Wood Duck

Gallery: AvianPosted November 6, 2010214 views22 comments

This is another one taken during a day trip to N. Chagrin in mid-Oct. All C&C welcome.

Canon 1DMIIN, 500 f4L IS, f5.6, 1/640sec, ISO400

Comments

22 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on November 6, 2010 at 10:24 PM

Just gorgeous... no nits to be found

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on November 6, 2010 at 10:30 PM

Very nice! The unusual water color sets off the plumage of the Wood Duck quite well.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on November 6, 2010 at 10:42 PM

Gorgeous. Perfection, really.

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Comment posted by Jay Martin on November 6, 2010 at 10:48 PM

Great shot Kirk! Beautiful water.

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Comment posted by Nathan Melling on November 6, 2010 at 10:52 PM

Really nice! love the water color and the drop of water on the beak.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on November 6, 2010 at 10:52 PM

Lovely bird well captured, and I like the colour of the water too.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on November 6, 2010 at 11:26 PM

Lovely image of this wood duck. The background is a perfect compliment to the exotic colors of the duck. Well done.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on November 7, 2010 at 4:59 AM

Beautiful shot Kirk - the water sets the duck off perfectly

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on November 7, 2010 at 5:42 AM

Beautiful, Kirk. The colors in the duck are so well defined against that background and so varied!

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on November 7, 2010 at 7:22 AM

Sweet!

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on November 7, 2010 at 7:59 AM

Super in every way.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on November 7, 2010 at 8:34 AM

wonderful, Kirk. as nice an image as I've seen of this species. love the water color and the slightly dipped head.

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Comment posted by Keith A Anderson on November 7, 2010 at 9:23 AM

Wow, I liked the last one but this is even better. Love the detail, water drop, and smooth transition from fg to bg (and what a great bg color).

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Comment posted by Danny Laredo on November 7, 2010 at 9:56 AM

Fantastic image Kirk.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on November 7, 2010 at 10:01 AM

Magnificent colors and great detail. The broken reflection and gorgeous BG set the Woodie off beautifully.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on November 7, 2010 at 12:40 PM

A beauty, Kirk. Congrats.

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Comment posted by May Haga on November 7, 2010 at 6:55 PM

Excellent capture Kirk.
May

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on November 7, 2010 at 7:41 PM

They don't come much better than this Kirk. Congrats!

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on November 8, 2010 at 3:32 AM

Simply Beautiful!!!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 8, 2010 at 6:19 AM

Lovely image, I especially like the complimentary color of the water here..
Would have to see this large to say any more..
Well done

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on November 8, 2010 at 12:58 PM

Kirk,

Your wood duck image is delightful. Love the beautiful water color, the duck's pose, how you handled the exposure and how natural & realistic the colors are in the plumage.

Well done!

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Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on November 8, 2010 at 1:40 PM

An outstanding image

Perfect, right down to the drop of water on it's beak.
Well done.

Geoff.

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