BB whistling duck

Gallery: AvianPosted May 14, 2010112 views15 comments

Here is one from this morning. Great morning light this morning. I had a lot of fun with the Black bellies again. They are really into courtship right now. I like the position of the bird, especially the wings, head turn, and splayed feet. Please view the larger image for the best details. Thanks for looking.

Canon 7D
500mm f/4
ISO 500
f/5.6
1/1250s
Manual exp.
HH
about 50% or FF

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Steve Balke on May 14, 2010 at 7:59 PM

Quite a pose: this fellow looks like he will land on my desk, Ron! Lovely capture. My only nit: looks to me like there is plenty of detail in the feet that would bre better brought out if you lowered the exposure on them. It really is just a nit, though. Very impressive image.

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Comment posted by Dan Harbour on May 14, 2010 at 8:46 PM

I love that view of the orange feet and bill. Great flight pose. Nice capture.

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on May 14, 2010 at 10:24 PM

Great in flight pose and it does look like it could land on my desk.

Peter

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on May 14, 2010 at 10:40 PM

nice one, Ron. I really like the head turn and the extended feet. comp looks great.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 15, 2010 at 12:00 AM

A fun angle, Ron. Excellent detail and I agree that the light was very nice. It's really cool that you actually got a catchlight in both eyes.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 15, 2010 at 1:12 AM

Neat flight position and composition. Colors look a bit strange - probably the warm morning light.

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Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on May 15, 2010 at 1:42 AM

I agree, Ron, the larger image is definitely worth looking at. The details in the outspread wings, the head angle, and the splayed feet - all spot on!

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on May 15, 2010 at 4:55 AM

Another sweet one Ron!!!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Onno de Rover on May 15, 2010 at 6:46 AM

Chapeau!! Very nice, I like the composition. Wonder what it would look like if you dropped the exposure one or two steps? I find the background a bit harsh together with the sheen on it's feet.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on May 15, 2010 at 7:44 AM

Not sure about the harsh BG and feet, and the weird color comments. On my calibrated monitor the blue sky and feet are not at all harsh. Maybe my monitor is not accurate for some reason. As far as the strange colors go, this was very warm/rosy, very early light, which does tend to impart a more orangeish/red tone to everything. I thought the lighting was nice showing nice detail under the wings on a bird that can be hard to get good light on. Oh well.

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Comment posted by David Sparks on May 15, 2010 at 9:03 AM

Ron:
Yes, terrific light combined with good action and unusual perspective of a colorful duck produces a memorable image.

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on May 15, 2010 at 9:50 AM

Great flight shot! Like the head turn and the feet below the body.

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on May 15, 2010 at 11:43 AM

Excellent! Gorgeous color and detail.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on May 15, 2010 at 4:18 PM

Ron,
the flight pose with the splayed feet and the watchful gaze to the landing point make this shot for me. Excellent work!

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on May 16, 2010 at 10:39 AM

This is a fun, delightful image. The pose is interesting, I love the spread of the wings and the splayed feet.

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