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BBW Mom & Ducklings
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BBW Mom & Ducklings

by Carlette Bragg

Gallery: AvianPosted August 18, 201257 views3 comments
Happy to capture mom and her ducklings at the Savannah Wildlife refuge. Any and all C & C's appreciated! I was capturing shots of birds in flight when I walked up on this group and wished I would have turned down my ISO.

Canon EOS 50D
f/9.5
1/1000 exposure time
ISO 1000
-0.5 exposure bias
Focal lenth 170mm

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 18, 2012 at 3:57 PM
Hi, Carlette! Glad to see the BBWDs have settled in and hatched some chicks. I have seen a number of adults out there, but no young'ns.

I understand this as a composition, but I have to agree with your self critique. I think you overdid the NR on Mama. I would rather see noise than a NR glaze. :smile:
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 18, 2012 at 10:27 PM
I love the patterns on the ducklings, Carlette. The detail in the plumage of the adult seems to have been lost (through noise reduction?).

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on August 18, 2012 at 10:47 PM
neat to see the ducklings, Carlette, and a nice comp too. I agree with Phil that the NR looks a little heavy.
Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments