Handsome Lesser Scaup

Gallery: AvianPosted February 28, 2015136 views8 comments

This guy was continually diving for food. I caught him just as he surfaced from one of his dives. I like the water droplets on his head and the amber colored water.

Processed using Lightroom 5 and Photoshop CC 2014. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 7D Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
1/400s
f7.1
ISO 160
Focal Length 560mm (Teleconverter Engaged)

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Jim Gavin on February 28, 2015 at 4:10 PM

Very nice. The colored spot in front of Scaup is a bit distracting.

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Comment posted by g k walker on March 1, 2015 at 3:02 AM

Like the neutral hue in the water. Like the 7D framing on this size subject. What is that spot below his bill? Water?

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 1, 2015 at 8:20 AM

I believe the colored spot is actually some debris floating in the water. I almost removed it before posting. In this repost, I did remove it.

Jerry

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on March 1, 2015 at 3:01 PM

Nice capture of this duck Jerry. Nice water texture and colors as well.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on March 1, 2015 at 5:57 PM

There is a lot of detail in the duck Jerry and the water is beautiful. Removing the debris was an improvement. Very nice!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 1, 2015 at 9:14 PM

Great head turn and lovely light and water here Jerry

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Comment posted by David Bogener on March 2, 2015 at 11:03 AM

Love it. The larger version is a must see. The water color contrasts with the scaup nicely. Nice head turn/eye contact and excellent detail. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 3, 2015 at 6:30 AM

Nice eye contact Jerry, love the detail in the larger image

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