Northern Shoveler Pair

Gallery: AvianPosted January 19, 2017272 views13 comments

This is an image I took at a local lake. I like the background and the synced position of the shovelers. Processed using Lightroom CC (2015) and Photoshop CC (2017) along with Light Craft's LightZone. Comments and critiques welcome.

Canon 1DX Mark II
Canon 200-400 f4 L IS
f6.3
1/4000s
Focal Length 560mm (Teleconverter Engaged)
ISO 800

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on January 19, 2017 at 10:37 AM

Nice to get them both reasonably sharp, although I think the female is a bit sharper. A good looking pair, and I like the background. devil

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on January 19, 2017 at 12:31 PM

Pretty nice frame Jerry. I like the pair, the background and the nice wing positions. As Charlie noted, reasonably sharp with the female appearing just a bit better.

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 19, 2017 at 1:06 PM

Excellent job, Jerry. Great dof to get everything but the farthest wing in crisp focus.

devil

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on January 19, 2017 at 4:22 PM

Jerry, not only an excellent image with good techs, it's a wonderful study of the gender differences. Fine capture !

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on January 19, 2017 at 4:39 PM

Lovely shot, Jerry. You got a nice mix of light and shadow... having the faces lit up while being against a darker portion of the background worked out well (especially in the case of the female).

Max

Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Bell on January 19, 2017 at 4:52 PM

Excellent image. A very good stop in flight with nice lighting. I think the sharpness of both is quite adequate, at least for my eyes.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 19, 2017 at 6:53 PM

Great catch! All I ever get with flying ducks is their tails as they fly AWAY from me.
Nicely synchronized wings, true colours, and sweet BG.
One is a tad soft, but still a very nice image.
With flying birds around, i am usually set at a 1200 ISO, or as much more as I can get.
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on January 20, 2017 at 6:30 PM

An excellent image of this pair Jerry, she looks tack sharp and he reasonably so you could have used a bit more depth of field, the background is lovely as well. devil

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Comment posted by David Schoen on January 21, 2017 at 7:00 PM

Very nice color and wing position here. I'm happy with the level of sharpness in the image although I do see the difference. You really caught these Shoveler's in very nice light.

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on January 29, 2017 at 4:23 PM

Hey Jerry,
I really love the color pallet of the subjects and the complimentary background, the overall composition is very well balanced and the large version is impressive indeed.
Congratulations on the WP . . . devil

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 29, 2017 at 11:10 PM

Excellent WP!
Congrats!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on January 30, 2017 at 4:28 PM

Great flight angle with both birds sharp, sweet background! Congratulations on the WP Jerry! devil

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 11, 2017 at 7:58 AM

Jerry: I'm not a bird guy but this really caught my eye. Terrific light, great BG and wonderfully posed subjects. Congrats on a very well deserved WP. >=))>

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