American Wigeon

Gallery: AvianPosted December 7, 2011180 views12 comments

Had a great time shooting wigeon and pintials a few evenings ago. We had great evening light.

Please view larger version for max details. Thanks so much.

Canon 1DM4
500mm +1.4x tc
ISO 800
1/2500s
f/7.1
Hand held
64% of FF
Not baited

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on December 7, 2011 at 9:32 PM

gorgeous light, Ron, and really nice wing position and comp. a really nice setting also. I think that I'd use a very small brush to mask out the sharpening on the bright water drop on the bird's left foot--it's just a couple bright pixels there that are catching my eye a little in the larger version.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 7, 2011 at 11:11 PM

Superb detail, Ron. I really like the wing position and as you noted, the light is great.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on December 7, 2011 at 11:41 PM

Beautifully sharp, great position, wonderful light.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 8, 2011 at 1:45 AM

Great pose, and nice job catching the green irridescense on the head.
Super BG and the water drops add a lot.
Another excellent image!
Sandy

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Comment posted by antino cervigni on December 8, 2011 at 2:39 AM

Excellent shot. Regards Antino

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Comment posted by Andreas Edman on December 8, 2011 at 3:41 AM

Great image with great details. I have nothing to complain about, well done.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 8, 2011 at 8:25 AM

It's a wonderful flight pose Ron.
Great details, colors, and interesting light..
I especially like the soft landscape BG, it ties it all together nicely

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on December 8, 2011 at 9:29 AM

Looks like you had a good time from the quality of this image, very nice detail on the larger image, I like that you can see a little of the iridescent green on the head, nice job in getting this, well done.

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Comment posted by Eric Diller on December 8, 2011 at 10:26 AM

Beautiful flight shot......

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 8, 2011 at 6:19 PM

The large image is very impressive. A tough exposure (at least for me) added to a great flight position. Well done.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on December 9, 2011 at 8:54 PM

I like the wing position better on this one but the light better on the most recent post probably because of the shadows here.. Still like both images alot.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on December 10, 2011 at 7:27 PM

Great pose, love the colors of the bird against that background,

Ray

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