Northern Pintail

Gallery: AvianPosted February 11, 2011114 views9 comments

At Bolsa Chica, Ca. this morning. I did not capture the eye very well but I do like the wing detail. I cropped this a lot to eliminate some floating sticks and other Pintails. I like the colors and the action.

Comments are appreciated.

02-10-2011 8:30 a.m.
Canon 7D
EF 300mm 2.8L
f/5.6 at 1/1600
Exposure Comp - 1/3
ISO 500
Tripod
Crop shows 30% of original

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 11, 2011 at 11:29 PM

Sweet pose and excellent detail and light, Harry. A nice head turn to produce a catchlight would have capped it off, but they don't always cooperate.

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on February 12, 2011 at 5:32 AM

Beautiful display of the ducks wings and tail!

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on February 12, 2011 at 7:03 AM

Overall I really like the pose Harry, althugh a bit of light in the eye and/or more of a head turn would have been an improvement IMO. The colors look a little warmer than I'm used to seeing in this species - perhaps it's just the light...

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on February 12, 2011 at 8:10 AM

I like the pose and the light. It shows the colors in the wing plumage nicely. I agree a catchlight would have been nice. Well done.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on February 12, 2011 at 10:45 AM

Nice detail in those feathers over the back, especially with this much crop. Wish for a little more head turn.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on February 12, 2011 at 11:40 AM

I like the colors and the action, too, and the look of the wings and tail.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on February 12, 2011 at 12:03 PM

Harry,
I like the plumage pattern you have nicely captured here. Very nice light too.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on February 12, 2011 at 12:11 PM

I like the look from the back Harry. I do agree with others that just a bit of glint in the eye would have helped this image. The large crop is evident, but still a nice shot of this species.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 16, 2011 at 4:32 PM

Somehow missed this one!
Wonderful pose to show off the bright colors of one of my favorite ducks.
Nice detail and water.
Sandy

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