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Am. Wigeon
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Am. Wigeon

by Ron Bielefeld

Gallery: AvianPosted April 14, 2013121 views11 comments
Taking a short break from the snail kites. Here is a male wigeon from this past winter.

Canon 1DM4
500mm f/4 + 1.4x tc
1/2500s
f/7.1
manual exp.
Hand held

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by Charles Gangas on April 14, 2013 at 11:51 AM
Excellent BIF Ron-your usual stellar techs.
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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 14, 2013 at 12:00 PM
Very nice. I especially like that BG, it compliments perfectly.
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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on April 14, 2013 at 12:07 PM
Well captured this fly-by ! Like the matching colors of Wigeon and BG !

Cheers, Hans
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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 14, 2013 at 12:09 PM
Nothing less than perfect Ron, plus the BG color is an added bonus and goes great with this species. Congratulations! :toast:
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Comment posted by Bill Kellermeyer on April 14, 2013 at 12:35 PM
About as sharp as it gets. Wow
Registered on March 19, 2013, 52 Posts, 161 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 14, 2013 at 1:06 PM
This has it all IMO: flight; sharpness; exposure; and the difficult catchlight (wigeon eyes are recessed farther than any other duck I know of and hard to light).
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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on April 14, 2013 at 2:51 PM
Sweet image Ron. Great wing position and background. Excellent work :toast:
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Comment posted by James Allen on April 14, 2013 at 3:07 PM
Bravo sir!
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Comment posted by Jeff Lewis on April 14, 2013 at 6:15 PM
Wow, awesome BIF sharpness and bg, nicely done. :smile:
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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on April 15, 2013 at 5:33 PM
Excellent BIF, Ron, as usual. Nice comp and detail.
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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 17, 2013 at 8:11 AM
Superb Ron - your duck flight shots are inspiring
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