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Bufflehead

by Craig Strand

Gallery: AvianPosted February 4, 2011143 views9 comments
Bufflehead drake captured yesterday.

Larger view available, thanks for stopping!

canon 7D
canon 600mm f4.L IS USM
F/5.6 1/800 ISO 200
manfrotto tripod, wimberley head, cable

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on February 4, 2011 at 4:08 PM
Nice, Craig. Love the head in this shot. Maybe just a tad more sharpening to the bird?
Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments
Comment posted by Mia McPherson on February 4, 2011 at 5:33 PM
Craig,

Love the pose of the duck, eye contact and the great iridescence you caught on the head. The water is beautiful too. Would like to see a bit more of the water in front of the duck otherwise I like this alot.
Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments
Comment posted by Dan Moore on February 4, 2011 at 9:27 PM
Primo IMO. perhaps a little more in front as suggested but either way a top shelf image.

Dan
Registered on February 11, 2010, 143 Posts, 1248 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 5, 2011 at 12:57 AM
Great job on the whites Craig, nice and sharp also. I'd prefer a lower angle but I know that's not always possible.

cheers
Rob
Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 5, 2011 at 2:19 AM
Tough to capture the irredescense, but you did it!
Nice angle, good whites, and bright eye!
Nice!!
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on February 5, 2011 at 10:32 AM
Nice light and great capture of that head! I also wish for a little more room up front! Well done! Sharon
Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments
Comment posted by Marc Dubuc on February 5, 2011 at 10:49 AM
Very nice. Colors on the head and neck are well captured. Great shot!
Registered on January 4, 2011, 59 Posts, 229 Comments
Comment posted by David Haynes on February 5, 2011 at 5:48 PM
Craig,
Just a touch more up front an it's perfect. Great job in post processing on the whites. Nice job!
Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Gulash on February 6, 2011 at 3:18 AM
Oh, wow, it isn't easy to capture the colors on the head of this species but you absolutely nailed it. Pretty, pretty. :toast:
Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments