Harlequin

Gallery: AvianPosted December 12, 2010319 views20 comments

Yellowstone River
D300
Subject dist: 25m
1/180 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 200
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Andrew Sentipal on December 12, 2010 at 2:36 PM

Beautiful bird and I like the detail on the rock. Well done.

Andrew

Registered on February 16, 2008, 200 Posts, 317 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on December 12, 2010 at 2:53 PM

Has to be my favorite species of duck... I like the perch and background, full breeding plumage is oh so nice

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on December 12, 2010 at 3:23 PM

Sandy, nice comp and the rust colors of the rock compliment those of the duck. I like this a lot.

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 12, 2010 at 4:04 PM

Always a thrill to see in the wild. Nice position and composition. Not as sharp as I'd like to see, though (perhaps the 2x on the 500, or the low shutter speed for 1000mm).

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on December 12, 2010 at 5:40 PM

A beautiful bird and I love the setting Sandy. Exposure looks good and I like your comp. Could be sharper as Richard mentions.

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Lotito on December 12, 2010 at 7:35 PM

Love the composition and colors. I was also lucky enough to get a shot at one this weekend. Also feather detail looks great!

Registered on June 26, 2009, 181 Posts, 1558 Comments

Comment posted by Joe James on December 12, 2010 at 8:58 PM

Lovely shot Sandy! Nice comp and BG to compliment a truly beautiful bird.

Registered on November 20, 2009, 89 Posts, 808 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on December 12, 2010 at 9:20 PM

Beautifully done! Love the plumage!

Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments

Comment posted by Joe Sulik on December 12, 2010 at 10:41 PM

What a pretty bird! Great shot Sandy!!

Registered on January 7, 2009, 51 Posts, 165 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on December 13, 2010 at 10:10 AM

I am envious. When we took our trip to Alaska this last summer, we saw several Harlequins, but never in a situation to get this good a shot of one. Very nice, just slightly soft as already mentioned.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 13, 2010 at 10:58 AM

Some day I will get some images of this species Sandy. I like your comp with the rock and wavy BG. Sharpness nit mentioned.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on December 13, 2010 at 11:07 AM

Very cool! What beautiful birds. Have tried to capture them on the Yellowstone, but never have gotten anything close to this.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 513 Posts, 6889 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on December 13, 2010 at 12:05 PM

What a colorful duck, well done to get this.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Jeff Loomis on December 13, 2010 at 4:31 PM

Nice comp and the grayish background makes the colorful duck stand out that much more. Nice job on the exposure too.

Registered on January 26, 2010, 68 Posts, 719 Comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on December 13, 2010 at 8:49 PM

Nice shot, I like everything about it! Maybe just a tad soft, but does not distract. What lens were you using? just curious. Thanks for sharing.

Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Huff on December 13, 2010 at 10:05 PM

Well done Sandy. Wow what a awesome duck and photograph.

Ron Huff

Registered on August 31, 2010, 69 Posts, 440 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on December 14, 2010 at 12:14 PM

This is just a great capture of this interesting duck. What really makes the image for me is the low angle and the clear view of the Harlequin.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Karen Summers on December 14, 2010 at 1:15 PM

A lovely looking bird good shot and like the stone its on blends nicely with the birds colouring

Registered on December 3, 2009, 83 Posts, 818 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on December 15, 2010 at 3:44 AM

Oh, my, this is a fabulous portrait, Sandy! If you had time for more shots, maybe waiting for a little different wave action on the river in the background would've been nice. But, I'd slip this into my portfolio in a hurry if I were lucky enough to have gotten such a great shot.

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments

Comment posted by Christopher Dodds on December 15, 2010 at 6:18 AM

Oh, very nice. Love this one.

Registered on October 14, 2010, 9 Posts, 46 Comments