Wood Duck

Gallery: AvianPosted March 14, 2012330 views10 comments

I have never seen a wild wood duck before this last weekend, when Lindo Lake in San Diego was full of Woody pairs.
Thanks to Charlie VanTassel, bird guide extraordinaire and the great group of NPN'ers who joined us.

D300s
500mm
1/500 sec, f/11
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
Exp comp: -2/3
ISO: 400
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO
Flash: Off

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by keith mitchell on March 14, 2012 at 4:13 AM

Sandy you have got some super detail and nice colours on this,the reflection is a real bonus.

Keith.

Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 14, 2012 at 8:10 AM

Good detail and control of the whites. It needs about a 3 degree clockwise shift.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 14, 2012 at 9:47 AM

Great job on the exposure, wow colors Sandy.
Nice comp that includes the birds reflection, well done!

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on March 14, 2012 at 10:25 AM

Beautiful, Sandy. What a great day.

Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments

Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on March 14, 2012 at 12:34 PM

Excellent detail, colors and composition on this image- The reflections are very pleasant as well- Very well done, Fabio

Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments

Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on March 14, 2012 at 12:46 PM

Nice Carolin duck shot.
I know it's very hard to take a technically right Carolin shot.
May be due to the existence of light and dark colours together and sharp colour transitions.(I have a pair of Carolin duck in my farm)
I like also posture of duck. Thank you for sharing.

Registered on February 16, 2012, 118 Posts, 767 Comments

Comment posted by wade pettitt on March 14, 2012 at 8:33 PM

Well done sandy. Your exposure looks very good and you have nice detail and eye contact.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 14, 2012 at 9:45 PM

Sandy I am so jealous. I really want one of these and you did a nice job with it. Great water lines and reflections.

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on March 15, 2012 at 3:25 AM

A handsome looking male, love all those iridescent colors. Nice exposure work and fine detail. Sweet Photo Sandy!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 16, 2012 at 1:16 PM

They have some amazing colors but I can see they also present a real challenge in photographing them with all the color contrast. Nice close up of the wood duck Sandy, way to go.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments