Wood Duck Portrait

Gallery: AvianPosted May 10, 2011100 views7 comments

I found a pair of woodies on the Wissahickon Creek. They were more interested in each other than me :). I layed on the bank for about an hour just shooting away! Really happy to get this species!

50D, 500mm, Iso 100, 1/160, F4 Please see LARGER version.

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7 comments

Comment posted by S Govindarajan on May 11, 2011 at 12:16 AM

Very nice portrait of a beautiful duck. Perhaps a little more room in the bottom would balance out the image, if you have that option.

Also curious about your choice of iso and DOF - is there a reason why you went that low?

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on May 11, 2011 at 3:27 AM

Sharon you havr certainly captured some very fine detail on this lovely duck.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on May 11, 2011 at 8:00 AM

Wow, now that's a close-up Sharon!!! I can only dream... (do agree @ the room on the bottom). Congrats.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on May 11, 2011 at 10:20 AM

SG...the other side of the creek (about 20 yds wide) was a very bright rocky cliffside...I coulda / shoulda upped my ISO for this shot....but you don't really want to hear about ALL of my shoulda/couldas, now do you

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Comment posted by David Sparks on May 11, 2011 at 4:11 PM

Sharon:
I agree with the desire expressed by others for more room at the bottom. It's a beautiful bird and your image is better than any I have of this species. Good detail in the areas of the bird that are not in shadow. Good job of not overexposing the whites. Ideally, one might wish for a view of the entire duck with the head not in shadow. Someday, I hope to take such a shot!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 12, 2011 at 9:42 AM

Congrats on getting this species Sharon, nice job on the exposure. Iso 200 and some more depth of field would have improved this I think.

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Comment posted by May Haga on May 12, 2011 at 6:25 PM

Nice exposure on this difficult subject Sharon.
May

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