Beautiful Pair

Gallery: AvianPosted March 18, 20181,887 views11 comments

I captured this pair of Northern Shovelers at the lake close to my house. Not many more opportunities this year as the warmer weather has caused most of the waterfowl to fly north. I like the warm, late afternoon light and the water droplets coming off the drake. Processed with Lightroom, Photoshop and Lightzone. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 1DX Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f7.1
1/1600s
Focal Length 540mm (Teleconverter Engaged)
ISO 800

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 18, 2018 at 3:26 PM

Sweet flight catch. We have these here on a migratory basis but the males are less advanced here in taking on breeding plumage.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 18, 2018 at 4:07 PM

Another excellent flight shot, Jerry. I like the wing positions on these. Well done.

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Comment posted by Jim Gavin on March 18, 2018 at 11:14 PM

Beautiful photo of a beautiful pair.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on March 19, 2018 at 2:16 PM

Well taken Jerry, I like the wing span of the male and the habitat bg. Both birds are very sharp and good positions.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on March 19, 2018 at 2:41 PM

The DOF is perfect here Jerry resulting in nice color and detail. Great to catch both of them in the same plane. Nice complimentary BG. I really like the thiny beads of water on the male's belly.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on March 19, 2018 at 4:23 PM

Excellent job in catching both of these Northern Shovelers in focus and in-flight, both with pleasing wing positions. What really makes this image for me is how nicely the out of focus background allows the birds to really pop in the frame.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 20, 2018 at 7:11 AM

Excellent catch!
Both ducks are tack-sharp, and stand out perfectly against the BG.
devil

Sandy

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 23, 2018 at 1:51 PM

Very nice double Jerry! Really like the warm light in the BG. Great work!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 2, 2018 at 9:43 PM

Jerry, congrats on the WP - exceptional image.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on April 3, 2018 at 4:54 PM

Congratulations on the WP Jerry!

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on April 6, 2018 at 8:45 AM

Excellent flight shot Jerry, beautiful light on the birds and your DOF is perfect. Congrats on the WP.

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