Eider duck male

Gallery: AvianPosted February 28, 2011239 views20 comments

Another eider in beautiful light. Never seen so many eider at one place. Hundreds of them and so close you can almost grab them.

iso 200 1/2500 sec. f/4 full frame with 500/4 VR

Edwin

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Bryan Hix on February 28, 2011 at 1:46 PM

Beautiful lighting and reflection. I love the low angle and wake.. The blacks looks really black, are they ok on the histogram? Where was this taken that they were so close?

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 28, 2011 at 1:52 PM

Nice to see an adult plumage male so close in in nice light. Natural colors and nice reflection. Did you get a similar image as a horizontal? Where was this taken?

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 28, 2011 at 2:34 PM

Exceptionally beautiful light and duck!
Wonderful pose, water, BG, and even a bit of reflection!

Sandy

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on February 28, 2011 at 2:49 PM

Wonderful light and details on this- the colour palette of the water is magic- a beauty, Fabio

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Comment posted by Karen Summers on February 28, 2011 at 3:21 PM

this is a stunning shot Edwin the light is to die for and great exposure, beautiful bird

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on February 28, 2011 at 3:46 PM

A real beauty, Edwin. The light and head turn are fantastic. Very nice!

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Comment posted by Darren Colello on February 28, 2011 at 3:54 PM

Wow, I would love to spot this species. Nice low angle here. Well done Edwin.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on February 28, 2011 at 4:10 PM

Cool shot, Edwin. Very cool !
Mauro

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on February 28, 2011 at 4:38 PM

A True Beauty Edwin

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Alan Murphy on February 28, 2011 at 5:29 PM

I don't want to hear about how many and how close :-)

A fantastic image Edwin.

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Comment posted by wade pettitt on February 28, 2011 at 5:43 PM

Edwin, this is gorgeous. Great light, good eye contact, and wonderful detail.Well done!!

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on February 28, 2011 at 8:26 PM

An exquisite image, Edwin. Stunningly beautiful. I can find nothing to criticize in this image.

But I would like to know where and when you took it. I don't think Alaska's Common Eiders are in breeding plumage yet.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on February 28, 2011 at 10:19 PM

Great image. Love that low angle that you have here. Nice detail in the breast.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 1, 2011 at 6:07 AM

Great job on the exposure Edwin. Love the soft light and the little bow wave.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Edwin kats on March 1, 2011 at 10:09 AM

Hi guys, thanks for the comments. These eider were shot in Norway.

Edwin

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on March 1, 2011 at 5:08 PM

It is a beautiful eider Edwin. Love the light and the low angle.

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Comment posted by Andrea Marzorati on March 1, 2011 at 6:13 PM

Beautiful image and bird, love the low angle.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on March 1, 2011 at 7:57 PM

Gorgeous......!

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Comment posted by Ian Mason on March 2, 2011 at 5:59 PM

Superb! I'd love to see a horizontal for comparison.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 2, 2011 at 10:14 PM

Really nice with great light, I've never seen one. I'd also love this as a horizontal

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