wood duck

Gallery: AvianPosted February 26, 2011148 views15 comments

I'm going thru 1000's and 1000's of old images, trying to get organized....and my files are an incrdible mess! As tedious as it is, I'm finding lots of images I like too.

This male wood duck had to sit perfectly still so I could blur the water flowing down Ashland Creek of of Mt. Ashland(OR). The oof greens are foreground leaves of the tree I was hiding behind. I remember when I first looked at these, none my attempts appeared sharp...but this looks pretty sharp to me

Canon 10D f6.7 @ 1/6 of a second w/ cable release.

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15 comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on February 26, 2011 at 3:53 PM

Looks pretty sharp to me too Dan. Love the pose of the duck and the head turn he gave you plus the neat rock he is perched on. The swirling water in the background is beautiful. The OOF leaves I am not so sure about but they are OOF enough not to bother me much. Love the natural colors

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on February 26, 2011 at 3:57 PM

Awesome picture! I love how you blurred the water like that! The Wood Duck looks really sharp to me, especially in the larger version.

Registered on February 8, 2011, 254 Posts, 1302 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on February 26, 2011 at 4:18 PM

I really like this Dan - especially the flows and textures of water and rock, and how the colours of the oof leaves resemble those the beautiful and sharp bird.

Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on February 26, 2011 at 5:06 PM

An unusual composition for a wood duck, and a very sucessful one. Very nice. Thanks for sharing. It is nice to see a new view of a subject.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on February 26, 2011 at 5:34 PM

Impressively sharp especially for a "glacial" 1/6 of a second shutter speed. I like the combination of sharp duck and oof water, very artsy. Neat rock perch. One of the most appealing Woody photos I have seen.

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 26, 2011 at 6:40 PM

I like this a lot as posted - a unique shot for the Avian Gallery. Very creative on your part! Sharpness is fine especially in the larger version.

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

Comment posted by KC Choo on February 26, 2011 at 6:50 PM

The Wood Duck certainly sat still for you, enabling you to get this wonderful photograph. Love the effect of the water.

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

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on February 26, 2011 at 8:25 PM

This is a special image IMO - I just love the effect of it. Can hardly believe the SS considering the sharpness of the duck and really like the effect on the water. I have no problem with the OOF foreground vegetation in this case - probably because of the greens in the water (if that makes any sense?). Really like this Dan. Keep searchin' those old files...

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

Comment posted by Andrius Pašukonis on February 26, 2011 at 8:31 PM

Beautiful capture of the animal in its environment. I'm not really bothered by the leafs in the FG. They give me this sneaky look on the true nature feeling

Registered on July 23, 2005, 111 Posts, 408 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 27, 2011 at 5:06 AM

Great shot Dan. Love the contrast of the vivid sharp colours and the whispy water in the background.

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on February 27, 2011 at 8:38 AM

Like where you're going here, it worked out very well.
The OOF greens FG are my only minor nit.
Well done

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on February 27, 2011 at 11:49 AM

I like the shot very much, Dan. I really like seeing the Wood Duck in habitat like this, instead of twiddling it figurative thumbs in a park pond. nice work on the water, too. The OOF leaves aren't bad enough to distract from the image in my opinion.

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Comment posted by Bryan Hix on February 27, 2011 at 2:52 PM

This all works for me. Congrats again on getting a sharp bird with that shutter speed.

Registered on June 13, 2008, 117 Posts, 755 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on February 27, 2011 at 9:57 PM

really a fantastic image, Dan, creative and well-executed (with a little help from the duck!). oof leaves are a non-issue for me, they seem to go with the water. sharpness looks good to my eye. Glad you found this one!

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on February 28, 2011 at 10:02 PM

The wood duck looks very good-especially given the shutter speed. I like the water. The OOF leaves are perfectly placed and frame the bird.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments