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Male Eider Duck.

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Posted by John Chapman on June 5, 2006 at 5:25 PM
Male Eider Duck.
Hi All.
Picture taken recently at Newburgh Aberdeenshire between showers. Full Frame. No Hide. I find if you sit quietly with an incoming tide the birds come in close. Canon 1D MK11n 300mm 2.8 lens with a 2x conv. ISO 400 1/1250 F11 -1.0EV All comments welcome.
John
Aberdeen
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on June 5, 2006 at 5:43 PM
Hi John just how I like them big in the frame plenty of detail and full of colour.

Phillip.

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Posted by Sean Bolton on June 5, 2006 at 6:05 PM
Hi John

A nice portrait of this attractive bird. A bit big in the frame but works well as a portrait shot. Nicely exposed, good detail in the bird and a catchlight in the dark eye is very useful on dark headed birds.

cheers

Sean
Posted by PhilH on June 6, 2006 at 3:19 AM
A nice one, as said a shade big in the frame... but a great exposure, seems like its swimming downhill though, it may be an optical illusion, I have started using a hot shoe bubble level all the time for birds on water....

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Posted by Dave Courtenay on June 6, 2006 at 4:02 AM
Without the catchlight the image wouldnt work agree with other comments-nice portrait
Posted by Paul Schröder on June 6, 2006 at 4:34 AM
Excellent image. Catchlight makes it. Sound advice from Phil H.

Paul

NL/Rotterdam
Posted by Justin on June 6, 2006 at 5:44 PM
A fine result of a beautiful species. :toast:
Posted by John Varley on June 6, 2006 at 6:49 PM
Very good shot John. Shows what a fine duck they are.

John