Northern Shoveler, male

Gallery: AvianPosted May 22, 201658 views11 comments

I was just sitting by the pond waiting for whatever came by and couldn't resist taking a shot of this shoveler. For me, they are gorgeous birds. Early morning light same day and time as the male Green-winged Teal I posted recently. Large size provided for more detail.

Nikon D810
300 2.8
1.4 tc
f 5.6
ISO 500
1/400

Thanks for looking and critiques always appreciated.

May

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on May 22, 2016 at 3:21 PM

Beautiful colors reflected on the pond and wonderfully composed image of this beautiful Drake. Lovely May.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 22, 2016 at 3:25 PM

That eye sure pops, Maya, and the colors both in the bird, it's reflection, and the water behind it are gorgeous. The spreading ripples are a great addition.

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Comment posted by Raoul Breaux Jr on May 22, 2016 at 4:59 PM

Beautiful, May! I like everything about this--especially the colors, water ripples, and that great eye! I love the lines of a Shoveler's head and the look it gives the bird--especially in flight. A really nice image!

Registered on April 27, 2016, 20 Posts, 142 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on May 22, 2016 at 6:45 PM

What a beautiful setting for this handsome shoveler to pose for you in May. Those ripples put this one over the top for me. I really like your low perspective. Excellent Exposure Work Too!

Sweet One laugh

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 22, 2016 at 7:37 PM

Sweet image, May. Gorgeous light on the water and I love the textures, excellent detail in the Shoveler as well. I really like what the water motion did to the reflection in this image-very artistic.

devil

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on May 22, 2016 at 9:16 PM

Bird is so beautiful.
I like the colors on the image, and the reflection on the water, May! Well done.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 23, 2016 at 1:43 PM

May, I will content myself with echoing the kudos others have posted. I also like the good control you kept of whites and blacks. devil

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 23, 2016 at 3:50 PM

Ecellent, May. I can't add anyting to what's been said, but this is a well-executed, classic shot of a handsome drake.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on May 23, 2016 at 4:40 PM

Nice job on this shoveler Drake. The eye just pops. I always find these birds difficult to photograph because they are always in motion and they have their heads underwater feeding.