Surfing Harlequin's

Gallery: AvianPosted July 30, 2013207 views7 comments

Earlier this spring I was photographing this pair of Harlequin's resting on a large rock at low tide. I noticed the waves getting bigger as tide came back in, this particular wave washed the resting ducks off their perch.

Canon MKIV, 600mm & 1.4x, 1/2000, f8, ISO 640, manual mode with a spot meter, cropped vertically for pano, nearly full frame horizontally.

All your comments and suggestions are very much appreciated.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Ralph Kerr on July 30, 2013 at 8:03 PM

Nice Harlequin, Ken. I really like the water splashing beside the duck, and the blue of the water. The white wave top above is a bit distracting but nothing you could do about that. Low angle is also a plus

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 30, 2013 at 9:03 PM

Great catch. Unusual action and you caught it nearly perfectly.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 30, 2013 at 10:04 PM

Excellent planning and execution, Ken. A very cool image.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 31, 2013 at 2:25 AM

Ken,

Something I would never have expected to see an amazing "moment" !

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Comment posted by Roger Leekam on July 31, 2013 at 7:54 AM

Unusual image of a split second incident, Ken. For me, the attraction here is the habitat.- perfect illustration that Harlies like turbulent water. Alsmost looks like a bow wave around the duck.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 31, 2013 at 9:29 AM

This is very cool action, can't say that I've ever seen this before Ken.
Hat's off to ya, great image as posted!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 31, 2013 at 6:24 PM

Sweet action here Ken, love the wave, where did you shoot it?

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