Canvasback Drake

Gallery: AvianPosted January 31, 2010433 views28 comments

Wonderful light on this most royal of ducks! Please look at larger image.

50D, 100-400 w/1.4 @ 560, Iso 400, 1/500, f5.6

Comments

28 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 31, 2010 at 3:18 PM

Terrific! That's very nice light and an excellent exposure on the whites.

And thanks for providing the larger version so we can see the wonderful texture and detail here.

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Comment posted by Raymond Klassen on January 31, 2010 at 4:12 PM

Beautiful lighting, and plenty of detail. Good job on exposure as well. I like the tuft of white behind the neck.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on January 31, 2010 at 4:50 PM

I agree with Richard; sweet light and lovely work on the whites. But the Redhead, not the Canvasback, is the most royal of North American ducks...

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Comment posted by Nancy Elwood on January 31, 2010 at 5:16 PM

Perrrrrfect Sharon!!! A very big congrat!!

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Comment posted by Ed Dubois on January 31, 2010 at 5:29 PM

Beautiful light and detail Sharon.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on January 31, 2010 at 6:00 PM

I ditto Richards comments, this is really a very lovely capture of the canvasback. Wonderful exposure and work

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Comment posted by Brian Vance on January 31, 2010 at 6:08 PM

The composition, light and reflections are very effective here. Excellent capture.

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on January 31, 2010 at 6:25 PM

Very nice indeed Sharon. I love the detail in the big version. The light is also wonderful here

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on January 31, 2010 at 7:11 PM

This is wonderful Sharon...big congrats on a FINE shot!!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on January 31, 2010 at 8:43 PM

The golden lighting makes this one special, congrats Sharon

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on January 31, 2010 at 9:18 PM

Wow, this one is killer, Sharon. The light was with you that day.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on February 1, 2010 at 1:57 AM

Love the light an angle - congrats on a fine image!

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on February 1, 2010 at 3:07 AM

Glorious light and reflections of the bird - a beauty Sharon.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 1, 2010 at 5:36 AM

Magic Sharon - wonderful light and magical detail in the larger version

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on February 1, 2010 at 5:48 AM

The light is absolutely heavenly, Sharon! Great image!

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on February 1, 2010 at 8:20 AM

Beautiful light and colors. I really like the look the duck is giving you.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on February 1, 2010 at 8:24 AM

Sharon, you're getting some great shots. This is another beauty. Wonderful light, and the detail and texture of the body feathers really shines in the larger version.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 1, 2010 at 2:40 PM

Wow, great job in getting detail on those white feathers, excellent IQ all the way around, way to go.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on February 1, 2010 at 8:31 PM

Sharon,

This is gorgeous in all respects. Excellent work.

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Comment posted by Mark Wilson on February 2, 2010 at 12:06 PM

Thats lovelly, great detail and very nice light.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on February 9, 2010 at 2:49 PM

Congrats on the EP. Don't know how I missed this the first time around. . . This is the kind of light I was looking for on my Redhead photo!

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on February 9, 2010 at 4:12 PM

Congrats on the EP. Superb image!!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 9, 2010 at 4:14 PM

Sharon, congrats on this nice EP!
Sandy r

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on February 9, 2010 at 4:26 PM

Big congrats Sharon

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Comment posted by Angela Classen on February 10, 2010 at 10:47 AM

What a beautifully captured duck. The light is exquisite. Congrats on the EP!

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on February 10, 2010 at 11:12 AM

Wow! Thanks so much for all of the nice comments...and the inspiration I receive from all of you. I'm honored. Sharon

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on February 10, 2010 at 8:39 PM

Congrats on the weekly pick Sharon

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 11, 2010 at 5:51 PM

Congratulations on this beauty!

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