Whistling Duck

Gallery: AvianPosted June 1, 2010282 views22 comments

Black-bellied Whistling Duck taken in the southern swamps of Louisiana near Baton Rouge. Taken from truck window on bean bag. The only cropping was that instead of the full frame 3x2 format, I decided to go with a 4x3 format.
Make Nikon
Model NIKON D200
Flash Used No
Focal Length 680mm (Nikon 400mm f/2.8d ED-IF AF-I + Nikon TC17EII)
Exposure Time 1/90 sec
Aperture f/4.8 (wide open)
ISO Equivalent 320
Exposure Bias -1
White Balance-Manual Daylight
Metering Mode matrix
Raw
Exposure Program aperture priority

Comments

22 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on June 1, 2010 at 12:28 PM

Ronnie,

Glad to see you posting so often lately. Another beautiful example of your work and the DOF is perfect. No nits

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on June 1, 2010 at 12:33 PM

I'll bet you were happy to get this pose. Excellent, Ronnie.

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Comment posted by Tim Stenning on June 1, 2010 at 12:35 PM

Surreal.

Mention Louisiana and we only think of the tragic oil crisis and what it means for life forms.

Registered on March 26, 2006, 99 Posts, 343 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on June 1, 2010 at 1:13 PM

A terrific image. I love the pose, the soft lighting, the perch, and the composition.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on June 1, 2010 at 1:23 PM

Excellent crop decision IMO. Love the colors, BG, details, etc. No nits from me. Nice work sir!

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on June 1, 2010 at 2:51 PM

Fantastic pose and perch Ronnie, looks great.

Gary.

Registered on April 15, 2010, 142 Posts, 2416 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on June 1, 2010 at 4:58 PM

Great shot!

Congrats

D&L

Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Leggett on June 1, 2010 at 5:25 PM

Ronnie, that's a pretty cool pose, and really sweet light! Nice work.

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Comment posted by Michael Twaddell on June 1, 2010 at 6:25 PM

Beautiful image. The larger image is very finely detailed, and the pose is excellent!

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Comment posted by jamie pringle on June 1, 2010 at 8:00 PM

Great pose and detail on this one Ronnie

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Comment posted by Jude Haase on June 1, 2010 at 8:07 PM

Sweet shot Big Buddy.....very nice pose you caught this guy in. Cool looking perch too!

Registered on April 3, 2006, 236 Posts, 1657 Comments

Comment posted by David Haynes on June 1, 2010 at 8:08 PM

Ronnie,
Another WOW for me. Tremendous depth of field for being wide open with a TC. Beautiful background and a great perch. I'm really loving what I see from you lately. Great stuff.

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 1, 2010 at 8:43 PM

Your usual great techs, but the pose makes the shot. I especially like the way the arc of the neck mimics at arch of the perch. Well done.

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Comment posted by David Sparks on June 1, 2010 at 9:13 PM

It's an awesome shot!

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 1, 2010 at 9:39 PM

Great pose, light and perch

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on June 1, 2010 at 9:56 PM

Looks like he's got his eye on you, BB. The pose, perch and soft light all come together.

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Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on June 1, 2010 at 10:12 PM

Absolutely gorgeous! The detail is incredible. Excellent comp and color. Well done.

Registered on July 12, 2009, 92 Posts, 1074 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 1, 2010 at 10:33 PM

Great composition, Ronnie. I like how the posture of the duck mimics and continues the form of the perch.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on June 1, 2010 at 10:42 PM

Beautiful Ronnie, in all respects.