American Wigeon

Gallery: AvianPosted March 5, 201191 views16 comments

It's a long way from my house to any body of water large enough to hold ducks on a regular basis, so I enjoyed having a chance at some today. Just about everyone stayed out of reach except the wigeons, who were friendly.

Your comments and critiques are appreciated. Please view the larger version if possible.

Canon 7D, 500mm + 1.4x TC, tripod with legs out flat

1/800, f/9, ISO 400

Crop to 79% of original (14.2 of 18MP)

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 5, 2011 at 10:03 PM

Looks great! Really nice pose to catch the green iridescense of the head, bright eye, fine detail and some extra interest from the dripping water. Coupled with a bit of reflection and that great water - a winner for sure!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on March 5, 2011 at 10:21 PM

Great low shot and I like the water from the beak

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 5, 2011 at 10:54 PM

Very nice. It takes just the right angles to get the catchlight in a wigeon's eye.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 6, 2011 at 12:02 AM

Nice one Brian - like the low angle and the complementary colours on the water.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on March 6, 2011 at 1:46 AM

Lovely image, lovely bird.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on March 6, 2011 at 3:55 AM

Very nice shot, Brian. Great iridescent colors, rich detail, nice refflections too. Very good job.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on March 6, 2011 at 4:01 AM

Superb shot- Wonderful colours palette, and terrific details on larger image- Great job, Fabio

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Comment posted by May Haga on March 6, 2011 at 8:42 AM

Excellent Brian. Love the stream of water coming from the bill.
May

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 6, 2011 at 8:45 AM

Everything looks excellent Brian and that "elongated" drip adds nicely.
Great catchlight, reflection, colors, comp, and low POV..What time of day was this anyway?
Very well done

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on March 6, 2011 at 9:29 AM

Excellent Brian. I like the water coming off the bill, reflection, detail, water color and your exposure looks very good, including on the whites of the bill and rump. Nice IQ. A strong image IMO.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on March 6, 2011 at 10:01 AM

I love the slight head turn and the water slowly flowing from the beak. Great clarity and sharpness, and the water color compliments the duck well.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 6, 2011 at 11:06 AM

Howard, it was about 10am. normally I would have put the camera away much earlier, but a thin overcast helped mellow out the light a little.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on March 6, 2011 at 11:21 AM

Well done, Brian. I like how the dripping water ties the real head into the reflected one.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 6, 2011 at 1:32 PM

Nicely done Brian! I think the water droplet adds to this and makes it more interesting. Good work!

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on March 6, 2011 at 8:19 PM

Killer water in this shot. The bird looks great with nice sharpness and color!

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 7, 2011 at 9:36 PM

One of the better American Wigeon images that I have seen, good job in handling the color contrasts. I like the lower angle and the water dripping adds to the image, way to go.

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