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Ring-necked Duck Drakes
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Ring-necked Duck Drakes

by Michael Dreese

Gallery: AvianPosted March 12, 201147 views2 comments
This image was taken at the Montour Preserve near Washingtonville, Pa. on March 11, 2011. I used a beanbag on my car window but it is was very windy. I liked this image of three drake Ring-necked ducks swimming together and showing different profiles. Tweaked curves in Photoshop CS4. All comments welcome!

Nikon D200
Tamron 200-500
ISO 400
f6.3 @ 1/500sec.

Comments

2 comments
Comment posted by Bryan Hix on March 17, 2011 at 11:13 PM
Michael, it's good that it was cloudy because the blacks and whites can be really hard to get exposure just right. I probably would have gotten down lower (obviously in your car that isn't ideal) and isolated one duck to try to get as clean of a shot as I could. (meaning no vegetation, logs, etc.) These three are just loafing around, so without action you need to take matters in your own hands to make something happen. :smile:
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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 18, 2011 at 2:09 AM
I think this image would benefit quite a bit from a crop from the top to below where that log is. I like the way the 3 birds are positioned in the frame after that crop but I do wish the bird on the left had given you better eye contact, obviously not something you had control over. :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments