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Lesser Scaup Trio
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Lesser Scaup Trio

by Jerry Austin

Gallery: AvianPosted January 16, 201460 views5 comments
Found this trio in a local pond in Fort Worth, Texas. Almost got all three in focus.

Comments and Critiques welcome.

Canon 7D
Canon 200-400 f4l IS
f8.0
1/200 s
ISO 100
Focal Length 560 mm (teleconverter engaged)

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 16, 2014 at 10:31 PM
Two out of three is pretty good, Jerry-better than we usually get! I like the reflection. Have you tried selectively sharpening the rear Scaup to see if that helps? It doesn't seem too soft to my eye, and I think you can make it look reasonably sharp.

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Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Randy Bacon on January 16, 2014 at 10:35 PM
The slightly soft focus on the 3rd Scaup doesn't bother me, great job getting good eye contact on all three and showing good head color on all three. Very nice image, congratulations.
Registered on November 24, 2008, 56 Posts, 492 Comments
Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 17, 2014 at 7:45 AM
Nice colors in both the bluebills and the water. I do wish for a little more separation between the two to at least show the entire bill. Still a nice grouping and capture. Sharon
Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments
Comment posted by Ákos Lumnitzer on January 17, 2014 at 8:35 PM
Agree about obscured third bird (more separation).

Overall very nice with the head colours and those beautiful eyes! :smile:
Registered on April 24, 2004, 25 Posts, 510 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on January 17, 2014 at 8:42 PM
Beautiful water color and great lighting on the scaup to show the purple sheen. I would have preferred if it the first 2 weren't overlapping each other but nothing you could do about that. They all look pretty sharp to me but based on your comment of almost getting all 3 in focus, you could have gone to F11, iso 200 and kept the same shutter speed and you then probably would have had plenty of depth of field. :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments