Red dune reflections

Gallery: AvianPosted April 10, 2013493 views16 comments

This Pink-eared Duck was in a claypan between two red sand dunes in outback NSW. The sun is just rising.

1dMk4 500/f4 1.4X
ISO 800 f7.1 1/200 exp comp +2/3

cheers
Rob

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 10, 2013 at 8:27 PM

What a very cool duck Rob, I can't remember ever seeing this species..
Love the birds distinctive bill, and its colors/markings. Great POV, details, and exposure also. I especially like FG color and birds reflection there..
Only suggestion would be a little more brush work BG, in the area above the birds rear.
Well done!

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 10, 2013 at 8:45 PM

Now, that is a bill! Beautiful bird, Rob, well and correctly depicted. The turn, the catch light, the detail and the angle are all good!

It looks like an incomplete clone at about 1 o'clock above the back of the bird.

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Comment posted by Andrius Pašukonis on April 10, 2013 at 9:05 PM

Wonderful colors and light. And of course, the specimen is just amazing!

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on April 10, 2013 at 11:19 PM

Great Image!! Love the low angle, great color. What a cool looking bird.

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Comment posted by Martin Dunn on April 11, 2013 at 3:47 AM

Very interesting looking bird Rob. Love the foreground. It may be my eyes but it appears that the focus is sharper on the tip of the bill and the striped feathers at the front than it is on the head and eye. I guess DoF is shallow when you're using 700mm.
Terrifc overall though.

Registered on February 20, 2013, 198 Posts, 1011 Comments

Comment posted by Alan Bryant on April 11, 2013 at 6:11 AM

Awesome looking duck

The water colour is really nice and adds so much to the overall look of the image

Nice one

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 11, 2013 at 7:05 AM

A super cool duck and setting Rob. I too see the clone work above the bird's tail. Fix that up and you have a real stunner.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 11, 2013 at 10:36 AM

Very nice image with excellent detail and nice colors. What a subject!

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on April 11, 2013 at 1:04 PM

Yet another Australian marvel. Very cool. I do love that golden tone in the reflection, though I'm not as fond of the way the dark top divides this image. Regardless, you nailed the bird as always, Rob.

Max

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Comment posted by Joel Thomas on April 11, 2013 at 3:11 PM

very nice! I love the bill on that guy.

Registered on April 2, 2013, 17 Posts, 19 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 12, 2013 at 10:15 AM

Beautiful duck! Love the detail, pose, reflection, and everything about this - excellent!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on April 12, 2013 at 11:44 PM

A unique and very intriguing duck species. And this presentation is extra-ordinary

Love the water color and background, along with the wonderful detail view-able in the duck.

Awesome Photo Rob!!!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on April 17, 2013 at 4:47 PM

Outstanding Rob,
Congradulations on the WP . . .

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 17, 2013 at 5:50 PM

Congrats on another fine WP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Murali Santhanam on April 18, 2013 at 2:03 AM

The Golden background sets the picture apart. Congratulations for the WP.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on April 18, 2013 at 2:16 AM

Exquisite shot of a very interesting looking duck. Quite a specialized bill it has and wonderful pattern in the feathers. Great pov. Congratulations on the Pick for this.

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