American Wigeon (Female)

Gallery: AvianPosted March 23, 201184 views11 comments

Hello everyone. While out taking pics of ring-necked ducks this little brave duck came pretty close to check out what I was up to. Hope you enjoy. C&C welcomed and encouraged.
Camera - Nikon 300s, Lense - Nikon 200-400 w/1.4tc, Exposure - 1/1600, Aperture - F5.6, ISO - 400, Exposure Bias - -2/3 EV,Metering - Spot, Aperture Priority.

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11 comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 23, 2011 at 6:53 AM

Love the low angle Robert, nice eye contact and head turn

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on March 23, 2011 at 7:28 AM

Robert, beautiful colors and light, great POV and pose.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 23, 2011 at 9:07 AM

Very pretty. Great low ange and dof

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Comment posted by Dan Harbour on March 23, 2011 at 9:11 AM

Nice light on the face, great pose, and wonderful low angle.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 23, 2011 at 9:51 AM

beautiful, Robert. sweet pose, light, detal, and good looking water too. only minor thing for me is I'd like just a tiny bit more room at the bottom.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on March 23, 2011 at 3:48 PM

Great angle, headturn and light! The widgeon really stands out against the blue waters.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 23, 2011 at 5:43 PM

Wonderful light and head turn to really show the wigeon and I like the dark blue water and low perspective, way to go.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on March 23, 2011 at 6:42 PM

This bird pops right off the page. Nice work, Robert. A tad more at the bottom would be nice if you have it.

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 23, 2011 at 7:44 PM

Love the angle and the head turn.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 23, 2011 at 11:56 PM

I like the low angle you have used. The head on view limits viewing some aspects of the bird's body but for a frontal view it's excellent. As others have stated, a bit more room at the bottom would be my wish as well. I use the same equipment when shooting from my kayak, pretty versatile isn't it!

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Comment posted by Dan Roberts on March 24, 2011 at 12:11 AM

Great detail, colors, DOF, and lighting.

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