Winged Widgeon

Gallery: AvianPosted March 26, 201488 views8 comments

I caught this guy in a vigorous wing flapping episode. I liked the feather texture and the flying water droplets. Processed using Photoshop CS3, NeatImage and LightZone. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 7D
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
F5.0
1/6400s
ISO 640
Focal Length 400mm

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on March 27, 2014 at 3:10 AM

Jerry,
This is a great pose, but judging from the large image it may need a tad more sharpening

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 27, 2014 at 2:20 PM

Great pose and perspective!
The large version is quite soft - not sure if the crop is more than the image can handle, or if it simply needs more sharpening.
Nice catch!

Sandy

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 27, 2014 at 2:56 PM

Showing who's the boss I guess

. Well-exposed, which is not always easy with those white bellies. Good piece of work Jerry ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 27, 2014 at 3:59 PM

The pose is great and the flying droplets make a fine addition. I also like the textures in the water around the bird.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 27, 2014 at 7:03 PM

Sweet pose and great action, Jerry. It looks like your focus was on the breast rather than the face for this one.

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 27, 2014 at 10:16 PM

Nice pose, great detail, perfect on the whites. The only things I might try for are to open the eye up just a touch and make another pass on the head with the sharpening tool. Great shot.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 27, 2014 at 11:43 PM

Like the pose in this one Jerry. I do agree with Sandy about it being a bit soft though. The inside left wing and breast look sharp. Since you were at 1/6400 no way it could be motion blur...I would have to assume your DOF wasn't sufficient at f/5. You had plenty enough SS to move to f/8 or at least f/7.1 and I think ti would have been tack sharp. Also, great job on the exposure on this!

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 28, 2014 at 11:10 PM

Nice one Jerry - you're on a roll with these ducks

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