American Avocet

Gallery: AvianPosted June 5, 2012186 views12 comments

Another shot from Malheur NWR. This was made late the same afternoon as the stilts photo at the same pond my last day there. This avocet would dunk it's entire head as it foraged. I worked to capture the momment it's head would emerge from the water. This is my last post for little while, heading up to Nome early in the morning for an adventure with the birds of the arctic.

Canon MkIV, 600mm & 1.4x, 1/2000, f9, ISO 640, Manual Spot Meter

All your comments and suggestions are very much appreciated

Ken Archer

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Roger Leekam on June 6, 2012 at 6:37 AM

Ken, very good reflection shot. I like the stripes of reflected light on the delicate bronze color. Looking forward to seeing your shots from Nome.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on June 6, 2012 at 9:25 AM

Good capture and happy trails on your trip.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 6, 2012 at 1:23 PM

Sounds as if you guys had a great time at Malheur! I'm envious, and hope to get there with you one year.
Nice action here and great colours/reflection.
Might need a bit of CW rotation to straighten the eye/reflected eye - hard to tell.
Sweet!

Sandy

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Comment posted by Ralph Kerr on June 6, 2012 at 3:47 PM

Nice one Ken. I especially like the water between bill and surface.
Good shooting in Nome

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 6, 2012 at 10:58 PM

Lovely, Ken. Great job catching the moment. Have fun.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on June 8, 2012 at 11:32 AM

Great timing on this one Ken! I really like the water trail. The light and colors are excellent in this. While I like the reflection, I am wondering if it would have more impact with the water action if you cropped it tighter and lost the reflection? not sue if you tried it or not to look.

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on June 9, 2012 at 7:39 AM

Very nice! I like all the water dripping off of the beak. I also like the color of the water and the broken up reflection of the bird.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on June 9, 2012 at 8:37 PM

Sweet action and reflection Ken, hope you are having fun in Nome

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 10, 2012 at 7:50 AM

Ken! Whoa, this is really gorgeous! Greta timing for the capture creates some dynamic motion and the reflection is great.
Safe travels and good hunting in the endless light!

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Comment posted by May Haga on June 12, 2012 at 1:14 PM

Very nice Ken. Love the water coming off the beak. Have a great trip to Nome. I am looking forward to seeing some great images from that trip.
May

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Comment posted by Verdon on July 3, 2012 at 1:07 PM

awesome moment and timing, nice soft light helped you manage the whites excellent

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 10, 2012 at 11:59 AM

Crisp and clear, sweet shot Ken. I especially like the water action at the beaks tip & the full reflection..
Excellent color & light, well done!

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