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Couple of Ducks
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Couple of Ducks

by Gerald Emery

Gallery: AvianPosted January 20, 201785 views3 comments
I don't do a lot of bird photography, but sometimes there just there!

Canon 5D 100/400
400mm F8 1/250

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 20, 2017 at 2:06 PM
Welcome to the Avian Gallery, Gerald.  The water in this image is beautiful and I like the relative positions of the ducks.  I think the image would be even stronger if they were a bit further to the right in the frame to give them more room to swim into.  The rear bird is just slightly soft, so a bit more dof might have also been in order, if you had time to change settings.  Your shutter speed was getting pretty low, but you don't mention your iso setting, so it's hard to say how much more dof you might have been able to get.  The reflections are wonderful.

devil
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hansen on January 20, 2017 at 10:42 PM
Nice image of these ring-necked ducks Gerald.  As Dennis mentioned, a little more DOF would have helped.  A lower angle would also be preferable.
Registered on May 5, 2011, 161 Posts, 908 Comments
Comment posted by Ed Williams on January 21, 2017 at 3:44 PM
Nice look, nice colors, nice post Gerald. I find that my 100/400 at its full extension tends to go a touch soft on me sometimes.
Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments