Cinnamon Teal

Gallery: AvianPosted November 24, 201378 views4 comments

Another one from Ridgefield on Thursday. I liked this odd pose, giving the impression of playfulness.

7D, 500mm f4 ISL + 1.4TC, beanbag on truck window, f8, 1/1250, Av mode with no compensation, iso 500. Processed in CS6 and cropped to 6.7MP. Taken November 21st at 2:54 pm. I removed some overly bright highlights from the belly of the duck.

Your comments and criticisms are most appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Jim Gavin on November 25, 2013 at 2:05 AM

I like not only the pose, but also the color, the water drops, the comp. and the fact that it is a cinnamon teal (we don't see many of those in Yakima). I have got to get over one of these days. Will be going to Long Beach tomorrow, but unable to detour. Maybe on the return trip.

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on November 25, 2013 at 12:29 PM

Nice capture of this behavior Dennis. I like the splashing water and the red eye. I hear about these guys occasionally down here in Texas but the only one I ever saw was on the Madison river in Yellowstone. Getting a nice shot of this bird, especially in flight is a major avian photo goal of mine.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 25, 2013 at 5:28 PM

Love the way brown algae in this water compliments the teal Dennis.
Great stop action and POV, neat pose!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 25, 2013 at 6:13 PM

Cool shot Dennis, a super pose

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