Hooded Mergansers

Gallery: AvianPosted February 22, 2011171 views8 comments

Canon EOS REBEL T2i
EF400mm f/5.6L USM (property of Ron Bielefeld)
2/18/2011 – 11:03:21 AM
1/1250 sec
Manual
f/9
ISO 400
Focal length 400 mm
Viera Wetlands, Viera, Florida
Raw file processed in PSE9, full frame

I had never spent much time before this watching these birds, and when I was watching them on this day I thought they had a very special beauty. I especially liked the way these three looked together. All feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on February 22, 2011 at 5:47 PM

I like the directional light in this shot Barbara. I also like the postion of the three birds and the water. All the birds are sharp enough to make this work and the front bird is tack making it even better. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on February 22, 2011 at 6:00 PM

Lovely image, great dof Nicely done

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on February 22, 2011 at 6:02 PM

Very good shot, Barbara. Very nice composition and great sharpness ! Well done.
You really enjoyed very much Ron's lens!
Mauro

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 22, 2011 at 6:17 PM

Nice light and good grouping of the mergansers. The water is very attractive. I might rotate this a bit clockwise to line up the reflections with the birds, and I'd back off the sharpening in the smaller version just a bit.

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Comment posted by Dan Moore on February 22, 2011 at 6:42 PM

Very nicely done Barbara.

Dan

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on February 22, 2011 at 11:06 PM

Nice job. Good sharpness on all three birds. Like the rich intensity of the colors. Your comp works well here. You are really coming along-good work.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 23, 2011 at 8:46 AM

Tough to get three pretty sharp birds in good position! Nice work!
Nice water and comp too!
Needs a bit of CW rotation to level the birds.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Sonja Otto on February 23, 2011 at 10:27 PM

Gorgeous Mergansers Barbara. I really like the silkiness of the water and the way this trio looks. The large version really shows the beauty. Nice job.
Sonja

Registered on February 15, 2011, 0 Posts, 21 Comments