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Two Woodies on a Fence
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Two Woodies on a Fence

by Jerry Austin

Gallery: AvianPosted November 9, 2014130 views6 comments
Found this pair of Wood Ducks at the local park. They were resting on a split rail fence next to the lake. Processed using Photoshop CS3, LightZone and NeatImage.

Canon 7D
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f5.6
1/125s
ISO 160
Focal Length 560mm (Teleconverter engaged)
Tripod and Wimberley Head

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Steve Thompson on November 9, 2014 at 8:52 PM
Nice portrait of these woodies Jerry. Good details and pleasing background. I'd be tempted to try more of a pano crop to take away some of the bottom. Real nice as posted though. :smile:
Registered on August 7, 2014, 125 Posts, 2319 Comments
Comment posted by Scott Frye on November 10, 2014 at 12:09 PM
Nice look at these woodies -- and presents and interesting study in straightening.. My first look told me that the fence should be straightened -- then I see some lines in the background that might be "off". If it were mine I might just try to straighten the fence to see if it improves the shot.
Registered on February 3, 2007, 387 Posts, 1136 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 11, 2014 at 3:42 PM
A neat shot to get this pair up on a fence post like this Jerry, sharpness looks good on both birds. While the bg is ok, I wonder if you could have gotten an even better bg without the bright spot by getting a little lower angle. :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on November 11, 2014 at 4:28 PM
Good sharp image with great color! The split in the fence would indicate to me that it might be dropping downward. The ducks look straight. Thanks for sharing.
Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments
Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on November 12, 2014 at 1:22 AM
Your title sounds like the opening line to a joke :biggrin: "So two Woodies are on a rail..."

Very nice capture and good management of the difficult exposure on the drake's head. The hen's pose is very good.
Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments
Comment posted by keith mitchell on November 14, 2014 at 10:04 AM
Cracking image Jerry, both looking in the same direction for you.

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