quite a number of interesting and attractive colors and shades in this image, Keith. The background really makes the duck appear very three dimensional too. I think it's a beautiful BIF capture as posted.

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Comment posted by Carol Nichols on January 8, 2011 at 10:20 PM

Keith, the beautiful background and the wing position really make this a nice photo. The water drops are pretty cool too!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 9, 2011 at 12:03 AM

Nice detail in the bird and an utterly gorgeous bg, Keith. Crisp water drops always add something to an image, and they certainly do in this case.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on January 9, 2011 at 1:50 AM

Gorgeous flight shot, Keith. Nice to know they can gracefully haul that ungainly bill up into the air!

Love 'em. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on January 9, 2011 at 2:19 AM

Couldn't agree more with the previous comments, fine flight photo. Increasing the exposure a little on the front part of the head might be worth a try for a bit more detail there. Nice job Keith!

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on January 9, 2011 at 3:42 AM

Terrific image ! Large version is pleasure to view.
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on January 9, 2011 at 11:11 AM

Very nice shot, Keith.

Congrats

D&L

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Comment posted by Dan Moore on January 9, 2011 at 4:30 PM

You are pretty tough on yourself. I love the flight angle through the frame,the BG and pose.

Dan

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on January 9, 2011 at 4:54 PM

Great action! Like the colors in the background.

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Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on January 9, 2011 at 5:13 PM

Beautiful work!

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Comment posted by Nancy Elwood on January 9, 2011 at 7:28 PM

Very well done Keith! Love that Bg and the sharpness and exposure shows this speciman off to its max!

Registered on January 15, 2010, 101 Posts, 396 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on January 9, 2011 at 9:01 PM

Tough to get a shoveler in flight let alone with its head out of water. Nice shot

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 10, 2011 at 11:45 AM

Very good flight shot, water droplets and background really add to the image, well done.

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Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on January 10, 2011 at 6:16 PM

A great flight image, well done.

Geoff.

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