Spectacled Eider

Gallery: AvianPosted April 23, 201532,767 views4 comments

One of the highlights of last years trip to Nome, Alaska was finding this very co-operative eider resting on the beach near the harbor. Many thanks to Mathew Studebaker for sharing his location with our group.

Canon MKIV; 600mm; 1/2500; f9; ISO 800; Manual setting with spot meter and tripod, full frame

All your suggestions and comments are very much appreciated.

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 23, 2015 at 8:41 PM

Very cool lighting, Ken. I might be tempted to lighten the breast just a touch, but I'mnot sure it would work any better.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 24, 2015 at 7:52 AM

I like the outstretched leg, eye contact and low angle. I also like that dark BG on this one Ken, nice work!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 24, 2015 at 9:03 PM

Great resting pose and dynamic lighting, it works very well Ken.

What a cool bird, TFS this excellent shot! devil devil

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 26, 2015 at 1:20 PM

Beautiful side lighting here Ken, a bird I have always wanted to see, I guess I picked the wrong year to go wink devil

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