Ring Necked Drake

Gallery: AvianPosted February 15, 2015109 views8 comments

I finally got close enough to these guys to get a decent shot. I wrapped myself in camouflage netting, hunkered down on the shore and waited for them to come to me. It worked pretty well. I like the water colors on this one. Processed using Lightroom 5 and Photoshop CC 2014. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 7D Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f7.1
1/800s
ISO 160
Focal Length 540mm (Teleconverter Engaged)

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Rick Turner on February 15, 2015 at 11:52 AM

Very nice Jerry. Background superb.

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Comment posted by Sandra M. Apel on February 15, 2015 at 11:10 PM

Everything about this image is most wonderful. The colors in the BG are stunning setting the drake up beautifully. Love the detail inclusive of the beak.

Registered on October 15, 2013, 20 Posts, 171 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on February 16, 2015 at 11:18 AM

Lovely capture of this beautiful drake Jerry. Very good detail and the water color offers a very nice background. My only suggestion, and a very minor one at that, would be to offer a tad more room on the right of frame.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on February 16, 2015 at 5:17 PM

Lovely lighting here and the water colors are beautiful Jerry.

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Comment posted by Greg Morris on February 17, 2015 at 12:09 PM

I just saw these ducks on a lake near my home and thought I would try to do something similar after seeing your post. I was never able to get close enough and it was way to cold to sit and wait. Maybe another day.

I enjoy your waterfowl images very much.

Registered on January 23, 2015, 38 Posts, 104 Comments

Comment posted by David Bogener on February 17, 2015 at 12:46 PM

Nice image with a good pose captured. Nice feather and beak detail. Perhaps a slight adjustment to bring put more detail in some of the black?

Registered on October 30, 2013, 417 Posts, 1255 Comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on February 22, 2015 at 1:54 PM

Very pleasant image, and well exposed: showing al the detail and colors very nicely ! Congrats on this Jerry

, Hans

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on February 22, 2015 at 6:48 PM

Jerry,
Congratulations on your persistence and willingness to drape yourself with netting like a creature from the sea. You should save the disguise for Halloween! Everything about the shot is wonderful. And certainly after capturing such detail we want to show it off. I wonder if you allowed a bit more space on the right if the overall image would be better composed. I find it hard to back off with the result being a smaller bird in a better structured image. Good job catching this fellow.

Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments