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Hooded Pair

by Sharon Hallowell

Gallery: AvianPosted April 24, 2011133 views13 comments
Happy Easter! A pair of Hooded Mergansers just hangin' out! I thought the pano crop worked best here.

50D, 500mm, Iso 400, 1/125, F10
LARGER version also posted

Comments

13 comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 24, 2011 at 1:53 PM
Nice getting the pair together.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by Craig Strand on April 24, 2011 at 2:24 PM
Nice image of the pair Sharon, looks like both got their hair done for the holiday :biggrin:
Good exposure and love the habitat, reflection in the water too.
Registered on March 30, 2008, 416 Posts, 2885 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Pullen on April 24, 2011 at 3:27 PM
The pano does work well, Sharon. Good capture. Ron :toast:
Registered on December 18, 2005, 74 Posts, 1413 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 24, 2011 at 4:51 PM
A super comp Sharon. I like a lot about this image. My only wish is that one of the birds was tack sharp. It looks like the vege between and behind the birds is the sharpest element in the image, so perhaps that is where your focus was.
Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments
Comment posted by Mia McPherson on April 24, 2011 at 5:22 PM
Really nice getting the pair together like this Sharon. Nice work with the exposure in what looks to have been a challenge. I think the birds could be sharpened a tiny bit more.

Love the pano format
Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 24, 2011 at 6:03 PM
Really nice image and comp Sharon. Both birds look acceptably sharp to me, nice job stopping down here. Happy Easter to you too! :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Willison on April 24, 2011 at 6:12 PM
The pano cropp works well having these two birds in a row. Love the habitat and water ripples, which add a lot imo. Happy Easter to you, too.
Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 24, 2011 at 8:09 PM
Interesting light and both nicely focused, like this pano comp Sharon.
Great colors, what a handsome pair!
Well done :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Barbara Graham on April 24, 2011 at 9:11 PM
Wonderful format for this image, especially with the log. Really nice colors and environment.
Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments
Comment posted by Rohn B. McKee on April 24, 2011 at 11:11 PM
excellent Sharon
Like the pano choice
no nits here
Registered on November 18, 2008, 109 Posts, 415 Comments
Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on April 25, 2011 at 11:04 PM
Nice job capturing the pair together, Sharon.
Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments
Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on April 26, 2011 at 2:22 AM
Lovely image Sharon, excellent choice for DOF :^)
Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on April 26, 2011 at 10:54 AM
Nice job getting both of them in good poses Sharon. Really like the setting and your pano crop is perfect. I agree that sharpness is acceptable but my eye still wants a bit more crispness.
Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments