Northern Pintails

Gallery: AvianPosted March 2, 2016128 views4 comments

Another from Nisqually last week. This one was taken from the boardwalk, so again the angle is steeper than I would really like, but it did give me some decent separation. The tail of the near duck looks a little odd, but I went back through the layers in my processing and it's just mud, not a processing artifact.

7D2, Sigma 150-600 C @ 484 mm, Wimberley sideckick and Arca Swiss Z1 Monoball on Gitzo 3441 legs, f/8, 1/2000, iso 800, aperture priority, pattern metering. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped to 13.3 MP before resizing. I cloned over a patch of distracting debris. Taken at 10:35 AM on February 25th at Nisqually NWR.

Your comments and criticisms are welcomed and appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by S Govindarajan on March 3, 2016 at 5:48 PM

Very nice, Dennis. Good to get both in focus and exposure look very good. A slightly lower angle may enhance this, but sweet image as it is.

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Comment posted by Jerry Marella on March 4, 2016 at 11:40 AM

Good exposure, nice catch light, and both in focus, or in the zone of perceived focus, and both head positions are good. Another nice one, Dennis.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on March 4, 2016 at 2:01 PM

Some of my favorite ducks Dennis. Love the rich browns, greys and blacks.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on March 4, 2016 at 4:39 PM

I like the earthy tones in this one Dennis. Both ducks are sharp. I might move them down in the frame a little lower but that's a minor observation. Nicely done!

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