The Gals are Pretty Too

Gallery: AvianPosted January 26, 201464 views5 comments

Ring-necked Duck at Dead Horse Ranch State Park, Northern Arizona

1/1000 at f8 and ISO400
Canon &D
Canon 500mm with 1.4 TC

I mostly see pictures of the male with his great colors but the gals are pretty too

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5 comments

Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on January 26, 2014 at 8:59 AM

Scott, This shot caught my eye for the following reasons. The composition is perfect with the entire reflection captured in the image. The details are sharp and the muted colors are perked up with the light blue and greens of the ripples. This image reminds me of a detailed color pencil drawing. Well done

.......................................Jim

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 26, 2014 at 9:30 AM

This is very nice...I agree that the females are pretty, too! This needs a slight clockwise rotation to even out the water ripples and line up the eye reflection. Nice light, very good details and a nice head turn...well captured. Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 26, 2014 at 11:51 AM

Excellent dof, Scott. I think this could use a bit of CW rotation; the tips of the real beak and the reflected beak should form pretty close to a vertical line. Excellent exposure and image quality.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on January 26, 2014 at 10:18 PM

The most mis-named species in North America. Good shot of this little lady; I think you need 1-2 degrees of clockwise rotation; otherwise great techs and composition.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 27, 2014 at 10:55 PM

Very nice. Looks like a painting.

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