And Without Sauce

Gallery: AvianPosted February 19, 2012143 views5 comments

Went to Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve for the first time this year. It was slow so I stayed on the bridge and practiced exposures on a Bufflehead and this male Scaup. Even in early light these guys are tough. I came close when this Scaup brought up a clam from a dive and I captured it swallowing the whole thing; quite interesting.

I tried (for the first time) to selectively lighten the dark areas and darken the whites in LR3. I am not to sure about the results. Sizing and sharpening in CS5

7D with 500mm on Tripod
1/1600 at f / 5.6
ISO 320
EV = - 1

Comments and suggestions are always appreciated

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Gazso on February 19, 2012 at 2:33 PM

I like it, but maybe you could you add a little to the right?. That looks like a cookie in his mouth.

Registered on February 5, 2012, 10 Posts, 25 Comments

Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on February 19, 2012 at 4:51 PM

Good shot. Are you sure it's not a bagel?

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on February 19, 2012 at 9:49 PM

That's gonna hurt tomorrow....

Pretty cool photo, Harry. Hard to imagine swallowing a clam.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 20, 2012 at 4:55 PM

Fairly good detail on the larger image and interesting seeing the clam. I have tired the same practice on Northern Shoveler's but this is a difficult shot to pull off in any kind of bright light. I will try and wait for an overcast day or more clouds if I want to do the Shoveler challenge.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on February 20, 2012 at 11:26 PM

Great behavior you captured nicely here Skip, I think you did a good job with your exposure adjustments.

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