Wood Duck

Gallery: AvianPosted June 12, 20183,519 views4 comments

Taken from a blind at a wildlife area in the Willamette Valley.

Canon 7D Mark II
Sigma 150-600 at 403 mm
1/1000 at f 7.1
ISO 500

In PS I decreased the clarity to give the background a smooth, dreamy effect. May not be to everyone's taste.

Thanks for looking. Comments and suggestions are appreciated.

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by John Neukirch on June 12, 2018 at 10:56 AM

Really a nice capture of this fella out in the open. It's to bad about the line of plant matter going across his face in the reflection but nothing you could of done about it. Still an awesome image. devil

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on June 12, 2018 at 1:43 PM

Hello, Allen,

Personally the dreamy effect appeals to me a lot. I agree with John about the horizontal plant crossing the reflection, on the other hand it was there, so ... All in all a very appealing and atmospheric image! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Ron Pullen on June 13, 2018 at 9:08 AM

Favorite species! I agree with the debris in the reflection but it's still a nice image. Ron

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 13, 2018 at 9:34 PM

A lovely job on the Wood Duck, Allen. In general, I like the background effect you achieve, though the out of focus stems have a slightly odd look-I'd be tempted to remove some of them. An interesting idea-I never thought of adjusting clarity to get that effect.

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