American Wigeon

Gallery: AvianPosted March 18, 2010325 views18 comments

I haven't been able to make it out shooting too much lately, so here's one from last spring about this time, taken at a local park (Titlow Park in Tacoma). People feed the ducks here so the mallards and wigeon are quite habituated to people. This one came in for a close look even though I wasn't feeding them. This is over 90% of FF, just a sliver taken from the top.

MkIII 500F4 1.4X 1/640 F7.1 iso 640, evaluative metering -0.7, Handheld

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18 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on March 18, 2010 at 11:18 PM

I think this was a good choice for a crop and and the water is super sweet

- Luke

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on March 18, 2010 at 11:40 PM

Lovely portrait, Nate. By the time our Wigeon have run the subsistence hunting gauntlet to Alaska, they're far too spooky to come this close.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 19, 2010 at 6:56 AM

A great shot here Nate. I like the detail available in the portrait comp. Nice light and colors too.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 19, 2010 at 7:10 AM

Lovely detail and light Nate

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 19, 2010 at 10:08 AM

Neat portrait, Nate. Gorgeous water.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 19, 2010 at 10:37 AM

Very nice detail and composition, for me looking at the larger image it is interesting to see the close up detail of the wigeon's face, way to go.

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Comment posted by Kenneth Arni on March 19, 2010 at 12:43 PM

Love everything about this Nate, The bird, the water color and texture. Great

Registered on December 24, 2008, 112 Posts, 629 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Leggett on March 19, 2010 at 2:50 PM

Nate, very nice portrait, interesting reflection and I think the brown tones of the BG compliment the bird. Did you get any of the whole bird? Nice work!

Registered on July 21, 2004, 706 Posts, 3233 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 19, 2010 at 4:12 PM

Thanks Bill, yep I've got dozens of the whole bird, flying also. I thought this was a little different and it was my favorite.

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Comment posted by David Sparks on March 19, 2010 at 5:07 PM

Nate:
I really like the color of the water as BG for the Wigeon and the outstanding detail in the bird.

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Comment posted by Dan Moore on March 19, 2010 at 5:24 PM

Simply elegant! This is a soft WOW!

Dan

Registered on February 11, 2010, 143 Posts, 1248 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Archer on March 19, 2010 at 5:32 PM

Sweet one Nate!!! Great light and reflection on this handsome drake! They've been missing you up there.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on March 19, 2010 at 6:48 PM

Very nice. I like the nice light and the beautiful iridescence of the green feathers on the head. I also like how the colors of the water and the bird match up.

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Comment posted by Dan Harbour on March 19, 2010 at 8:08 PM

Beautiful, Nate. Incredible detail and iridescence.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 19, 2010 at 9:23 PM

Great reflection and colors Nate

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 19, 2010 at 10:30 PM

great light and detail. very nice water, especially right in front of the bird.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Maile on March 20, 2010 at 11:40 AM

Incredible detail on the bird Nate, and the color and slight ripple patterns in the water truly make this special--1/640th too. Perfect comp.

Registered on March 2, 2009, 984 Posts, 2518 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on March 20, 2010 at 12:24 PM

Nate,
this is a lovely portrait! The water is a bonus.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments