Hanging Out In the Pond

Gallery: AvianPosted September 3, 2014674 views8 comments

Hi everyone! My dad, brother, and I had a competition on who could come back with the best image after an hour on our property. The judges were my sisters and my mom, and luckily they chose an image I captured of this young female Common Goldeneye as the winner. So, needless to say, this was photographed right beside our property (not Waterton this time

). I had gone down to photograph the ospreys, but they didn't offer me anything. I saw that there were some ducks in the pond beside the osprey nest, so I focused my attention there. I spotted this beauty swimming around and every once in a while diving underwater for food.

Thanks for lookin'!

Nikon D7100
Nikkor 500mm f/4 IF-ED VR lens
ISO 220
1/500sec @ f/4
monopod mounted

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on September 3, 2014 at 8:00 PM

Very nice capture here. It has a classic painterly feel. Sorry, can't help with the ID.

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on September 3, 2014 at 9:21 PM

This is a first year female common goldeneye. Nice comp and soft lighting-no nits here

...................Jim

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on September 3, 2014 at 10:51 PM

Thanks for the comments. Thanks Jim for the ID help!

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on September 3, 2014 at 11:49 PM

Hi Jenaya: A very pleasing image. I like your composition and choice of a pano crop. Works well. Also the nice low angle accentuates the image. Nicely captured.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on September 4, 2014 at 6:26 AM

Love the low angle and the way you've framed this Jenaya

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Comment posted by Ashleigh Scully on September 4, 2014 at 2:11 PM

wow this is beautiful Jenaya - I love the greens and the perfect clarity of the bird. Amazing!

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on September 5, 2014 at 5:16 PM

Hello Jenaya, a very pleasant and peaceful image you have here. The crop and the low perspective really make this work ! Well done ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on September 6, 2014 at 12:06 AM

This one's a beauty Jenya

Love the water color and the pano crop makes for a very pleasing composition.

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