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Autumn Swim
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Autumn Swim

by Rick Turner

Gallery: AvianPosted March 3, 201272 views3 comments
Male and female Lesser schaup out for a swim.

*Sony a900. 70-400 G Series Sony zoom @ 5.6
*Iso 800, 1/500 second at 400mm
*Manfrotto pro 3 tripod, Flashpoint F3 ball head
*RRaw process in LR3 and color correction and sharpening in CS5.
*Full frame image

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Gazso on March 3, 2012 at 4:43 PM
I see it's a full frame image but I would still crop a little off the bottom. A little added to the left would have been nice. Still a nice shot otherwise. :wavey:
Registered on February 5, 2012, 10 Posts, 25 Comments
Comment posted by Barbara Graham on March 3, 2012 at 6:30 PM
Beautiful colors, great sharpness on the closer bird, and the other one is almost as sharp. I agree with a little more room on the left.
Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments
Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 3, 2012 at 9:43 PM
cool color and texture in the water, Rick. I think that compositionally this would be much stronger with more room in front of the lead duck and less room on the bottom. the lead duck appears to be a molting immature male Lesser Scaup.
Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments