Harlequin Ducks

Gallery: AvianPosted June 9, 2011125 views4 comments

Olympus E-5, 300mm x 2.0TC, handheld
f7.1, ISO500, 1/320

Another shot from the remarkable Rock Creek Bridge along the Denali Highway.

Cropped to 70% of original. Adjusted the highlights to try and get a bit of detail in the whites. Usual sharpening drill.

C & C, please. Thanks for looking.

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 9, 2011 at 9:48 AM

Nice detail for two birds in the same image, Jim. I like the habitat aspect of this one.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on June 9, 2011 at 12:33 PM

I love these ducks for there looks, but there habitat choice during the mating season is quite interesting compared to there open water winter habitat. It's a little tight on the left but very cool to see them in there habitat.

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Comment posted by Eric Diller on June 9, 2011 at 4:31 PM

What...these birds think they are Salmon? Nice capture!!

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Comment posted by David Sparks on June 10, 2011 at 11:09 AM

Terrific capture. I like having the pair in the same image and really like the habitat aspect of the photo.

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