RELATIONSHIP ADVICE

Gallery: AvianPosted March 6, 201092 views11 comments

I'M NOT an expert on relationships, but like this Wood Duck pair I know that good communication is important. This hen may not give a hoot about what her spouse is saying, but at least she's pretending to listen!

canon 7D
canon 600mm f4.L USM
F/8.0 1/500 ISO 400

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11 comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 6, 2010 at 10:45 PM

nice interaction you captured here, Craig. It really does look like she's leaning in. I'd imagine woodies are always a challenging exposure, and more so with the bright water here. I might try to pull some more detail out of the darks.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on March 6, 2010 at 11:11 PM

Real unique pose you captured here and the female "leaning" into the male is really cool as is the eye contact

- Luke

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 7, 2010 at 12:43 AM

LOL!
love it!

sandy r

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 7, 2010 at 1:37 AM

LOL, his wide eyed expression and the way her head is cocked does fit your anthropomorphism. I suspect he's full of himself and a little daft. The bright water has made for a tough exposure, some loss of detail in the drake's darker parts, but still very good. Might give just a little bit of a ccw spin. (On an unrelated note, may I ask what your avatar is - I'm torn between a snakes rattle and some sort of wood carving? I'll likely be embarrassed when the answer is revealed.)

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on March 7, 2010 at 3:39 AM

Gary, my avatar is a photo of a feather, owl I beleive.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on March 7, 2010 at 8:05 AM

Craig,
great timing, it seems she is leaning toward him to hear what he says. I really like the detail and the droplet on the beak of the male. Well done!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 7, 2010 at 12:49 PM

Great interaction, Craig.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 7, 2010 at 2:51 PM

She's all ears! A fun shot for sure Craig

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on March 7, 2010 at 4:03 PM

Love the interaction that you caught here Craig, especially how the hen appears to be leaning towards the drake.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 7, 2010 at 4:29 PM

Very nice. I like the interaction.

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Comment posted by David Sparks on March 8, 2010 at 10:14 AM

Craig:
Neat to get the pair, especially with the interaction shown.

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